About the only way you can bring along a 17 foot kayak while your 15 to 17 foot boat is on the water is to put an elastic cover around the cockpit and tow it . I'd still make sure your Mariner XL has floatation bags in the bow and stern for good measure. Towing the kayak at 4 or 5 knots ( a little faster than the 3 1/2 to 4 knots of paddle speed )in a straight line should not be a problem as the Mariner has a reasonably high bow, as I recall ). However, tacking while towing such a long "dinghy" could well cause the kayak to flip over and in any event, would cause great drag on the sailboat during tacks. If I wanted to kayak while on a sailboat trip with a small trailerable sailboat, I'd invest in a small inflatable kayak with reasonable performance in tracking and speed. There are several of these around. Innova makes several. West Marine carries a few from different manufacturers.This way, you have the best of both worlds at the same time! Good Luck. Ron
--- Jerry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello everyone! I live in B'ham Ala and have been > reading about the Montgomery sailboats. Are they > still > in production? > > I am currently a sea kayaker, and just got back from > a > six day trip camping and kayaking on the > intracoastal > waterway near Pensacola Florida. Great place to have > fun. Many sailboats as well as powerboats there. > > Years ago I sailed a Snipe daysailer, but would like > to get a small trailerable boat to use as a camper > and > explorer on the water on Alabama lakes and the > Florida > coast. Is there anyway to take along my vintage > fiberglass sea kayak? (Mariner XL, 17 feet long.) > > Jerry Renno > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > _______________________________________________ > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
