mack, do go to the backboater group as well, there has been recent discussion comparing the puffin/aleut/yukon. i was out in my puffin sport kayak this weekend - it's 10.5' - got it before it "growed" to be a 12-footer (unfortunately). i think it would help if you would tell us what you want out of a kayak. do you just want something to putz around in...on flat water? the comment that the puffin is like a canoe, is valid....but that's not necessarily a bad thing. i have hip arthiritis and it is very easy for me to get in and out of this boat. with your handicaps, i think that's an important consideration, so do pay attention to cockpit size as you look around. since i had my two doggies with me I didn't put the deck cover on...but it does "feel" more like a "real" kayak when the deck is in place. but frankly, my dear..... :) Alv is having is annual demo day some time next may in new hampshire..... but it is possible to find demo boats at a discount price. check out the www.pakboats.com website. Bagboater_at_yahoogroups.com *************************************************************************** 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 Sun Sep 14 2003 - 16:06:57 PDT
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