are you happy with the kayak or canoe you own or do you wish you would have purchased a different boat ?
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- GAgabareصاحب المنشورJun 2, 2011
i like my kayak - a old town vapor 10 it tracks great has a large cockpit and isn't to heavy but if i had to do it over again i think i would have purchased a sit on instead and the reason is that i'm not as young and easily bendable and iit seems a little harder since last year and i presume it will get harder as time passes. with i sit on you just climb on ,now i not sure if it it is a sturdy since a sit in you sit lower and the boat appears more balanced. i gues i need to be rich enough to own both than of course i want a canoe to. oh and the other day when i got to nude cove ( yes i named it) i wish i had a sit on than it could be more of a lounge chair when sunbathing rather than the sit in even though the cockpit is large its still not a lounge chair.
تفاعلرد - ععضوJun 7, 2011I like my 12 ft Native WaterCraft Ultimate. Is is actually a kayak/canoe hyprid. Much like an open faced kayak. It has no cockpit. It has a double trough hull, Like a transmission humb down the middle. It is stable enough to carefully stand in. I and the dog fit within its 300 lb weight limit. I can set up my tripod and camera in it with one short leg in the middle and two longer legs in the lower sections. I can grip it with my knees if need be.
It has sockets for fishing rod holders. Here you see the safety flag I made to use whenever I am in a heavily trafficed area of the lake. I have camoflaged everything to help with nature photography. Thus I am not very visible and need the flag at times.
Rockyتفاعلرد - FU
Jun 14, 2011Wife and I have Old Town Derigo, REC boats. Great for the rivers here in MI. FOr the Grt Lakes I would prefer a touring boat, but ours a very stable and fine for our use. Good to fish from too. And good through ClassII rapids. Class III maybe...LOL
تفاعلرد - GAgabareصاحب المنشورJun 17, 2011
funs i like old town products i have a vapor 10 and i agree it would be great to have a touring kayak, if i ever get back to florida thats what i plan to buy for what i do in georgia my vapor 10 works great.
تفاعلرد - LA
Jun 20, 2011I have a Ocean Kayak Drifter I fish out of reguarly and i love it. The only problem I had with it was the tank well was a little small but with a few pieces of pvc pipe I fixed that problem. I would like to get anothe kayak, when I get the money to do so, but I will still keep my drifter.
تفاعلرد - ععضوJun 22, 2011
My wife and I each purchased 14' Wilderness System Pungos 3 yeras ago. They are great boats for the lakes here in ne PA and we've had a lot of fun with them. Unfortunately, last summer my wife had back surgery (she's fine now) but the Doc said no more kayak for her because apperantly the sitting position with legs straight out is a no no for her now so she hasn't been on the water since last year. I get out with mine when our son visits as he also has a kayak. But he told her a canoe is ok because it's more like sitting in a chair. So we just ordered two Mad River Freedom Solo canoes and are looking forward to hitting the water with them. I'm keeping my yak and we're going to sell hers. But one of these days I'd like to get a faster touring kayak.
تفاعلرد - GAgabareصاحب المنشورJun 22, 2011
larry i think we all want a coupe kayaks but will never give up the first, i love my old town vapor - a sit in but now i want a sit on.
تفاعلرد - GAgabareصاحب المنشورJun 22, 2011
natravellers sorry to hear about your wife's surgery and not being able to kayak but at least she has the option of a canoe, are you going to use a regular paddle or stick with the double kayak paddle ? i have run into alot more canoer's using the double paddle now.
تفاعلرد - ععضوJun 23, 2011
Hi Gabare, we're going to try and get the hang of the J stroke with the single paddle but will probably keep the yak paddles in the canoe in case ( or more likely when lol) we get frustrated. A friend of ours also has a canoe and all he usus is a kayak paddle.
تفاعلرد - GAgabareصاحب المنشورJul 2, 2011
natravellers well it always pays to be prepared, good luck with the canudes...
تفاعلرد - ععضوJul 3, 2011
Well, we got the call that our new canoes are in. Ubfortunately, we won't be able to pick them up until next weekend as the dealer is 3 hrs away. So, we're going to make a half nudified weekend out of it with a visit to Gunnison nude beach at Sandy Hook on Saturday and pick our boats up on Sunday.
تفاعلرد - ععضوJul 14, 2011[quote]sounds like the best of both worlds[/quote] Actually the day was a triple header. We went to Gunnison in the morning where we met about a dozen Truenudist members at Snugglebunny's TN meetup. We left around noon and headed south to Brick NJ to pick up our boats and then on the way home stopped at nudist friends' house for a skinnydip in their beautiful pool. It was a long but great day.تفاعلرد
- ععضوJul 17, 2011My wife and I put the new Mad River Solos in the water yeasterday for the first time. What great boats and what a great day. We paddled up our favorite lake for a mile or so and then up the stream about 1/2 mile which serves as the inlet for the lake. There is a very nice spot there to beach the boats on a sandbar, shed your clothes and worries and lay in the cool runing water. Skinnydipping at it's best. We head back there today
تفاعلرد - GAgabareصاحب المنشورJul 23, 2011
natravellers that is a nice canoe, i was looking at a solo canoe the other day at sporting good store, do you enjoy it as much or more than your kayaks, before i bought my kayak i was leaning toward a solo. your picture reminds me of my nude spot i go to but i don't have any good spots to pull my yak on as most of bank is muddy or drop off from bank, i usually have a spot about knee deep in the middle of the steam that i get out of the yak and sit in the water to cool off. great picture hope you both have fun in your new rides...
تفاعلرد - ععضوJul 23, 2011[quote]natravellers that is a nice canoe, i was looking at a solo canoe the other day at sporting good store, do you enjoy it as much or more than your kayaks, before i bought my kayak i was leaning toward a solo. your picture reminds me of my nude spot [/quote] gabare, I think the Mad River Solo is actually faster than my kayak which is not a high performance boat; just a recreatioal yak. I absolutely love these canoes. My wife and I did just buy yak style paddles for them made by Bending Branch specifically for canoes. The paddles are called Solo Impression. They are beautiful paddles. Pricey tho. I did get the hang of the J Stroke pretty quickly and had no problems keeping the boat straight and at a good speed. My wife did get the hang of it however the constant twisting of her body was starting to take a toll on her back so she wanted the double paddles.They just arrived a few days ago and we're going to try them out tomorrow. Hopefully I'll post some pics.تفاعلرد
- GAgabareصاحب المنشورJul 24, 2011
i am again looking at a old town guide 119,it's a solo canoe 11'9'', weighs 43# and can carry 500#. this is what i had looked at prior to my kayak. the reason for the canoe is i don't enjoy fishing from my kayak and i think its because i sit so low, plus when i sunbathe i can stretch out more, i don't think i'd get rid of my yak but i'm still thinking and i'm a boat nut besides the yak i have a small fishing boat and want a sit on yak and a sailboat. maybe i need to get rid of the yak go with the canoe and get a outrigger and a mast and sail, hmmmm !
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