I wasn't going to say anything because I didn't have anything nice to say, but since Steve did, I will to. Seems like a good boat for a lake or very calm harbor, as long as there is no kelp to catch on the bow. A quote from the web site: "With a little extra care and NO BEACHING the Loki will stand the test of time as well as if not better than any other kayak." I'm not sure what "no beaching" means, but to me it sounds like "no open coast paddling". Other things I noticed from the picture gallery and elsewhere: -Needs a rudder? Every single picture has the rudder down + text elsewhere suggests it's needed -Poor secondary stability? The greatest lean in any picture is hardly any and the paddle splash looks like he almost flipped. Text elsewhere talks of high primary stability - flat bottom - some surprised by secondary stability -No fun? Maybe they just had the wrong guy in the boat for the gallery shots, but none of them looks remotely fun -Fast? Looks like it has a long waterline for length. Only positive thing I see about the boat. Steve Brown -----Original Message----- Here's an interesting kayak: ...... http://www.lokikayak.com/ ..... Doug Lloyd *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Sat Jun 28 2003 - 08:54:16 PDT
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