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Re: 14' or 17'
By:LeeG
Date: 8/16/2001, 4:30 pm
In Response To: 14' or 17' (Mike)

Mike, she's kind of light for for 17, the top speed limit felt in the 14 is still higher than most people paddle, if it was just those two then the 17 and 14. I'd go for a merganser 16 for her for a more ideal fit for fast paddling.

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