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Wilko

wrote:
I am a beginner paddler. I am looking for a ww boat and am having a
real hard time fitting into one. I am 6'5" and 205lbs with size 12
feet. Could someone suggest a boat that may be good to try. Also if
someone not far from Calgary, Alberta has one for a reasonable price I
would be interested.

I have fit into a Pyrahna Burn L.

I do not fit in a Wavesport Godzilla, bigEZ, SuperEZ, Dagger GTX,
Dagger RPM.

My problem seems to be my leg length. My inseam is about 37" and I
think that my back to bottom of foot sitting length is about 49".

I have heard that Jackson boats have lots of room, and I have also been
told to check out the Mamba, Z, and Y. I would appreciate any info on
these boats or any other suggestions. It is a bad time of year here to
be trying to find a boat to fit in so I thank you for all your help.

I have "only" a 36" inseam and I found that there aren't a lot of boats
that I fit in comfortably. However, having said that, you will get used
to a lot more tight fitting boats after you've become more experienced.
A boat like the Super EZ should fit you, because I have well over an
inch of room left in it, and my feet are one size bigger than yours.

The Bliss Stick "Flip Stick" playboat I now paddle fits so tight that
very few of my smaller sized paddling buddies feel comfortable in it.

I think that it's very simple: if you want to improve in this sport and
you aren't average sized, you will have to either find boats with a lot
more volume than you need, or get used to be squashed in a boat.

What works for me (as in, have room left even for me) are these boats:

Prijon and Eskimo make a couple of boats (all without pillar) that are
having more legroom than most other manufacturers. Also, creekboats
generally have more legroom than the boats you mentioned.

Personally, I didn't like the (limited) room in the Z and Y, in part
because the foam pillar makes it difficult to get in and out with long
legs and big feet.

Prijon Creeker
Dagger RPM Max
Dagger Honcho
Riot Trickster
Wavesport T4

Look around and try out each and every boat you can. I did, and I ended
up with a couple of boats that (barely) worked for me. Right now I have
an Eskimo Salto creek boat, an Eskimo Topo-Duo tandem kayak and the Flip
Stick, along with some boats that I haven't used in a couple of years.

Good luck finding something that fits and feels right!

--
Wilko van den Bergh wilkoa t)dse(d o tnl
Eindhoven The Netherlands Europe
---Look at the possibilities, don't worry about the limitations.---
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