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From: <tfj4_at_attbi.com>
subject: Re: [Paddlewise] The Perception Sea Lion
Date: Sun, 1 Jun 2003 11:38:34 -0500
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Richard:

I'm surprised to see this in fiberglass.  I still have my old plastic Sea
Lion and it is a great knock-around kayak.  It's up in Canada at the moment,
so I can't measure it, but 19 feet doesn't sound out of range.  If the craft
is basically seaworthy, then 150 is a bargain.

Tom Joyce


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richard" <rmagill9_at_netscape.net>
Subject: [Paddlewise] The Perception Sea Lion


> A friend of mine just stumbled on an old fiberglass Perception "Sea
> Lion" that he picked up for a hundred and fifty bucks.

> Do you know of any where he can find a good review of this boat even
> though it is several years old?
>
> If my memory serves me correctly, the more recent "Sea Lion's"
> had basically the same dimensions as Perceptions current model, "The
Eclipse;"
> yet, my friend's boat is 19 1/2 feet long - almost 2 1/2 feet longer
> than the Eclipse.  Is his some sort of special racing model?  Or did
> they just decide to down size one year?
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