canoe and 2-seat sea kayak wanted

[Kurt]

Looking for fiberglass or aluminum canoe.

Also 2-seat sea kayak prefer blue. I have a theory that certain sharks might become violent around red (and possibly yellow).

 

[pgurney]

Yellow didn't seem to bother this one.
Not a photoshop.

 

[Smiling JOe]

:shock: Hand me my brown shorts.

 

[Kimmifunn]

Pgurney. Seriously. That just gave me a panic attack.

 

[DD]

 

[pgurney]

Pgurney. Seriously. That just gave me a panic attack.

Not to worry. That was in South Africa, in a special Bay where those big ones are plenty....and the guy in the kayak was out there with it intentionally....studying it and it's behavior.

It would not be me though......

 

[Mermaid]

Sheesh, and here I am thinking I was the cat's meow last week when I spotted some sea turtles in the gulf while kayaking!

 

[Miss Kitty]

Sheesh, and here I am thinking I was the cat's meow last week when I spotted some sea turtles in the gulf while kayaking!

Sheesh....I would have been a Happy Meal the way I kayak!

 

[Mermaid]

Kurt, while you're waiting for your boats to turn up, here's a really good website to prowl--everything you want to know about canoes and kayaks from product reviews to essays. Almost like the SoWal of the paddling world. ;-)

www.paddling.net

 

[John]

Kurt-

Consider a "Royalex" or other similar material instead of fiberglass or aluminum. The aluminum canoes are durable but typically quite a bit heavier than these new composit plastics. Aluminum canoes are real clunkers; I wouldn't take one for free.

Fiberglass canoes are typically very light but brittle and fragile. Way out of favor these days. Impractical.

pm me if you'd like to borrow a good canoe to see the difference. Amongst the different brands weight can vary and is a big factor, especially since your kids aren't big enough to help you load it on top of the car.