John Fereira writes:
As Mike mentioned, the Necky Chatham and Wilderness Systems Tempest both
seem to be hot models these days. Another plastic boat that looks real
Thanks John (and everyone else) for their very helpful replies

I still
rather like the eclipse, but the Wilderness Systems Tempest 170 has pretty
much taken its place on my "short list". I'm really impressed with this one,
and, though I doubt there's anyplace around here where I can try one on the
water, at least I can get a good look at it and compare it to other boats,
maybe have a seat in it to see how it fits.
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Claudia Engel (no emails please)
aka: Engelchen