On Fri, 16 Dec 2016 09:49:26 -0600, Califbill
wrote:

True North wrote:
I like that type of boat in the dusk picture. Somewhat like a canoe but
powered with a double bladed paddle.
I remember one called a Cayman listed on a Site. I asked a couple-worker
who's husband owned a kayak rental and guided tour business if he could
order me one but nothing came of it. Then they disappeared from the site.
Like the idea of them better than the sit on type.


At your age and physical ability, you need a Sit On Top kayak. Sit in are
hard to enter and exit, and if they turn over you have a good chance of
drowning while upside down. A good sit on top, you fall off and swim free
unless you have too many leashes on your equipment. You can buy an older
Ocean Kayak Malibu for a couple hundred US dollars. I have a Hobie Outback
pedal kayak. Which are very stable and the pedals mean I can move along
hands free and use my fishing pole. Downside, is my 2009 would still sell
for $1100 or so. Brand new is around $2400.

Henc has one of them that has outriggers and a sail along with the
pedals and a motor pad.
I think I would have more than one boat. ;-)

http://gfretwell.com/ftp/Henk's%20boat.jpg

wrote:
On Fri, 16 Dec 2016 09:49:26 -0600, Califbill
wrote:

True North wrote:
I like that type of boat in the dusk picture. Somewhat like a canoe but
powered with a double bladed paddle.
I remember one called a Cayman listed on a Site. I asked a couple-worker
who's husband owned a kayak rental and guided tour business if he could
order me one but nothing came of it. Then they disappeared from the site.
Like the idea of them better than the sit on type.


At your age and physical ability, you need a Sit On Top kayak. Sit in are
hard to enter and exit, and if they turn over you have a good chance of
drowning while upside down. A good sit on top, you fall off and swim free
unless you have too many leashes on your equipment. You can buy an older
Ocean Kayak Malibu for a couple hundred US dollars. I have a Hobie Outback
pedal kayak. Which are very stable and the pedals mean I can move along
hands free and use my fishing pole. Downside, is my 2009 would still sell
for $1100 or so. Brand new is around $2400.

Henc has one of them that has outriggers and a sail along with the
pedals and a motor pad.
I think I would have more than one boat. ;-)

http://gfretwell.com/ftp/Henk's%20boat.jpg


I can get a sail and outrigger for for mine. But have one power boat,
canoe, Hobie outback and a Ocean Kayak Aegean tandem kayak. And a float
tube.