Malibu kayak X13 or stealth 12

[Jimmyz123]

Originally Posted by 45user

So the parking lot sale came earlier than I thought and I wanted to pick up a shorter yak. I currently have trident 15 and like it a lot for its speed. And want to pick up a back up yak preferably shorter one for using it in the harbors and bay and occasional long distance. I'm 5' 8" and 185lb.
Between those 2 kayaks mentioned above, how's the performance in speed and trackability(?)? I had mini x and took it out once and I switched to trident because how slow it was.
I like the features in stealth 12 but is there a lot of trade off in speed compared to little longer X13?
Thank you for your help.
45

I had an X13 and it was a very nice Kayak. Speed was nice, paddled true. The only thing I didn't like was the storage hatch behind the seat. It placed the bait tank and crate a little further back than I cared for.

[45user]

Thank you all for your replies!
Makes the decision harder haha
How much of a speed am I losing over stability of the stealth 12? My old mini x was nice but it took me quite a while to paddle out to fishing ground.
45

[Hogstir]

Originally Posted by Jimmyz123

I had an X13 and it was a very nice Kayak. Speed was nice, paddled true. The only thing I didn't like was the storage hatch behind the seat. It placed the bait tank and crate a little further back than I cared for.

The X13 doesn't have a storage hatch behind the seat, maybe you are thinking of the X factor. I love my X13, it is a lot faster than the stealth 12 with a much longer glide. By the way the X13 is almost 14 ft long (13ft 10 in).

[Jimmyz123]

Originally Posted by Hogstir

The X13 doesn't have a storage hatch behind the seat, maybe you are thinking of the X factor. I love my X13, it is a lot faster than the stealth 12 with a much longer glide. By the way the X13 is almost 14 ft long (13ft 10 in).

You are correct sir. I had the X-factor.