
Originally Posted by
Professor Chaos
Another thing to think about is materials.
Plastics are cheaper and if your going to beat on the boat are usually the way to go. They will take a lot of abuse, but they arent as light and cant really be repaired once theres a puncture.
Composite boats(fiberglass, carbon, kevlar) are the opposite. Theyre quite light and are damn strong boats that will take a beating. The great benefit of these is that if you puncture the boat you can easily repair it.
The only HDPE used in kayaks that you can't repair is Cross-link (like in the old Riot WW boats). Fixing plastic boats is WAY easier than composite boats, and they are *considerably* more durable. Try dropping a composite boat accidentally. Try a hard landing on a rocky beach with a composite boat.
edit: Just head up to Johnson Outdoors in Ferndale (right next to Kona), and rent any of the Necky sea kayak line you want. Pretty reasonably priced, and you can find one that you can put an outboard on, because you're lazy as fuck Gunder.
Last edited by BakerBoy; 04-20-2009 at 05:19 PM.
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