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Re: Other: Solar Powered kayak
By:Bryan Hansel
Date: 11/29/2007, 11:23 pm
In Response To: Re: Other: Solar Powered kayak (Chris Ostlind)

: Could you give me more info as to why you feel this way?

The way I imagine that I'd use such a device is to cruise around smaller lakes fishing, sight seeing, bird watching, etc... Or for longer tours on protected water. I could see a camping trip using this on the Mississippi River. I could see my parents using something like this as a way to get out on the water on their private lake without having to paddle.

In my opinion, for the types of uses listed above, the extra stability provided by the outrigger adds to the advantages already provided by a canoe. Canoes, for many people, are easier to enter and exit. Easier to move around in. Easier to stand up in...

Potentially, you could erect some sort of tent over your canoe and sleep in it. Hard to do in a kayak.

Either way, I still think it's a good product and will probably sell.

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Jesper B -- 11/27/2007, 9:17 am
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Paul G. Jacobson -- 11/30/2007, 2:14 pm
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Robert N Pruden -- 11/29/2007, 12:24 am
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Kris Buttermore -- 11/28/2007, 2:15 pm
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Mike Scarborough -- 11/28/2007, 10:59 am
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Bill Hamm -- 11/28/2007, 1:58 am
You gonna build one?
Paul G. Jacobson -- 11/29/2007, 6:21 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 11/30/2007, 10:50 am
Solar Powered kayak
Dave ( of Calif.) -- 11/27/2007, 5:43 pm
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Mike Savage -- 11/27/2007, 1:39 pm
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Chris Ostlind -- 11/28/2007, 10:12 am
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Mike Savage -- 11/28/2007, 11:03 am
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Chris Ostlind -- 11/28/2007, 12:08 pm
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Mike Savage -- 11/28/2007, 4:38 pm
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Chris Ostlind -- 11/28/2007, 5:22 pm
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Kris Buttermore -- 11/29/2007, 12:36 pm
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Bryan Hansel -- 11/29/2007, 6:30 pm
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Chris Ostlind -- 11/29/2007, 6:44 pm
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Kris Buttermore -- 11/30/2007, 1:05 pm
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Bryan Hansel -- 11/30/2007, 8:33 pm
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Kris Buttermore -- 12/3/2007, 2:24 pm
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Bryan Hansel -- 12/3/2007, 3:32 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 11/30/2007, 10:47 am
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Bryan Hansel -- 11/29/2007, 11:23 pm
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Chris Ostlind -- 11/29/2007, 1:11 pm
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Kris Buttermore -- 11/30/2007, 1:03 pm
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Kris Buttermore -- 11/29/2007, 1:07 pm
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Chris Ostlind -- 11/29/2007, 1:26 pm
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Paul G. Jacobson -- 11/29/2007, 5:31 pm
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Kris Buttermore -- 11/30/2007, 12:19 pm
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Mike Savage -- 11/28/2007, 8:02 pm
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Dave ( of Calif.) -- 11/29/2007, 12:29 pm
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TOM RAYMOND -- 11/28/2007, 1:14 pm