Kayak Deux

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C-Pelican

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Fellow kayakers and Joel,

Great kayak thread and I LOVE my kayak so I thought I would show what I did for mine as I do not know how to add pics to a topic thread.
So I made a 5 pic album in my album section.

I pull it up from the stern then over my head onto the stainless. I seem to do ok with that but I am interested in watching someone do the bow retrieval as mentioned in that kayak topic.

My kayak is the cheapest one I could find, a West Marine model for $399 a year or two ago.
Seems fine by me. Stable. I can get into shore dry. I have tons of fun on it, never capsized and even pulled lobster hoops with it one evening.
I have tried a pedal one though and man, when I get the dough, I am getting that for the #2 kayak as those are SWEET!

When launching the kayak, I just unleash it from the stainless (btw, I keep it on top of the roof even when towing the boat -for hundreds of miles- with two 31" rubber tie downs and a ratchet strap 'just in case' but it has never wobbled nor shifted) and toss it over the side into the water with a rope attached.

Jeff
 
Joel
All the posters in the kayak advice thread are of course right. You DO need an inflatable and a plastic sit on top that can be outfitted for kayak fishing and a sleek kevlar "British Style" boat for playing in big water and surf zones and a classic NW style fiberglass tourer for week plus expeditions and a creek boat and .......!!
Just like power boats there are multitudes of applications. Once you've figured out what you and Sue would use the kayak for it becomes easy to choose the type of craft. Don't pick the cheapest, most available. You didn't when you bought your C-Dory. Go to kayak dealers/outfitters for sound advice. You won't get that at Costco.

Les
 
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