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Re: 14' or 17'
By:Mike
Date: 8/16/2001, 2:18 pm
In Response To: Re: 14' or 17' (Mike Hanks)

: Do you plan on mostly day trips or mostly camping? She is on the light side
: for day paddling the 17. It is best for people over 150 pounds. The 14 is
: better for speeds under 4 knots, at about 4-1/2 knots it feels like it is
: topping out. If she had the 14, you could take most of the gear on longer
: trips. The 14 will track better than the 17 with just her and no gear, but
: the 17 will be better with a lot of gear in it.

: Mike Hanks

Probably 60% day trips and 40% camping. Will she be able to keep up in the 14' on long trips with my 17' laden with 2 weeks + of gear? She is very athletic. The thing that freaks me out is the construction space for the 17'. Will an 18' x 11' room do the job?

Messages In This Thread

14' or 17'
Mike -- 8/16/2001, 11:55 am
Re: 14' or 17'
Jim Kozel -- 8/20/2001, 12:08 am
stretch or shrink???
Randy Knauff -- 8/17/2001, 3:21 am
Re: stretch or shrink???
Jim Kozel -- 8/17/2001, 9:58 am
Re: stretch or shrink???
Mike Scarborough -- 8/17/2001, 10:54 am
Re: stretch or shrink???
Mike -- 8/17/2001, 8:31 am
Re: 14' or 17'
Jim Kozel -- 8/16/2001, 10:40 pm
build the 17'. Let the wife try it. then decide
Paul G. Jacobson -- 8/16/2001, 9:18 pm
Re: build the 17'. Let the wife try it. then decid
Mike -- 8/17/2001, 8:28 am
Re: 14' or 17'
LeeG -- 8/16/2001, 4:30 pm
Re: 14' or 17'
Mike -- 8/17/2001, 8:23 am
To Get To The Merganser
Mike Scarborough -- 8/17/2001, 8:59 am
Re: To Get To The Merganser
dick kirschbaum -- 8/17/2001, 7:04 pm
Re: Building space
Jim -- 8/16/2001, 3:35 pm
17' & 17'
Mike Scarborough -- 8/16/2001, 2:47 pm
Re: 17' & 17'
Mike -- 8/16/2001, 3:00 pm
17's for the Gulf of Maine
!RUSS -- 8/16/2001, 3:25 pm
Re: 14' or 17'
Mike Hanks -- 8/16/2001, 1:39 pm
Re: 14' or 17'
Mike -- 8/16/2001, 2:18 pm
Re: 14' or 17'
Mike Hanks -- 8/16/2001, 4:17 pm
Re: 14' or 17'
Brian Nystrom -- 8/16/2001, 12:41 pm
Re: 14' or 17'
Mike -- 8/16/2001, 1:14 pm