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Post by Clinton Cool on Aug 6, 2021 17:07:26 GMT
If everyone were like me the economy would implode. I've bought no new clothes or shoes for 2 years. I never eat out in restaurants and rarely go to the pub. I buy food, an increasingly diminishing amount of wine or beer, things I need for the house and fishing, that's about it. However... I enjoy kayaking very much. Both for fitness and as a platform for fishing. My now 8 year old relatively short and fat jobbie isn't really suited to the open sea. Its shape makes paddling difficult, maximum speed is around 3.7 mph. I also fancy starting kayak touring, heading off up or down the coast for a few days, taking camping equipment with me. My old one doesn't have enough room for storage. So the decision has been made, I'm going to buy a new one. I've narrowed my search down to two and now I'm stuck. One is a foot shorter than the other but a little wider, so a little more stable. The payback for this is that it decreases its potential top speed, and likely cruising speed, possibly by 15% or so. Both are equally open sea worthy. So, what to do? I've copied a link to the shorter one first. cambridgekayaks.co.uk/collections/single-kayaks/products/vagabond-kasai-angler-leisure-kayak cambridgekayaks.co.uk/collections/single-kayaks/products/vagabond-marimba-angler-leisure-kayakWhich one should I go for? I'm just about tending towards the longer one, but I'm not sure. |
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Post by patty on Aug 6, 2021 17:16:59 GMT
I do what I can to help our world
I've cut down driving, I recycle what I can. I pick up rubbish and keep my bit of thew world clean
If everyone did their little bit..wec would see a huge difference
Sadly folks don't
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Post by Deleted on Aug 6, 2021 17:25:43 GMT
Have you seen the prices !
Can't you get a used model ?
Rog
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Post by Deleted on Aug 6, 2021 17:26:47 GMT
Both appear to be sold out even the pink ones.
Surely if you use it for fishing the Angler would be the best bet with its added features.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 6, 2021 17:31:40 GMT
The longer one (reading the details) sounds exactly what you want ... I would go for that one although perhaps in a more subdued colour  I really hadn't realised how expensive they are. Rog |
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Post by Clinton Cool on Aug 6, 2021 17:36:15 GMT
Have you seen the prices ! Can't you get a used model ? Rog These two are relatively cheap! many such craft are £1-2K. Used prices are ridiculous at the moment. The only suitable ones I've found have been at similar prices to the new ones and then there's the problem of collecting from hundreds of miles away. I agree it's a lot of money but I've been doing a fair bit of work recently, nice to treat myself once in a while and I do kayak a lot, every day when the weather is suitable. These two are out of stock at the moment but a delivery from South Africa, where they are made, is due in about 4 weeks. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 6, 2021 18:04:42 GMT
Only joshing ... these sort of extravagances are what makes life good. You it's a kayak ... me it's another guitar Rog |
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Post by Jim on Aug 6, 2021 18:35:14 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Aug 6, 2021 18:39:24 GMT
I was thinking the same. Always liked a real sea kayak but I guess there isn't ample room for fishing gear unless one is doing the gunpowder option or perhaps talking them out of the water.
I'm another one who never learned to roll a kayak.
Saw a bloke the other day on the River in a squirt boat he was pretty good at it but quite self deprecating when I complimented him.
Years ago I had an Enigma 130 litre squirt boat that was good fun but without knowing the esquimo roll it's not so useful.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 6, 2021 19:23:31 GMT
The others were half the price and catered for carrying fishing tackle . Rog |
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Post by JohnV on Aug 6, 2021 19:25:41 GMT
I was taught the Eskimo roll when I learned to canoe but the only serious canoeing I ever did was in a heavy touring canoe (wood and canvas) .......
Roll it ? don't be silly, when loaded with camping gear ..... just learn to get out .... fast
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Post by Deleted on Aug 6, 2021 19:31:20 GMT
Was it a PBK?
I was offered a nackered PBK quite recently to take away but due to a tendency to have too much general shite around I had to refuse it.
Quite cool boats but once the skin has gone it's quite a lot of work to sort it out.
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Post by JohnV on Aug 6, 2021 19:46:03 GMT
I honestly can't remember the name of the maker ..... this would be about 1959, I know it was made in Canvey Island probably about 1952/3
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Post by Deleted on Aug 6, 2021 19:52:21 GMT
PBK is Percy Blandford Kayak. 1940s/50s so could well have been one.. Museum items these days really I don't recall seeing one on water lately. I have got a virtually exact copy of one of these in GRP which will probably last forever. PBK :  Some of them have larger openings big enough for two paddlers. |
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Post by Clinton Cool on Aug 6, 2021 20:35:26 GMT
Sit on top kayaks are much safer. There's no possibility of getting caught within the boat's structure during a capsize. A sit on top can't sink providing that the hull isn't ruptured. Any water that comes aboard is naturally scuppered back into the sea. A sit inside kayak will sink if it fills with water. A sit on top is also more comfortable. You can easily adjust your seating stance, even turn sideways and dangle your legs into the water if you like. The only advantage I can see with a sit inside is weight, and that only really makes any difference with transportation. |
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