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(Nace) wrote in
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The only
drawback that I saw was that it felt a tad sluggish. If you haven't
paddled one it's definitely worth a try.

snipThe only drawback that I saw was that it felt a tad sluggish.
If you haven't paddled one it's definitely worth a try.

John, thank you for your answer. I got so swamped here for awhile, I
forgot I had posted a question. I'm afraid that one drawback would
kill the boat for me. I live very close to a 7 mile long very narrow
lake, and even though I do get to take a few good multi-day trips a
year, the huge majority of my paddling is of the 2 or 3 HOUR variety
or very short 1 nighters where I leave late in the day, paddle in at
night, and come back out pretty early the next day, so I want a boat
that is very fast to paddle for a workout, but will still hold enough
gear for the occasional 2-3 dayers.

To put my comments about the slugishness in perspective two of my kayaks are
18'6" long and 17'10" long and the other person I know that has the same
opinion about the Currituck has an Arctic Hawk. He also tends to paddle the
Currituck about as often as his Arctic Hawk. I wouldn't characterize the
Currituck as slow, but going from a 18'+ boat to a 17' boat will make most
17' boats feel a bit slugish.

If you're looking for a boat that provides a workout wouldn't paddling a
marginally slugish boat provide a workout better than a more efficient hull?

Speaking of trying boats, given the opportunity I'm about to break the
golden rule of boat buying. I have lots of time to run off and paddle,
because that's something I can get done in 3 1/2 or 4 hours, but I
have almost no time to go somewhere and rent or borrow boats to try.
So, if I get a shot at a good fast composite sea kayak between 17 & 18
feet for way cheaper than I deserve, I'm gonna jump on it & live w/
the consequences.

Do you have the time to travel to buy and pickup such a boat? How far are
you willing to travel to do so to pick up a boat that meets that criteria?

The little lake is so weird, there's a 9 1/2 horsepower limit so all
the traffic on the lake is limited to few little fishing boats which
is very good, but there is also an 18 foot limit and they actually
measure. Manufacturer's specs or the paddler's word mean zilch to
these Ricky Ranger dudes. A fiend of mine who lives about 7 minutes
from the lake got a great deal on an 18' plus racing skull and he
couldn't get a waiver for that boat try as he might for many
weeks.....

That's just stupid.

Thanks again. Must be a rare boat if no one else posted a review.
Unless just nobody comes here anymore?

The Impex boats are gaining in popularity and the Currituck is a model that
should help increase it even more.