Just how tough are SOF kayaks? How well would they stand up to an emergency landing on a dumping surf beach? Could they survive more then one dumping surf landing? What's the best skin to use if you want to paddle a SOF in the rock gardens? Can you build a SOF with water proof forward and aft compartments as Doug seems to imply he'd like to do? Would not ridgid bulkheads thwart the whole flexible aspects of a SOF? I ask these questions out of ignorance I'm not trying to start a month long arguement over the merits of SOF. In fact I've considered a SOF for a trip I'd like to make to a remote area. Howeer, I'd like to know if such boat can take the sort of punishment for example that Chris Duff's NDK went through down in New Zealand. Gordin *************************************************************************** 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 Apr 04 2007 - 22:16:15 PDT
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