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#432207 - 08/28/08 09:46 AM Sport only, or good dingy/shore boat?
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#432214 - 08/28/08 09:54 AM Re: Sport only, or good dingy/shore boat? [Re: seabuddy]
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It fits in small places as its deflatable (sp).

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#432215 - 08/28/08 09:54 AM Re: Sport only, or good dingy/shore boat? [Re: seabuddy]
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Sport only IMO.. not much room to load supplies for a shore boat, and you'd have to maintain careful balance in any kind of disturbance.
Looks like a fun 'cove-explorer'!
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#432228 - 08/28/08 10:18 AM Re: Sport only, or good dingy/shore boat? [Re: Nu2BoatN]
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Both if you have not too much gear or are just going to shore for lunch.
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#432261 - 08/28/08 11:27 AM Re: Sport only, or good dingy/shore boat? [Re: deepv]
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Bathing suit only?

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#432290 - 08/28/08 12:44 PM Re: Sport only, or good dingy/shore boat? [Re: seabuddy]
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Or would you wear street clothes?

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#432292 - 08/28/08 12:47 PM Re: Sport only, or good dingy/shore boat? [Re: seabuddy]
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Edited by seabuddy (08/28/08 12:47 PM)

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#432300 - 08/28/08 01:08 PM Re: Sport only, or good dingy/shore boat? [Re: seabuddy]
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Not street clothes. Never where street clothes while boating anyhow.
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#432308 - 08/28/08 01:18 PM Re: Sport only, or good dingy/shore boat? [Re: deepv]
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Bathing Suit, warm weather, don't mind getting wet use only.

You can manage to stay dry in these things, but can easily get wet as well.
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#432326 - 08/28/08 02:07 PM Re: Sport only, or good dingy/shore boat? [Re: Hockey Family]
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Could be fun for tubing behind the boat. laugh
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#432448 - 08/29/08 11:44 AM Re: Sport only, or good dingy/shore boat? [Re: seabuddy]
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Originally Posted By: seabuddy
Bathing suit only?


We have one very similar, the Sevylor 2800 2 person inflatable kayak. Great deal at Dick's, it must have been closeout b/c I can't find it online. It even came w/ two aluminum/plastic kayak paddles.

My wife likes it to poke around the coves near us w/ one of the kids. Nice b/c takes up much less room in the garage then a rigid kayak. It is definitely bathing suit as water drips from the paddles into the kayak as you paddle. The sightly raised seat helps a bit.

You are very low to the water obviously and stability is okay, but as mentioned balance is still a bit touchy. No sudden moves and not a lot of heavy cargo...to make you even lower. I believe stepping/climbing out of a wider dinghy/zodiac to a dock to be a much more stable experience than stepping out of one of these. Getting out at a dock is much trickier than a shore landing. 1 adult and 1 kid seems perfect. Wife and I haven't gone out together so can't say for sure about 2 adults.
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