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Amish Ed · 01-18-2019, 10:47 PM

Save a few hundred more and get a good used kayak. It will serve you much better. If you can, try it before you buy it. What feels right for you might, be completely different from me. What are your stats? Your size makes a big difference in choosing which might be the best fit for you.

I've never flipped outside of the surf. But, my first kayak was a Navigator. I almost rolled that yak so many times I sold it after 6 months. One of Cobra's worst designs. I paddled a Tarpon 140 for a few years, I liked it a lot. I didn't find it too tippy at the time. I'm so used to my current battleship (Ride 135) though, that most kayaks would feel tippy to me now.

01-18-2019, 10:47 PM	#10
Amish Ed Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Grants Pass, OR Posts: 1,903	Save a few hundred more and get a good used kayak. It will serve you much better. If you can, try it before you buy it. What feels right for you might, be completely different from me. What are your stats? Your size makes a big difference in choosing which might be the best fit for you. I've never flipped outside of the surf. But, my first kayak was a Navigator. I almost rolled that yak so many times I sold it after 6 months. One of Cobra's worst designs. I paddled a Tarpon 140 for a few years, I liked it a lot. I didn't find it too tippy at the time. I'm so used to my current battleship (Ride 135) though, that most kayaks would feel tippy to me now. __________________ Amish Ed You can't catch it again if it's dead! Last edited by Amish Ed; 01-18-2019 at 10:58 PM.