Kudzu Posted November 23, 2014 Report Share Posted November 23, 2014 Finally launched the redesigned Short Shot today. It am several weeks behind due to sinus infection that wouldn't die and bad weather. This was built for my wife but the water is to cold for her to paddle so I took it out while she took photos. She is going to love this boat! I will reserve judgement till I spend some time in it, but so far I was very impressed. Waiting on it;s faults to show though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Action Tiger Posted November 23, 2014 Report Share Posted November 23, 2014 Man, that is one fine looking boat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
labrat Posted November 23, 2014 Report Share Posted November 23, 2014 Fine indeed - in fact that bow looks slightly hollow and should cut through the water really well. Looking forward to a detailed report. Looks great on the water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jshaley Posted December 31, 2014 Report Share Posted December 31, 2014 Short shot was built for your wife, Can you point to some guidance on what makes a kayak better for someone smaller (wife, kids, etc). I would think length but do not want to compromise cruising speed. Would short shot be good for paddlers between 80-180lbs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kudzu Posted January 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2015 Short shot was built for your wife, Can you point to some guidance on what makes a kayak better for someone smaller (wife, kids, etc). I would think length but do not want to compromise cruising speed. Would short shot be good for paddlers between 80-180lbs? First, with a really light person you need a boat that will actually sink low enough into the water so the hull will behave as it was designed to do. If it float to high, it will not track and can be a bear to paddle. Second, you wear a kayak, not sit in it. Putting a kid in a VARDO would be like asking them to drive a car. They can't reach the gas, brake and see where they are going. As for kids, you would be looking at shorter boats. But for a adult I think length is less of an issue as long as you have at least a 13' of waterline which is going to be a 14-15 foot long boat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cxs100 Posted January 3, 2015 Report Share Posted January 3, 2015 Jeff, The re-designed Short Shot looks great. Are you thinking of redesigning the Long Shot in a similar manner? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kudzu Posted January 3, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2015 Probably at some point. But no immediate plans. To many other pressing matters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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