BentRod:
Well written Craig. I think you're on target with that explanation.
MBucktrout:
Native came out with the Slayer Propel LT with a hull weight of around 62 pounds. I was keen on buying it but it just disappeared and from what little I know it was problem with the thermomolding of the hull. Very frustrating. Just keep pedaling my Slayer Propel 13 and waiting for the next lighter boat.
pmmpete:
--- Quote from: craig on September 25, 2021, 04:05:49 PM ---I have seen more people go away from the heavy kayaks like an Outback than the other way around. --- End quote --- On my list of pedal kayaks, there are only two kayaks which weigh less than the Outback. So the Outback is actually pretty light for a pedal kayak.
onefish:
I went from a revo 16 to an Outback and and would never go back. Love all the storage, and the rectangular hatch is money. I can handle an 85 lb yak if it offers me this much storage for the combo trips; crab, salmon, bottom fish. I like good primary and secondary stability, the newer outback’s are really hard to flip, and on a drift out on the reef it is way more pleasant than a revo. For my needs, the newer outback’s bow design eliminates all the old complaints of hull slap, and moves along at a more than acceptable pace. Perhaps if I fished the puget sound or the Lower Columbia more I would miss the speed a bit, but I catch a shitload of fish in the open ocean.