To tag on to Craig's post, I have a friend who is trying to find a boat. He is, in one sense of the word, a "big" guy. But he's big across his .. uh .. derrihre, his stomach and he has large thighs. I'd guess he's about 250-275 pounds. He's only about 5'10" or 5'11", so boats that he can fit in, like the Seaward Navigator, or just too high and/or long to be able to get his knees locked in. There seem to be boats out there for the tall people, and boats for us svelte types (ignoring what I see in the mirror in the mornings!), but not much for the the medium height, 'stocky' builds. The Nimbus Telkwa made him happier than his current Navigator, but even that gives him issues trying to get his knees locked in to the thigh braces in bumpy water. Anyone care to offer any suggestions of boats that his body type might be better suited to? -- Darryl *************************************************************************** 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 Sat Jul 03 2010 - 06:29:53 PDT
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