Hey, my fellow Paddlewisers, one and all........ I am seeking some objective comments/recommendations. I recently had a few hours in a Tsunami 16.5 and was quite impressed by the boat, though I never had the opportunity to get it into any gnarly water. I know part of the reason for my good impression was the "Phase 3" seat, which felt good immediately and continued to feel good the whole time. I'd appreciate your considered opinions, however, on other characteristics of the Tsunami 16.5 or the 17. and of the "Gen 2" lay-ups. Ol' Dave *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
I have paddled in a Tsunami 16.5.. I'm not particularly a fan. The wide flat hull shape gives the boat a very sedate barge-feel. The hatch covers on WS boats have a poor seal. After roll practice there is almost always water in *all* compartments. In rental fleet boats, I've seen problems with broken backband straps. The seat is definitely a strength in WS boats. I'm not sure that this should be your primary basis for boat selection. If you are a WS fan, you might also consider taking a Tempest out for a test paddle. It has the same issues as the Tsunami, but it is slightly more lively. Derek --- Dave Bishop <bishopd_at_jps.net> wrote: > Hey, my fellow Paddlewisers, one and all........ > > I am seeking some objective > comments/recommendations. I recently had a few > hours in a Tsunami 16.5 and was quite impressed by > the boat, though I never > had the opportunity to get it into any gnarly water. > I know part of the > reason for my good impression was the "Phase 3" > seat, which felt good > immediately and continued to feel good the whole > time. I'd appreciate your > considered opinions, however, on other > characteristics of the Tsunami 16.5 or > the 17. and of the "Gen 2" lay-ups. > > Ol' Dave --------------------------------------------------------------- Please limit all email attachments sent to this address to a maximum of 0.5MB. All email attachments that are larger then 0.5MB will automatically be deleted. --------------------------------------------------------------- ICQ: 262152266, AIM: GlamourpetsD, MSN: [my email address], Yahoo Messenger: glamourpets --------------------------------------------------------------- *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
The hatch covers on WS boats have a poor seal. After roll practice there is almost always water in *all* compartments. Derek, Interesting that you mention this. Yesterday I was in a kayak shop where one of the customers had just come back from a paddle the day before. He was n a WS Tsunami paddling a FL river with some moderate current. He got tangled in a tree and dumped. Once he got himself extricated and back into his boat he had not realized that the entire front hatch had filled with water and could not understand why his boat would not turn. He subsequently dumped again. He wrote this event rather casually that the water was rushing by the pinned boat and of course it would force itself under the hatch. Jeff *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
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