Feelfree Gemini
Jun 27, 2007 15:18:19 GMT -1
Post by clouser on Jun 27, 2007 15:18:19 GMT -1
I've had the Gemini Tandem kayak for 10 months now, so here is my user report.
Length..3.9m
Width....82cm
weight..26kg
It was purchased to enable me to get out on the water with either my wife or Grandson or on my own, possibly to fish.
First thing i found was the yak , although not that heavy was awkward to get on the roof of my Discovery single handed, so i had to make an extension bar to help .
I had the Surf version, with 2 hatches ,seats and leg straps and a paddles thrown into the deal.
The craft appears well made, but i have some water getting in somewhere......i removed and re-sealed the hatch rings with limited success, but it does seem to vary as to how much it takes on anyway......filling the yak with water has revealed nothing. However it has never been a problem for the short trips it normally does.
As a tandem it performs fairly well, but solo it is a lot harder to get going and maintain a reasonable cruise speed.
I've tried a few tandems and it compares well with them, but it is not as I'd hoped it would be solo.
It is stable and handles swell and waves well...but it is not good into tide or wind...in fact it's bloody hard work.
I was reluctant to modify it as i was never sure it was what i needed for fishing.
As a craft for family fun , it's superb...but as a solo fishing machine it leaves a lot to be desired.
If i just fished bays or harbours it would fit the bill....sadly i don't.
I must admit i really didn't think it was that bad .....untill i go my new yak, a Perception freedom angler, then i realised just what a better designed yak could do.
My new yak
A review will follow soon.....
Dave
Length..3.9m
Width....82cm
weight..26kg
It was purchased to enable me to get out on the water with either my wife or Grandson or on my own, possibly to fish.
First thing i found was the yak , although not that heavy was awkward to get on the roof of my Discovery single handed, so i had to make an extension bar to help .
I had the Surf version, with 2 hatches ,seats and leg straps and a paddles thrown into the deal.
The craft appears well made, but i have some water getting in somewhere......i removed and re-sealed the hatch rings with limited success, but it does seem to vary as to how much it takes on anyway......filling the yak with water has revealed nothing. However it has never been a problem for the short trips it normally does.
As a tandem it performs fairly well, but solo it is a lot harder to get going and maintain a reasonable cruise speed.
I've tried a few tandems and it compares well with them, but it is not as I'd hoped it would be solo.
It is stable and handles swell and waves well...but it is not good into tide or wind...in fact it's bloody hard work.
I was reluctant to modify it as i was never sure it was what i needed for fishing.
As a craft for family fun , it's superb...but as a solo fishing machine it leaves a lot to be desired.
If i just fished bays or harbours it would fit the bill....sadly i don't.
I must admit i really didn't think it was that bad .....untill i go my new yak, a Perception freedom angler, then i realised just what a better designed yak could do.
My new yak
A review will follow soon.....Dave
