I've always wanted a Mariner and with the purchase of the Escape, I've fulfilled that wish-to a point. I always thought of my self as a Coaster person, but I tried my friends Express too, and that seemed promising. Even now that I've lost a few pounds maybe the Max. Anyway, I was looking for a boat a bit sportier than the Escape. And while I always wanted a Mariner, I was contacted by a guy who always wanted an Escape! He had talked with Matt in the past, who had told him for his size the Escape was his best chance of owning a Mariner. I wasn't dying to let the boat go, but I was happy to see it go to someone who would really appreciate it. I can say he drove a long way to come give it a test drive and he liked how it paddled, so now it's on its way to a new home. Thank you to Matt for all the great info on the boat. The new owner is a Paddlewise person, so has been following all the talk and info as well. It does feel like giving up a piece of kayak history. Mark Sanders *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Mark, It's good that you saved a decent kayak and got it to someone who will appreciate it. The Escape was not my favorite Mariner... but I'd be hard pressed to choose between the Express, the Mariner II and the Coaster for my "favorite". The Express is probably a good compromise between speed and playfulness. And the Coaster is legendary. But for me nothing in the way of decked kayaks is as good as a Mariner II and a good wing paddle for going a long way very, very quickly; and carrying a load, too. The marketplace for kayaks has moved in a different direction and Mariner kayaks which once went for a princely sum used are now available at bargain prices. They're still remarkable boats. Craig On Sat, Sep 22, 2012 at 4:28 PM, Mark Sanders <marksanders_at_sandmarks.net>wrote: > I've always wanted a Mariner and with the purchase of the Escape, I've > fulfilled that wish-to a point. I always thought of my self as a Coaster > person, but I tried my friends Express too, and that seemed promising. Even > now that I've lost a few pounds maybe the Max. Anyway, I was looking for a > boat a bit sportier than the Escape. And while I always wanted a Mariner, I > was contacted by a guy who always wanted an Escape! He had talked with Matt > in the past, who had told him for his size the Escape was his best chance > of owning a Mariner. I wasn't dying to let the boat go, but I was happy to > see it go to someone who would really appreciate it. I can say he drove a > long way to come give it a test drive and he liked how it paddled, so now > it's on its way to a new home. > Thank you to Matt for all the great info on the boat. The new owner is a > Paddlewise person, so has been following all the talk and info as well. It > does feel like giving up a piece of kayak history. > > Mark Sanders *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
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