Re: [Paddlewise] Which types of boats?

I'd like to check out the North Shore, Shore Line for a playboat (16'), 
perhaps a Aquanaut LV for touring, and a composite high-end surf kayak with 
fins for surf-play.

http://www.northshoreseakayaks.com/

http://www.valleyseakayaks.com/aquanautlv.htm

Then again, I keep dreaming about making my own bright-finish kayak with my 
own hull design, a "hybrid" do-all kayak.

Doug Lloyd (who finally has a weekend off)

> In a message dated 10/4/2008 7:36:56 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
> crjungers_at_gmail.com writes:
>
> And, as a hedge against an economic meltdown her portfolio is somewhat
> lacking. Unlike me, Pam is almost fully invested in low volume boats. Even 
> a small
> person would find it difficult to live comfortably in any of them (except 
> the
> old, decrepit, white kayak of unknown ancestry). Unlike my Escape which 
> offers
> room for a sleeping mat and a tiny galley (I'm considering an LED reading
> lamp), her boats offer little more than performance and tight fit.
>
> Perhaps she needs the money to buy a nice cabin cruiser. :)
> If I had the money, I certainly wouldn't spend it on that!
>
>     To deliberately change the subject, what types of boats would be in a
> well appointed kayakers stable? And would responders give an example of 
> each
> type? These are for you, not for the neighborhood.
>
>     I would start by suggesting an expedition/touring boat: a distance
> (speed) boat; an intermediate type for going far in bad seas: a smaller, 
> more
> nimble boat for exploring nooks and crannies, which may or may not be the 
> same as a
> surf boat which you would also have; a light weight play boat (perhaps a
> baidarka?), and at least one whitewater boat for dreaming about.
>
>    So I have the Arctic Tern 17 foot for expeditions, the Necky Arluk II 
> (If
> I ever learn how to paddle it) for speed, the Mariner Express for the
> intermediate boat, the Mariner Sprite for the nook and cranny boat, the 
> Ice Kap for
> the play boat, and no whitewater boat. I can borrow one, I know someone 
> who
> used to have a living room full until his wife made him clear them out.
>               Pam in Washington State (yes, the boats ARE for sale- not 
> the
> Express)
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