Found my kayak. The one.

[Cataboo]

7 - if you ever want help convincing DH that you guys want sea kayaks, you can come try mine. Although, he's pretty tall - i think the point 65 xp is the only one that'd fit him (the silhouette has the bulkhead moved back up front for shorter people so that there's more room to haul stuff.)

I've never paddled shorter than 14' - and truthfully, I'm not sure I could! It'd be like getting on a walmart bike, I intellectually know that they work and can move people and many many people do use them... but I would just rather not ride. I have to stop at 18' long for the kayaks, 'cause anything longer is longer than the garage I'm storing themin. I used to row sculls in high school - so kayaks still feel slow to me.

[Cataboo]

Since I finally took better pics & got some of the decking replaced (still need to go out and buy more bungee and stuff to finish)





I'm not crazy about the airbrushing - but it's under the gel coat:

[lph]

But oh! the lines on that thing! What a beauty.

[Cataboo]

But oh! the lines on that thing! What a beauty.

It handles really well as well - I need to take it out in waves and see how it does. On the little bit of waves I've had it in, it felt like it was leaping on them to surf - so I think it'll be a lot of fun. It's easier to roll than the purple, and slices through the water nicer.

[tulip]

Catriona and lph, do you know if there is a kayak forum like this TE forum (although not necessarily woman-focused)? It would be great for a beginner kayaker like me to have a resource like TE, but for kayaking.

[Cataboo]

I read the forums over at cpakayaker.com - they are definitely not a chatty bunch in general though.

There are forums on paddling.net:
http://www.paddling.net/message/

But while searching there for specific information, I can't say that I've hung out there.

But - I'm always more than happy to talk kayaks!

And both LPH and tulip should come visit me

[Zen]

No, they should visit me

[lph]

And both LPH and tulip should come visit me

Ooh, yes And anytime you're in Norway, swing on by

Dh just bought a new kayak. A Skim Dex, white with blue trim *drool* He had a Valley Aquanaut LV PE, but it was just too big for him.

I'm not really too jealous. I kayak more than he does, we mostly kayak alone, and I get to use it whenever I want

[Kubla]

Catriona and lph, do you know if there is a kayak forum like this TE forum (although not necessarily woman-focused)? It would be great for a beginner kayaker like me to have a resource like TE, but for kayaking.

Tulip,

Try www.paddling.net I haven't "been" there for a while but it used to be a pretty good forum for kayaking. There are also owner reviews and classified ads if you are in the market.

[tulip]

Thanks Catriona and Kubla for providing information on the kayaking forums. I will take a look at them.

And thanks Catriona and Zen for fighting over me! That doesn't happen very often... When I visit one, I'll visit both. Y'all do the same. I live near the river.

[lph]

Catriona and lph, do you know if there is a kayak forum like this TE forum (although not necessarily woman-focused)? It would be great for a beginner kayaker like me to have a resource like TE, but for kayaking.

Forgot to answer this one. I haven't looked much for one, but I do frequent a Norwegian forum. I don't like it much for anything but pure factual information because there are too many people there who like to talk more than listen, if you get my drift. Let me know if you find a good one.