Opinions on Aquaterra Chinook
Scott Sylvester (gs-lab)
can tell me anything about it, like how stable, tracking, etc. I used to
paddle racing kayaks in high school, which are very unstable, but I
got along ok. Will I have the same kind of probs. with the Chinook?
Scott Sylvester
sy...@math.utk.edu
Scott Arighi
>Scott Sylvester
>sy...@math.utk.edu
My wife paddles a Chinook and basically likes it. The stability is
quite good even when I paddle it (6ft. 1", 200 lbs). My wife has had
some trouble with tracking even after using slalom boats for many
years. We finally put a rudder on it and it has been entirely
satisfactory since then. The boat has a fair amount of space even
with me paddling it. As with many plastic boats, it has some tendency
to oilcan. Overall, not a bad boat.
Scott Arighi
Roy Robson
Other than one brief day trip in a Current Designs Pisces my only
experience has been with the Chinook so you may not want to put all
of your faith in my opinions.
Being fairly new to the sport I thought a plastic boat would stand up
to the abuse a novice would place upon it. The price was right as well-
I purchased it as a rental return.
I do find it rather heavy especially during those solo lifts to my roof
rack. Its cadence is not great but stability is good. I have a rudder
but it gets limited use.
If you solo and depend upon paddlefloat rescues you may want to have
some cleats/eyelets added to the aft deck.
Again, my experience is limited, but I feel the Chinook is a fine boat.
Greg Smith
punch into waves rather than rise up and over them. If you get
in heavy surf in a Chinook, you will get hit in the chest with
a few waves or at least have them break on the deck right in
front of you. Can be fun, usually isn't.
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Greg Smith, KB8YBS
AT&T Global Information Solutions
george goehl
>
> I'm looking at getting a Aquaterra Chinook, and was wondering if anyone
> can tell me anything about it, like how stable, tracking, etc. I used to
> paddle racing kayaks in high school, which are very unstable, but I
> got along ok. Will I have the same kind of probs. with the Chinook?
>
> Scott Sylvester
> sy...@math.utk.edu
Scott; I have a Spectrum and a Skerry. The Spectrum has the same bow
configuration as the Chinnook. That particular bow will slice through
the water, which I prefer. My Skerry rides up over the waves.
This is exciting for about fifteen minutes in three or four foot waves,
but then it gets very tiresome slapping down on the water. Supposedly
the Skerry will keep you dryer, but I haven't found that to me my
experince.
One other point is that Aquaterra people have been very helpful on the
phone and in the three years I have had the Spectrum I have had
absolutely no trouble with it.