Romany fit - Canoeing / Kayaking

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Romany fit
Posted by: FrankNC on Sep-21-12 1:24 PM (EST)

OK maybe I got it wrong, but when I look around and average guy is about 185 or 200 and a Romany is a tight fit. I know it doesn't fit me, but I'm biased towards really long racing style cockpits or wash deck boats.

I can sit in a Delphin for an hour or two and an Alchemy for hours, but the Romany hurts my back in minutes. Funny thing is I have better flexibility that a lot of folks but low decked boats are painful.

Other I talk to have similar feelings that the Romany paddles like a dream but hurts like the dickens. My I mostly paddle with fat paddlers?

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Cheapest 'Real' Sea Kayak? - NewbTastic - Sep-20-12 8:33 AM
- Buy used - rWVen - Sep-20-12 8:43 AM
  - Used or kit - Canuka - Sep-20-12 8:54 AM
  - For Purposes of Thread, Assume No Used - NewbTastic - Sep-20-12 9:13 AM
    - I'm not sure that the ability to go in - rWVen - Sep-20-12 9:25 AM
    - Rwven hit it - LeeG - Sep-20-12 9:29 AM
      - Yeah - carldelo - Sep-20-12 9:42 AM
      - ??? - NewbTastic - Sep-20-12 10:12 AM
        
        "performance" - LeeG - Sep-20-12 2:47 PM
    - new vs used - jcbikeski - Sep-20-12 10:04 AM
      - Second looking for Divorce Sale. - seadart - Sep-20-12 11:57 AM
- Used Plastic Sea Kayak - Celia - Sep-20-12 9:36 AM
  - Nope, do not plan on killing any friends - NewbTastic - Sep-20-12 10:15 AM
- cheap options - willowleaf - Sep-20-12 9:54 AM
  - novices in boats - willowleaf - Sep-20-12 10:11 AM
  - Again, do not plan on killing anyone - NewbTastic - Sep-20-12 10:19 AM
    - if you spot a 15LV on sale - willowleaf - Sep-20-12 11:40 AM
      - Where you at? - NewbTastic - Sep-20-12 9:18 PM
        
        oh, well. Too far away..... - willowleaf - Sep-21-12 9:44 AM
        
        Yup, CCK is wonderful - NewbTastic - Sep-21-12 8:11 PM
        
        Who is CCK? - Yanoer - Sep-22-12 11:15 AM
        
        That is correct. - NewbTastic - Sep-22-12 5:49 PM
- Consider transition boat - Celia - Sep-20-12 10:38 AM
- Used - Peter-CA - Sep-20-12 10:54 AM
  - second boat as play boat = great idea - NewbTastic - Sep-20-12 11:09 AM
  - Exactly What I Did - Kudzu - Sep-21-12 4:27 PM
- Perception Sea Lion. - Yanoer - Sep-20-12 1:44 PM
- plastic - nickjc - Sep-20-12 1:45 PM
  - How many different guests. What - string - Sep-20-12 1:57 PM
    - I'll be very specific - magooch - Sep-20-12 3:20 PM
- Nice try, NewbTastic - Glenn_MacGrady - Sep-20-12 3:58 PM
  - Cheap Coaster .... where? - seadart - Sep-20-12 4:51 PM
    - No answer's perfect. Count me as kudzu - Glenn_MacGrady - Sep-20-12 5:47 PM
    - Clone - tsunamichuck1 - Sep-21-12 3:16 AM
      - Wow ... - seadart - Sep-21-12 12:47 PM
        
        Well - carldelo - Sep-21-12 1:12 PM
        
        Coaster vs. Sportee - Glenn_MacGrady - Sep-21-12 5:34 PM
        
        My Sportee - tsunamichuck1 - Sep-21-12 8:10 PM
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        Been too long - tsunamichuck1 - Sep-21-12 8:24 PM
        
        OK. - sing - Sep-22-12 6:41 AM
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  - re: Nice try - NewbTastic - Sep-20-12 6:22 PM
- there are plenty of good boats - bowrudder - Sep-20-12 4:13 PM
  - Yeah Man - Kudzu - Sep-20-12 4:26 PM
- NDK Explorer or Romany - Dr_Disco - Sep-20-12 6:00 PM
- lost cause - abc - Sep-20-12 6:02 PM
  - Not the Romany - FrankNC - Sep-20-12 6:18 PM
    - "very few people" - Dr_Disco - Sep-20-12 7:42 PM
    - Not our experience - Celia - Sep-21-12 9:09 AM
      - Romany fit - FrankNC - Sep-21-12 1:24 PM
        
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        Q on Romany/Explorer Fit... - NewbTastic - Sep-21-12 5:23 PM
        
        Brother is regular Romany/Explorer size - Celia - Sep-21-12 9:24 PM
        
        Extremely helpful - many thanks, Celia - NewbTastic - Sep-21-12 9:42 PM
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- Peter-CA hit it - jbernard - Sep-20-12 6:28 PM
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- Debatable - ADNelson - Sep-20-12 8:11 PM
- Percep...what? - jesse59 - Sep-20-12 8:30 PM
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