"Tim Smith" wrote in message
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Hi,


I am lucky enough to live in a community that has a number of
interconnected salt-water sloughs (or lagoons), and our garage is only
about 150 yards from one of them. Calm water, but deep enough for the
14-16 foot centerboard sailboats that you occasionally see out there.

I'd like to get a paddle boat that I can store in the garage, and
portage out to the lagoon. Problem is, I'm still rather overweight,
and much too ample around the midsection, so I doubt I'd fit in a
standard sea kayak (something I would like to work up towards).

There are sea kayaks with larger cockpits if that is the way you want to go,
but the sit on top or the open cockpit recreationals may be what you would
prefer.

There are kayak carts that you can use to transport your boat that actually
break down very quickly for storage in your boat.

CC&K has a demo program where you can pay an amount (I think it is around
$200) that lets you rent any number of kayaks to try out over a period of 90
days. Then when you decide they apply that amount towards the purchase
price, if you decide not to buy they just consider the 200 is for rental
fees for the boats you tried out. They are also very good at getting you
set up with the right kayak for your purposes without any heavy
salesmanship.

Sounds like you are based at either the San Mateo or Foster City lagoons so
here are a couple of other options for you:

The boat house at Aquatic Park at the SM lagoon rents recreation kayaks that
might give you an idea of what you want.

or

If you can wait until Sept 25-26, at Coyote Point in San Mateo there is a
huge paddlesports demo day where you can try out all sorts for free.