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in article , Bub at
wrote on 9/19/04 9:42 PM:

I had a Necky zoar for a long time and I have to say it is one of the most
stable boats I've ever paddled. Graet all purpose boat. You'll like it.
Bub

Unless you are planning to paddle long distances. It does have great primary
stability but the sacrifice is that it moves through the water like a
bathtub (or starts to feel like one) on a longer paddle :-)

"bdubya" wrote in message
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On Fri, 17 Sep 2004 18:50:51 GMT, Wright
wrote:

On 9/17/04 11:42 AM, in article
,
"bdubya" wrote:

My GF and I are looking at used kayaks, with an eye mainly towards
day-paddling (river and Lake MI), with occasional one- or two-night
river trips. We've paddled a few different kayaks in conditions
ranging from flat rivers to light ocean surf, but we're not
particularly experienced (she's 130 lbs, I'm 185).
I've got a line on a couple of used Necky boats, a Zoar and a Kayook.
Am I right in thinking these would fit our needs pretty well? Any
comments?

bw
I am not familiar with the Kayook at all; I am familiar with the Zoar and
it
is a good entry level kayak for the lake and overnighting. But you also
mentioned river trips, if your are talking about flat rivers with nothing
more than very mild rapids the Zoar would still be alright. If the
rapids
are any greater than that any of a number of whitewater boats would be
more
suitable than the Zoar.

I've seen the Kayook also spelled as the Kyook. Model is apparently
out of production, since the Necky site has no info. It's about a
foot longer than the Zoar. And whitewater is not in the plans for
these boats.

Thanks for the input,
bw