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in article , John Fereira at
wrote on 5/29/04 6:28 PM:

Dave Van wrote in
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in article ,
Brian Nystrom at wrote on 5/26/04 6:13 AM:

Impex boats are well built and have an good reputation. They did have
problems with leaky hatches when they were using fibglass covers, but
that's been dealt with by switching to rubber hatches. Their boats are
pretty lightly constructed and have thin gelcoat, but I haven't seen
any problems with durability with their vacuum bagged layups. The only
problem I've seen more than once on them is cracked cheek plates on
the seats, but that's on boats that are a few years old. This may have
been addressed, but I don't know for certain. They have a solid
reputation for customer service, so I wouldn't worry too much.

Hi Brian,

Good supportive statements about Impex. Every day I get a little closer
to taking the steps to buy an Impex kayak and this kind of statement
from a person I respect helps a lot.

Currituck or Assateague, that is the question that only test paddles
can answer. Too bad the nearest Impex dealer is 250 miles away!

Where do you live?

Chicago, IL. I paddle on Lake Michigan. Most of the time, the lake
conditions here are probably childs play compared to what you are used to
paddling, but we do get days where the waves get kicked up to several feet.
Yesterday we had 6 to 8 footers for example. I'd like a boat that can handle
conditions better than what I have now, a plastic Prijon Kodiak which has
very little rocker and nearly plumb bow and stern.

Yesterday I looked at a Currituck and Assateague side by side. I've only
paddled the Currituck but the Assateague look much bigger. Which one is
best will more likely be determined by your body size as much as how each
boat paddles.

It's absolutely a size issue. I'm 6'1" tall and 210lbs. With cold water
clothing on, I am a good size creature.

But, I'm in no rush, I test paddle kayaks when I can. I'll get around to
driving to Michigan to take a look and try out the Impex kayaks eventually.
All of the info being exchanged right now in this thread is extremely
helpful so thanks for that.

Peace

DV