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Ideal for what?
Posted by: jimyaker on Sep-07-12 4:13 PM (EST)

You said Touring Kayak, but you didn't really say what you want from the kayak. Do you want to cover a lot of distance? Camp from it? Fish from it? Take photos from it? Race it? Take it out on open seas?

"Best" needs a qualifier of some sort.

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Best Kayak Length - climbnride58 - Sep-04-12 4:30 PM
- best to read the other related threads - jcbikeski - Sep-04-12 4:41 PM
  - One other thing - kelvin1 - Sep-04-12 6:44 PM
    - yeah, I discovered that - climbnride58 - Sep-05-12 5:41 PM
      - in general, shorter kayaks - tetonjohn - Sep-05-12 6:12 PM
      - Try a Conduit 13. - adnelson - Sep-06-12 3:42 PM
        
        Question on the Conduit 13... - NewbTastic - Sep-06-12 4:46 PM
        
        Oh, yes! - adnelson - Sep-07-12 9:42 PM
        
        Awesome! - NewbTastic - Sep-07-12 9:55 PM
        
        I have - ADNelson - Sep-08-12 9:27 AM
  - Yup - NewbTastic - Sep-04-12 8:08 PM
- 13 ft 6 inches - tsunamichuck1 - Sep-04-12 6:25 PM
  - well, second choice - Peter-CA - Sep-04-12 7:54 PM
    - Coaster - tsunamichuck1 - Sep-04-12 8:32 PM
- if serious, something to read - tetonjohn - Sep-04-12 6:50 PM
  - seems like good advice - jcbikeski - Sep-04-12 6:59 PM
- Parameters, Constraints, Boundaries - willi_h2o - Sep-04-12 7:50 PM
- Under 16 feet. - Cliffjrs - Sep-04-12 7:57 PM
- 14'-15' - Waterbird - Sep-05-12 6:50 PM
- 15.314159' - LeeG - Sep-05-12 7:28 PM
  - yum... - jcbikeski - Sep-05-12 9:26 PM
- 18' 3" - Andy_Szymczak - Sep-05-12 7:38 PM
  - Gotta love that - jcamry98 - Sep-06-12 11:01 PM
- kayak length - JonMMartin - Sep-06-12 2:10 PM
- 17-19ft - PHILIPJEDLICKA - Sep-06-12 4:53 PM
  - two thumbs up! (nm) - tvcrider - Sep-07-12 12:58 PM
- Longer than it is wide. - g2d - Sep-06-12 5:34 PM
  - Curves are nice - LeeG - Sep-06-12 9:15 PM
    - For me it's 19'-2" - magooch - Sep-07-12 10:29 AM
      - mostly inland waterways - climbnride58 - Sep-07-12 3:21 PM
- Ideal for what? - jimyaker - Sep-07-12 4:13 PM
  - ideally - climbnride58 - Sep-17-12 1:24 AM
    - re: ideally - NewbTastic - Sep-17-12 1:44 AM
- The Great Lakes? - PHILIPJEDLICKA - Sep-07-12 5:44 PM
- my own preference - willowleaf - Sep-16-12 1:32 AM
- Correct kayak length - rnsparky - Sep-17-12 12:53 PM
- wrong question - slushpaddler - Sep-17-12 1:02 PM
- That's easy - roanguy - Sep-17-12 3:40 PM
- Length - ppine - Sep-17-12 5:00 PM
  - 14 feet is the best for races - FrankNC - Sep-17-12 11:29 PM
    - What boat were you paddling ? - roanguy - Sep-18-12 7:04 AM
      - currently paddling an 8 footer - climbnride58 - Sep-22-12 6:50 PM
        
        ok then... - NewbTastic - Sep-22-12 8:51 PM
        
        great source in Oakland - willowleaf - Sep-23-12 2:53 PM
        
        thanks - climbnride58 - Sep-25-12 5:41 PM
      - Roanguy - CD Kestrel 140 sit on top - FrankNC - Sep-26-12 10:21 AM