Me and a mate are thinking of getting a couple of cheep kayak's

Is there anywhere other than ebay to look? and whats the difference between them all?

 

niks brother used to canoe for england!

 

Canoe or Kayak? Where would you be using it? Fast flowing rivers you'd want something small and with a flat underside, whereas on a lake you'd want one with a round underside for stability etc.

 

i'd rather have a speedboat

 

He got any spare J


TBH i dont know, want to sit inside it, prob mainly rivers with the odd lake

 

There is a bloke from hartlepool got one going cheap he is called John Darwin, one careful owner lol

 

He used to surf kayak for England - get it right James!!!!

Doug, you do realise that you have to have a license to kayak most rivers. Before you start, I would suggest you under take your exams, ie one, two or three star, depending on your experience. They can also teach you how to read the river conditions.

I am a two star but I had an accident a few years ago in the sea, ie I capsized and got stuck and havent gone back to it since!!!

Happy to answer any questions. Nik

 

Nik this is me your talking to fpmsl what they going to do clamp me

 

same thing, fookin boat thing and water

 

isn't canoeing some form of sexual position

 

Dont know Tony!!!


ask your ex wife

 

Sorry!!!! Just dont want you to get fined or hurt!!! I panicked and passed out in my accident and could have easily drowned if my brother hadnt rescued me when he did and I had been kayaking for several years.

I will stop now.

 

No thats fine honey , might look in to joining a club as they will prob do outings and stuff too' i could paddle my little hart out on my next trip to you guys

 

Joining a club is a good idea. OOOOOPPPPPSSSS I forgot to stop with the comments

 

No need to stop nik! fire away hun

 

Been looking at these


Key Features:
2 Sizes
• Stable and forgiving displacement hull
• Great initial stability and easy edge control
• Rounded deck and side wall shape assist rolling
• Ergonomic outfitting in a range of specifications

Can get it brand new for £365

River medway licence is £23
or a BCU licence is only £34 a year and you get 3rd party insurance and 10 free magazines a year too

 

There were loads of these about in Cornwall when we were down there, looks like fun. I did some Kayaking years ago in a swimming pool, did not get as far as the roll over though.

 

I cant wait to get one now

 

You should join your local canoeing club if there is one, and the BCU would be a good idea. You can then learn how to handle a canoe/kayak and paddle safely, not on your own idealy.

Generally Kayaks are closed cockpit, where you use a spraydeck (like the Dagger above). Canoes are the large open type (like the red indians used).

If you intend to paddle on your own (not on white water) i would strongly advise you take lessons/join a group and get to at least 3 Star levelas this is the level i take as competent. You want to get to a skill levle where you can self rescue (Eskimo roll).

I gained my 4 Star about 15 yrs ago and became an Instructor (Level 2 coach), i've also done lots of slalom canoeing to Division 2 level, and have paddled the Nottingham course like used in the recent Eurpopean Slalom Championships.

 

Well we got some about a month ago and fook me its harder than it looks' kind of go in a straight line now but still keep spinning now and again lol. got me a roof rack for the car now but not that stable tbh so going to add some more bars i have this afternoon

anyway a quick pick lol

 

Said in a motherly voice.

"Should you be wearing safety equipment young man?!"

 

If you look round my neck you can see a water tight bag that had my phone and fags in....... now that was a life saver fpmsl

 

Go to the local club, sometimes they sell old ones they have quite cheap

 

Why bother buying one. Most places charge about £25 to use one for 2 days and they sort out arrange everything.