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Boundary Waters Quetico Forum Gear Forum Help ID Sawyer hull '95? |
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10/01/2019 07:52PM
Longtime lurker here. I've got an OT Appalachian already for getting wet and twisty... Been looking for a bigger lake and tripping cruiser. 3 kids and a mildly willing SWMBO go with. Used to do plenty of ww all over New England. Taught sea kayaking for years.
So - who can help me figure this out. It's being sold by a woman who's husband passed and she knows next to nothing. I've asked for dimensions but none received as yet. It's 5 hrs of driving to pickup so no peeking ahead of time.
10/01/2019 08:30PM
There should be a metal plate on the bow flotation tank that has the model ID.
Hard to get a sense of scale from the picture but it looks like it might be a 222- (18.5')- a big water, high capacity cruising hull that is also quite adept at whitewater if you can do without the sudden turns. If not that it's probably a Cruiser (17'9").
BTW- The 222 is probably the finest big tripping hull ever made. Fast, impossibly seaworthy and incredible capacity to carry gear. Bow can be difficult for small paddlers. Often heavy.
Hard to get a sense of scale from the picture but it looks like it might be a 222- (18.5')- a big water, high capacity cruising hull that is also quite adept at whitewater if you can do without the sudden turns. If not that it's probably a Cruiser (17'9").
BTW- The 222 is probably the finest big tripping hull ever made. Fast, impossibly seaworthy and incredible capacity to carry gear. Bow can be difficult for small paddlers. Often heavy.
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10/01/2019 09:47PM
OK so not the dreaded X-17 but not the 222 I wanted it to be. Who thinks it's worth 5 hrs of wheel time for a reasonable price (if I could buy it on my lunch break tomorrow I wouldn't even hesitate) or should I hold out for the DY 222? One of the primary lakes I'll paddle in the short term with the little guys has lots of power boat wakes - I know, I know, but will the 'Classic' be too wet a ride?
10/01/2019 09:50PM
I think it's missing the bow bulge / flare of the 222... which is unfortunate.
I'm doing my research: https://bwca.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=forum.thread&threadId=598729&forumID=15&confID=1
Sounds like it'll still fit my needs well if I dress the bowsprite in waterproofs!
I'm doing my research: https://bwca.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=forum.thread&threadId=598729&forumID=15&confID=1
Sounds like it'll still fit my needs well if I dress the bowsprite in waterproofs!
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