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Old May 20, 2006 | 09:17 PM
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Has anyone used the Current Designs Kestrel Series Kayaks?

We are purchasing a tandem Kestrel170T and were thinking about adding a single Kestrel 140
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Old May 20, 2006 | 09:22 PM
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Sorry - I'm more of a canoe guy. When I bought my new one, I thought the car guys would get excited by my new Carbon Fiber purchase:







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Old May 21, 2006 | 08:32 AM
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Can you canoe? Can do!
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Old May 21, 2006 | 05:24 PM
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Hi, I've just started into kayaking and have purchased a new glass Caribou S, its Rio Yellow Pearl to match the S2000 and of course it too is an S.

Well I am looking for people to kayak with so if we find ourselves on a run near a lake perhaps an afternoon at a rental site might be fun.

Jonas you look really young in your canoe!
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Old May 21, 2006 | 05:45 PM
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How does one carry a kayak (or canoe, for that matter) on (in?) an S? HPH
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Old May 21, 2006 | 06:27 PM
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Originally Posted by JonasM,May 20 2006, 09:22 PM
Sorry - I'm more of a canoe guy. When I bought my new one, I thought the car guys would get excited by my new Carbon Fiber purchase:
Wow, very nice. Whats the weight on that one?
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Old May 21, 2006 | 07:57 PM
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Originally Posted by 4wheelVFR,May 21 2006, 10:27 PM
Wow, very nice. Whats the weight on that one?
It's a 17 footer - 50 lbs (22kg).

I absolutely love it.

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Old May 22, 2006 | 05:23 PM
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We do just fine with our second-hand VINTAGE red Coleman Sixteen Footer.....we had a very pleasant ride on Sunday on the Conewago Creek near Gettysburg, Peeay
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Old May 22, 2006 | 05:25 PM
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OTOH, I do like sea kayaking.....have done it in Maine a couple times, and also in Doubtful Sound in New Zealand (see below)

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Old May 22, 2006 | 05:53 PM
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Here we are last September with family on Lake Superior.



We've decided to purchase the tandem & the single. We'll pick up on Thursday & try them this weekend.
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