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Thanks for the advice and the links guys. I think for our needs at the moment we will be happy to stay with the sit on tops, even if they are a bit slow. I can't see us spending hours on the water or paddling km's up a river, so the fairly large price jump to the better kayaks just wouldn't be justified.
Hopefully I can get some time to try a couple of them out over the next week or so - we're wanting to head to Fraser for a few days in NOvember, and I'd love to have one by then!
Cheers
Sean
Get one each - more fun. (But they can be a pain to transport - we have 3 on top of my subaru forester). I wouldn't want to lift them on top of a disco or defender. Check the weight before purchase.
Greylandy is right. Secondhand can be a good option and they have often had little use. (Especially the SOTs :p)
We considered getting 2 singles, but I think the missus likes the idea of being able to take a break while I paddle her around like a slave ... :mad::D
If I can find a second hand one that suits we'll definitely be interested, I'm keepng my eye out on Ebay and the Trading Post ...
I would be interested to know what you get and if you are happy with it. We are also considering buying one. Not sure if SOT or sit in yet though.Quote:
Originally Posted by mojo
I'd recommend a sit in if you can stretch the $$.
Firstly, you get a wet bum and it's just not much fun anymore. You can paddle more months of the year if you're warm & dry. It won't be very long before you tackle bigger stuff (and you'll find a 10km daytrip down a river is really not a challenge at all).
FWIW my cousin bought a SOT single and we paddled down from Harry's hut to Elanda (sp) point a few months ago. She found it a real struggle to keep up with me punting my ancient and very second hand 14' flat bottomed 'glass canoe. To be fair tho, I have fitted a home made rudder with pedals and I use a surfski paddle.
If you find it a chore to push thru the water & keep it in a straight line, then you'll be less inclined to use it, so it will end up mothballed and a waste of money..
2.2c inc gst:).
I thought you wanted one of these...
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...7px-YAK-55.jpg
Are these what you mean by those timber jobbies?Quote:
Originally Posted by Numpty's Missus
They weren't expensive, just time consuming to build.
Each cost less than $400 for materials but took 150-200 hours.
I, too, immediately thought of Yakovlev aircraft See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yakovlev