In a message dated 1/19/2005 7:40:37 PM Pacific Standard Time, strosaker_at_yahoo.com writes: I just completed my winter project, building a second Point Bennett sea kayak, my own design. The design performed so awesomely this last year that I didn't make any changes, except for cleaning up the fairing on a few of the lines. Just 1/32 of inch in a few places on the panels can make a noticeably cleaner line for the discerning eye, especially along the keel. I also painted this one red with black trim, and it looks so hot I'm going to have to sand down and paint my first one too. I never really was into the varnished wood look and it draws too many questions on the beach. The kayak is expedition strength (single or multiple layers of glass inside and out) and weighs just 46 pounds fully outfitted! Photos of the red hot kayak (both in looks and performance) can be seen at: http://www.rollordrown.com/kayak/index.html I watched Duane paddle the Point Bennet in sea states of 1-5 meters, rough clapotis, tidal races to 4 knots (non-swell affected), surf launch and landings up to 5 feet, and winds to 15 knots. Duane's a pretty darn good paddler, that's certain, however, I REALLY would have liked to have been able to fit in that boat. I'm a bit too beamy, as they say. I took one look at it and didn't even try. At 6'2.5" tall, 225 pounds with size 13's, there wasn't...sadly...a prayer of that. Too bad for me. I observed Duane handle , at times, very rough conditions, very easily in that boat. Duane, when is the Point Bennet XL coming out? Rob G *************************************************************************** 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 Wed Jan 19 2005 - 21:02:36 PST
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