donquijote1954 wrote:

Frederick Burroughs wrote:

donquijote1954 wrote:


Howdy
I wonder if I'm to big at 6'1", 235lbs for the Manitou at
12'10"x25"...

I will be trying it on the store for size but not on water. And I'm
kind of set on this kayak because of the seat. High back and won't
absorb water (or pee)...

Necky doesn't provide weight capacity so I'm left in the dark.


I'm 5'11" and tip the scales at almost 200 lbs. The Manitou is a
perfect fit for me. I paddle a low volume, tranquil river, hardly
class II in the roughest stretches. I enjoy the hell out of it.

You might go to the buyer's guide section in paddling.net and check
the weight limits for kayaks of similar dimension.


Thanks. I'll check into that.

It seems to me like a 300lb capacity kayak. The question is whether is
OK to have, say, 280lb (me plus gear) on 300lb kayak.


300 lbs. sounds about right. But, I think paddling.net lists the limit
for kayaks of similar dimensions as low as 250 lbs. So, you're gonna
be near the limit w/gear.

I can speak for the watertightness of the hatch. In the linked
pictures, I took a spill in the pictured rapids. All my stowed stuff,
clothes, food and camera, sans drybag, stayed dry as a bone. See:
http://www.user.shentel.net/riburr/p...ecky040905.htm

The seat is the newer design, which can be adjusted up and down, back
and forth.




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