"alex" <al.m_at_3web.net> wrote: >> Thanks for the suggestions. Is the Dagger Crossover similar to the >> Dagger Blackwater ( http://www.dagger.com/product.asp?link=recthumb >> )? > >Similar in length and width, but with larger cockpit, without skeg, >without straps over the hatch lid, and (I guess) lacking reinforcing >elements peculiar to ww boats. Hull shape and maneurability may differ >too. The Blackwater is an inch or so wider (and comes in various lengths, the last I saw), and definitely feels more sluggish the last time I paddled one. The ones I've seen did have a skeg, in the form of a metal plate in a slot at the stern which can be raised and lowered from the cockpit. The Crossover's skeg, on the other hand, requires the venerable technique of getting out of the boat, walking to the stern, unscrewing the plastic skeg and reversing it, then screwing it back on. Oh, and empty the water out while you've got it off. The Blackwater is fitted out as a recreational boat while the Crossover has Dagger's somewhat better white-water-style seat backband and thigh braces. I'm sorry to see the Crossover go, but I can't say it surprises me---it's a nice recreational boat, but it was expensive for a rec boat. >They list it as a recreational. Prijon Yukon Expedition appeals more >than Blackwater for partly flat / partly ww paddling. It 's length is >unusual for a ww river boat, though. Tommy McGuire *************************************************************************** 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 Tue May 25 2004 - 10:02:17 PDT
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