Ordered my new kayak..now i need some decent weather

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Need4Speed

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Well after numerous rentals and borrowing kayaks from friends I finally broke down and ordered my Wilderness Systems Pungo (Bermuda color scheme) last night. It should be here in a couple of weeks...now all I need is some less than freezing temps so we can get out on the water.

This years models come with the Phase 3 seats as standard equipment. Not that there was anything wrong with the older seats, but for those that are familiar with them....we all now that phase 3 kicks ass.

Very anxious to get the season started.

 
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is it a sea kayak or a river kayak?

when I go white water I just go upside-down--it doesn't matter what the weather is outside.

(though the water up there has to be way cold!)
 
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One of these days I'm going to splurge and get an oversized kayak and mount a 45-60lb thrust electric on that sucker. :)

I'd also like to find one of those skinny boats they use in team rowing. What are they called? Well, anyways, I'd like to hook up a 20hp motor to one of those babies just for the hell of it. I bet it would be fun on a smooth lake.
 
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<< Well after numerous rentals and borrowing kayaks from friends I finally broke down and ordered my Wilderness Systems Pungo (Bermuda color scheme) last night. It should be here in a couple of weeks...now all I need is some less than freezing temps so we can get out on the water.

This years models come with the Phase 3 seats as standard equipment. Not that there was anything wrong with the older seats, but for those that are familiar with them....we all now that phase 3 kicks ass.

Very anxious to get the season started. >>



Me too!
Although, if I took this boat out in the surf, I think I'd get 0wn3d pretty quickly--it's long and has quite the rockered keel.
You lake folk and your monstrous play-boats....what are we going to do with you?
:)
 
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<< Me too!
Although, if I took this boat out in the surf, I think I'd get 0wn3d pretty quickly--it's long and has quite the rockered keel.
You lake folk and your monstrous play-boats....what are we going to do with you?
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This is a very stable Kayak..maybe not for white water surf, but its initial and secondary stability are excellent. I also wouldnt say that it's monsterous :) Ive seen touring kayaks that would dwarf this little 12 footer.

Us lake folk, lol....I plan to do a lot of fishing from it as well. We have a lot of excellent little lakes around here that dont offer any boat lunches and are home to some tasty trout :)

Plenty of streams/rivers/creeks here too to cruise around on a weekend. Next year I might grab a white water kayak. A friend of mine would sell me his dagger with all the gear real cheap
 
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<< This is a very stable Kayak..maybe not for white water surf, but its initial and secondary stability are excellent. I also wouldnt say that it's monsterous :) Ive seen touring kayaks that would dwarf this little 12 footer. >>


You're talking to a guy who rides an 8-ft boat :), but I did take my gf out in a tandem once that was probably 16ft and I felt like I was paddling a semi.
I dunno much about whitewater but for surfing, you generally want a fairly flat bottom to make it less rollable (the whole concept of stability changes when you're going sideways down a wave) and also a bit shorter do that you can skip up and turn it. It's a bizarre game.


<< Plenty of streams/rivers/creeks here too to cruise around on a weekend. Next year I might grab a white water kayak. A friend of mine would sell me his dagger with all the gear real cheap >>


Hmmmm....
:)
 
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<< Need4Speed >>

, if you don't mind me asking, what did you pay for it? I'm looking to buy a kayak for recreational, exercise, and fishing purposes as well and can't really seem to find much around here(Iowa, go figure). Twelve foot is ideal because that is the longest I can go without needing a boat permit.
 
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<< Need4Speed >>

, if you don't mind me asking, what did you pay for it? I'm looking to buy a kayak for recreational, exercise, and fishing purposes as well and can't really seem to find much around here(Iowa, go figure). Twelve foot is ideal because that is the longest I can go without needing a boat permit. >>



I think he paid around $579, wonder how much shipping and handling was?
 
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<< I think he paid around $579, wonder how much shipping and handling was? >>



Come on Ross, who pays MSRP on things anymore? :)
 
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<< I think he paid around $579, wonder how much shipping and handling was? >>



Come on Ross, who pays MSRP on things anymore? :) >>



Not I.
 
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the whole setup ran me 650....that included a good set of paddles, PFD, gloves, some cozy waterproof pants and shirt for the chillie days and a skirt. I was able to get a great deal through Galyans by going with two of my friends and buying 3 kayaks. it's tough to find a pungo used because they are so popular and no one seems to want to sell them. I didnt have to pay for shipping even though mine is a special order (color) since we bought three.

-p
 
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I almost forgot, if you want to do fishing e*bay has a killer deal on the pungo angler...We were going to go that route, but he didnt get back to us in time about being able to get 3 of them.

Pungo Angler on Ebay

But i see it has already been sold...keep your eye open on that one, he seems to put one up for sale almost every week.
 
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<< I'd also like to find one of those skinny boats they use in team rowing. What are they called? >>


They're sculls or skulls. not sure how to really spelling it.
 
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well youre not alone...we have crazy boaters out here that are icapable of spotting a kayak...last year this a$$wipe blew by us so fast that his wake nearly tipped us over.
 
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<< hey just don't run over us poor surfers. we don't like getting hit by kayaks >>


Bah. Most of the time you just pass harmlessly over the poor surfer. :)
Actually, I try to do my best not to kill the surfers, but for some reason there is a select few who don't seem to understand the concept of:
If you collide with a 40+ pound kayak whose rider carries a long paddle, you will not prevail.
And since they don't understand this, they'll line-up right on top of me. Maybe they don't think I can actually surf on a kayak, but they're wrong. I do my best to keep a healthy distance from other surfers, but for some reason they don't always feel the same...and the stretch of beach I stay on doesn't exactly get crowded enough to warrant a close lineup.

Ah well. Most of the time it's no problem but once in awhile we'll take the same wave at the same time and get mixed-up, but where I come from we don't take it too seriously. Just make sure everybody is conscious and keep on going. Not to mention, on a kayak, I have a longer range than the average surfer, so I'm usually catching waves far enough out it's not an siie.

And of course, it's only a select few who can't figure it out. Most of the surfers know the dangers and we keep a healthy distance from each other.
 
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