RE:[Paddlewise] Dagger Cortez 17.5

From: MATT MARINER BROZE <marinerkayaks_at_msn.com>
Date: Tue, 2 Mar 2010 18:29:52 -0800
Steve Cramer asked:
>>>>Anybody know anything about this boat?<<<<



Originally it was the Cortez Comp in 2001 by 2003 called the 17.5. It is
composite construction, 20.25" wide and I thought very tippy, the cockpit is
33" long by 16.5" wide. It turned with a lean about average for a kayak but it
didn't track that well. The rudder slowed down my spin in place with a lean
time by 4 seconds to 28 seconds for a 360. it took me 28 seconds to spin it in
place level which is quite a bit slower than average (but only a bit slow for
a 17.5'  long kayak). It had a rudder and was one of the few kayaks I could
lean turn 1 second faster with the rudder than without. 4/03website--bow vol.
22.5 gal., stern vol. 39.6 gal.
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