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Has anyone had the opportunity to compare the Amaruk/Looksha T to the Boreal Esperanto? It looks bigger, heavier, faster and puts paddlers further apart...

Thanks Mick! Love the translation from German :-)

Oh yes the hatch openings on the Looksha T are huge. The bow opening on the Amaruk is quite small. Sounds like there's not a world of difference. When i looked at the Looksha T, i think the bow has more rocker? Does that result in an appreciably drier ride for the front paddler?

Hi everyone. I am looking for a seaworthy plastic double of vaguely manageable size/weight so that largely leaves me with the Necky/Old Town Looksha T, or its predecessor, the Amaruk. Does anyone have a first hand experience comparing the two in handling/speed, etc? I came across an ex rental...

If comparing plastic vs plastic, is there any reason to pick a Double Vision over a Looksha T?

There is a grey poly Double Vision listed on FB Marketplace in Burnaby/Vancouver area, don't know how old is the ad but it's still there. Also as alternatives go, I owned a 16 ft double made by Azul/Riot/Sun (3 brands of the same company, I think the model was Echo or Polarity) and it was...

Coolest thing i have seen in ages. Also reminds me of the Hunley a bit.

To give Mariner their due, the Coaster was one of the first purpose built ocean playboats put into production, the design was very influential.

Uh, meh. My borderline recreational $600 Nifty 385 had no rudder or skeg and I never felt it needed one, in any conditions I have paddled it. My Chatham was also very neutral. I normally manage without even in my Stratos. Mariners are cool and were advanced in their day but time goes by.

Nice to see this boat getting the quality work it deserves! I saw it in the ads but couldn't justify adding to the collection, looks like there was some hackery to be undone, the price makes more sense now. I wonder if the DIY rudder bar at the back was there to make rudder less twitchy , so...

You should chat with some whitewater canoeists, they got the electric pumps worked out. The only difference is salt water that they don't have to deal with.

I am curious if your footpegs are set a bit far for you.

So while I am still convinced this is a totally back-asswards way to go about picking what boat to buy...I happen to own 3 American kayaks and one Canadian canoe, and have owned many more over the years. My US-built Sirocco (from the good old days when they came with the Kajak Sport lids) has...

I am for one slightly confused by the nature of this question. Why does it matter in the first place? Is this for buying a boat or investing in a company? If it's the former, you should first decide on what type of performance characteristics and fit you want and then pick a boat that best...

I have had excellent success with peel and stick foam sheets that I've got at Deep Cove kayak, aka Coast Outdoors these days. Barring that most solvent-based contact cement would work fine. If using peel and stick, leave the surface smooth, if using contact cement, rough it up with 40 grit. I...

Rather than pre made angle aluminum which is typically a stiff grade that doesn't like to bend much, i found good success with buying thick aluminum sheet(of the bendable grade of aluminum) and then cutting and bending into desired shape. Foam will stick to bare aluminum fine btw.

If it's a plastic Chatham, they are removable and if so inclined, it's easy enough to make your own out of aluminum, shaped however you like and then add some foam for padding.

Once upon a time, many years ago I figured out what makes Skooks good and ...less good. And at some point I forgot. Facepalm . I know it begins to be surfable in a sea kayak at just below 8 knots and stops being friendly around 9.5 when it starts to break. I remember that the same max flood...

My general way when camping on small islands is to do it well below high tide line on a rocky shelf that flushes well, burn the toilet paper and put a rock on the deposits.

To avoid repetition of already mentioned points, here's my 2 cents. Current-find out where it MATTERS. Unfavorable current can be negligible, a nuisance, an impediment, or a serious hazard. Indian Arm for example, negligible. Sechelt Rapids, aka Skookumchuck, can be deadly if you get timing...