Maybe so, but Posted by: rpg51 on Sep-29-12 1:00 PM (EST)
most plastic boats, including mine for sure, end up with LOTS of scratches from use. Its the Felix and Oscar thing played out in the world of kayaks. I'm definitely an Oscar. In my view it takes incredible effort and care to avoid scratches in a plastic kayak. On the other hand, scratches from normal use don't cause any problems whatsoever, inmho. Also, if he did any paddling in white water or rock gardening I doubt even Felix could avoid getting tons scratches in a plastic kayak. I see the dents as another matter because even though it isn't a racing kayak they still bug me and it is not hard to avoid the dents - just store the kayak on edge.