Thanks, John. I'll take a look at the Sea Eagle. Gordon On Aug 21, 2008, at 12:40 PM, John and DesAnne Hippe wrote:
> Hello Gordon, > > The kayak is a Sea Eagle 330 which currently costs about $300. It > will > carry two adults. I really like it as my dinghy because it > deflates to a > fairly small package -- say about 2 1/2 foot by 2 foot bag. It > will stow in > my M-15 under the cockpit seats. The paddle breaks down into two > sections > but will also stow in the bottom of the kayak and is held in by the > bow and > stern "deck." Generally it is easy to paddle but I would like a > better seat > to paddle distances. They do offer different seats. Going from > anchor to > shore is fine though. > > When cruising I tow it behind where it usually behaves itself. In > fact I > was towing my two daughters in it on my Memorial Day cruise. The only > difficulty I have had was on the Isle Royale trip when the storm > blew in > that you see in one of the photos. Winds were very high and kicked > up a > steep, short chop that capsized the kayak while I was towing it. > HUGE sea > anchor! Fortunately it was very easy to pull it in and deflate it > -- three > large vents open and the air quickly departs. I then just stored > it in the > bottom of the cockpit while I rode out the storm. > > John > M-15 > _______________________________________________ > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
