Need Acrobat 275 review. Anyone paddled this boat??

[seme...@nospamcswnet.com]

I'm thinking of picking up an Acrobat 275 for big water and COLD
weather days when being upside down in my rodeo boat would be
unacceptable! It would be a "second" boat that would hopefully be
stable and forgiving and sub as a loaner boat too.

Has anyone paddled this boat? I'd value your opinion regarding your
experiences... the boats strengths and weaknesses. Also, if you think
there's a better boat for the job.

I will appreciate your help.

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[Kathryn Streletzky]

>I'm thinking of picking up an Acrobat 275 for big water and COLD
>weather days when being upside down in my rodeo boat would be
>unacceptable! It would be a "second" boat that would hopefully be
>stable and forgiving and sub as a loaner boat too.

Sounds like a plan. I bought a WS Y as my "winter boat." Acro275 sounds like
it would be a good choice too.

>Has anyone paddled this boat? I'd value your opinion regarding your
>experiences... the boats strengths and weaknesses. Also, if you think
>there's a better boat for the job.

Sounds perfect for your purposes - cold weather and/or big water boating.

- Mothra

[WannaGoKayaking]

I paddled a 275 till moving to a Z, Beast, and H2zone.
The 275 is an awesome boat for the water you describe. And at my weight over
200, it sqirted well, over all served me very sell. I also have a 270 I keep
for teaching ( too small for me to paddle )
Mike

[Paul Skoczylas]

WannaGoKayaking <wannago...@aol.com> wrote:

> And at my weight over
> 200, it sqirted well, over all served me very sell. I also have a 270 I
keep
> for teaching ( too small for me to paddle )

How much over 200?? I'm 6'2", 215 lbs (significantly over that with
paddling gear on, and even more if you count all the gear I stuff in the
boat), and my AcroBat 270 fits great, even with a wetsuit and booties on. I
can sit with my butt on the seat and pull my legs (which may not be
Wilko/Ratt/Karl sized, but pretty close) out of the cockpit. I have fairly
large hips (and rear), but I still have a couple of inches of padding
attached in the cockpit on each side so my hips don't slide around.

Actually, I love that boat, and have absolutely no desire to trade it in
yet. (But then, I'm not into doing cartwheels and flat spins...) For the
original poster: I understand there are more differences between the 270 and
275 than just 5 cm. (And if you hear some nonsense about Pyranha having bad
plastic, that only refers to one batch of boats produced sometime in '96.
Mine's taken a hell of a beating and is still going strong.)

-Paul

[ian dallaway]

I owned an Acro275 for just over a year and found it to be a superb boat for
river running on rivers up to class V. It is fast, stable and manouverable in
heavy water, with lots of room for a big person and kit.

Untortunately the kayak split in France on a class 4 drop. Luckily it was
insured and has been replaced with a Redline which works equally well, if not
even better! I would recommend either kayak for river running, although with
Pyranha boats I'd certainly consider insuring it - I have managed to break four
of them so far although their designs are very good!

Ian.

[yakmom]

I met a guy who had some leg problems (can't remember what) who paddled
a 275. Said it was the only boat he could use with his particular
problems. I have been intrigued by the 275 since then.

sheila