I use to do a lot of kayaking but not for a few years. Gill has started to show a interest so we have been out a few times in 2 person hire Canadian type canoes so I have been looking at possibly getting one, it will be used on easy rivers and canals. Not keen on the inflatable ones they look a bit flimsy and would be affected by the wind and currents. Any advice and also transporting it.
I have one . I redid a few years ago. I had to use a special gel. It wasn’t cheap. I forget the name.although I knew it well back then , and all that goes along with it . Notice the paint lines .i used a special resin paint and the Hull was cracked . I had to put new wood in it , . .But it’s a real Canadian canoe . From 1976. I don’t lend it to anyone anymore. because the last time I did they scraped the bottom I had to redo it again. ,,, I don’t need to transport it because the river is in the my front yard...Look into buying some roof rack for it. But I couldn’t be bothered. If you find one just make sure the underside is intact. That’s about the only thing you need to know. There are also some rib/ web lines and some of them,Make sure it has the serial number on it. Then you know it’s a quality one. Like a Vin They’re not cheap...!.
Kayaks, tall thule feet square bars and j holders... looks a bit scary high but we just made Anglesey and back... mid Wales next ... oh and a box to stand on to put ratchet straps on! Sent from my SM-T580 using Tapatalk
I won’t get Gill In a kayak, she’s a bit scared of water on the account she can’t swim so feels trapped in a kayak.
They scare me too so I have a sit on. Do it .. today we had puffins seals and porpoises! Great day out to puffin island Sent from my SM-T580 using Tapatalk
A good thing about the inflatable two man canoes is that they almost fit in an Ikea carrier bag put between the front seats of a bus. And the Sevylor Riviera is only about £110. They are made of reasonably thick PVC and survive being handled over shingle and rock beaches, and certainly a much better boat for travelling than the same amount of PVC making up a rubber dinghy, as they move much quicker and go in a straight line. You can park the bus and carry the canoe some distance down to the water in one hand. The sectional paddles are just a bit too long for the bag.. I used mine in a Cornish creek last summer, just off the Helford river, by myself and with my adult daughter. While it would drift in the wind, it was still gripping the water enough to be easy to paddle in any direction .
The previous owners of our house left a kayak behind the garden shed. It weighed as much as an aircraft carrier so we got the builders to take it to the skip!
Get an inflatable! They’re MUCH more stable than you think/they look. I’ve done a shed load of white water and still water kayaking/canoeing and, after being in a Decathlon inflatable for a bit, they are very nearly as rigid and comfortable as a fibreglass hull. Me, Mrs.T and Junior.T are heading out on ours tomorrow (hangover permitting...) and will easily cruise a tidal river and calm-ish sea in it without a second thought. A 3 person Itiwit from Decathlon is about £350 all in and you can fit it between the front cupboards of a Westie Berlin layout. Weighs about 20kgs, so not insignificant, but beats the granny out of messing around with roof bars
Use to paddle in the UK a lot in Kayak and Canoes, had my own kayak, but joined a paddle club and used to loan their canoes - but have used the inflatables since being in AUS and they are really good - certainly worth a look at mate. Paddle boards are also a great laugh - you can get inflatable ones of these too - pack small
Do you ever use it off your boat? Just looking for something my son and I can play with when we are anchored up or on a mooring.
http://thelatebay.com/index.php?threads/kayak-£39-99-lidl-bargain-or-waste-of-space.83109/ errm any thoughts from you lot
