On Mon, Mar 10, 2008 at 8:57 AM, <rcgibbert_at_aol.com> wrote: > Ok, I'll play the role of Mariner heretic today. I do not like their > decks. I hate padeyes. I hate the cleats on the foredeck. I cannot stand the > rigging excess I see in many of them. I like forward and aft bulkheads and > prefer a day hatch, though it is not absolutely necessary. I can get by with > just a sea sock, but still, that has some drawbacks. I do not have a problem > with the Mariner aesthetics otherwise. I think the lines of them are quite > nice and the build quality an industry leader. > These are all valid criticisms of the fitting out of the kayaks (and can be altered by any owner). I'd like to hear your opinions on the way the boats perform. Those you may have paddled yourself and those you've observed being paddled by others. To go back to Duane's question, in terms of having a hull design that seems to be able to do everything people say they want in a kayak without adding doodads like skegs and rudders, why aren't there more modern adaptations of those designs? Do you think that if a w/w mfgr came out with a boat that did its job as well as most Mariners do theirs every w/w producer would be churning out a copy. Craig Jungers Moses Lake, WA *************************************************************************** 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 Mon Mar 10 2008 - 11:53:24 PDT
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