New kayak
 

I feel as if its coming up on that time for me to purchase a new kayak. Ive had mine for only about 8 months or so but it's a cobra tandem that I put a lot of time and effort into basically converting it to a single user friendly kayak. With that being said, I think I am into the sport enough to spend a little money on a good yak. I am looking at the moken 14, I saw it and it immediately caught my eye and at 6'2 210 I need a decent size kayak and the moken 14 seems really well put together I know a few guys on here have them. Any body have any other suggestions and to be clear I want to paddle. And I am definitely going to have to get down to OEX and demo some kayaks before I make my decision.

I was leaning towards the Jackson Cuda but with shoulder surgery coming up I'm on hold.
Not mine but a good deal.

http://orangecounty.craigslist.org/boa/3796751429.html

I would check out the Ocean Trident 13. I just bought one from Andy at OEX a couple of weeks ago and I love it. I'm 6' 220lbs and fits me great.

Also agree to check out the tridents there really nice yaks. I use to have a 15 and it was great. Very fast, glides really well, tons of storage and stable. I regret selling it I haven't gone kayaking since even though I have 2 X factors, looks like my plan to upgrade backfired... Anyone way to trade a camo trident 15 for my camo x factor lol?

I really enjoy my Trident 15. I'm 5'9" and formerly 265#s now 240 and dropping. Very stable for someone that is larger.

2 cents from the hobie gallery
 

6'2" 200 lbs - I recommend the pro-angler it will hold you and 400 lbs of gear and fish....you can peddle and hold your pole at the same time....:kayak-surfer:

I'm 5'8" 175 lbs, mostly in the belly area. Is that an apple body type? Oh and I pedal an outback

6'1" / 260. Love my Hobie PA12. You can always paddle, but doing long days and distances, pedalling is the only way to go. The PA is a little slower than the revolution or the oasis but I stay alot drier. if you're fishing in the wind and need to stay over a spot you can't beat the miragedrive. Good luck.

Im really looking to paddle my hand was injured and its good therapy to get my strength back if I paddle.

Had surgery on my hand 3 months ago. Try out a bent paddle. Made it much easier on the hand. Great combo with my Trident 13 which paddles easily anyway.
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I paddle a moken 14 and 12.5 and love the boats. I have had too many kayaks to count and when I got my Moken's I was blown away with the time they put into designing the boats. Even small details like the footrests are designed to be adjusted just by reaching next to your knee. I know most people don't adjust their footrests often, but during the day I like to bend my knees sometimes and prefer keeping my feet braced so I can paddle effectively and its a breeze with the FeelFree system.

It's just one of many small details they paid attention to during design that shows they were really thinking during the build of the boat. Its an extremely well built kayak and I don't think you can go wrong with buying one. Test paddle one from OEX or hit up JimmyZ and he can probably let you paddle his since he is in your area.

Ive deff narrowed it down to 3 kayaks which I will test out in 2 weeks its the malibu stealth 14, the jackson cuda 14, and the moken 14,

Since I'm stuck on the sidelines I'm looking forward to your in depth reporting:D

I've got a Cuda 14. If you've got questions shoot me a message or I can let you try mine out. OEX just got their shipment in too so you could pay em a visit. They'll take care of you

OEX Rocks like that. Congrats on the new pick up.

6'3, 280 and use a pa14. Works great and feels extremely stable. The mirage drive is far enough forward that my legs aren't scrunched at all.

Have you tried the Native. It has a peddle drve that you can go both front and backwards in. I picked up one at OEX in Mission Bay. great kayak. I am 5'11" 235 and it does fine.