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I am puzzled by a few things concerning the new shearwater double.
1) It is shorter, narrower, and has larger cockpit openings than the Chessie double but it is listed as being heavier- Is that correct?
2) The cockpit opening is listed as 35x18 vrs 31x17 for the Chessie double yet the round "speedometer" shows that it has a less cockpit room. Is that maybe due to the heigth or is something wrong?
3) I am suprised by the price difference between these two modles, why is that?
2 replies:
RE: Shearwater double questions
Thanks for the note.
>>>> 1) It is shorter, narrower, and has larger cockpit openings than the Chessie double but it is listed as being heavier- Is that correct?>>>>>>>
Multi-chined boats have more fiberglass, and the Shearwater Double has lots of fiberglass. Sapele decks, big cockpits and three flush hatches don't weigh nothing---clearly more. Length isn't size, and I'm willing to guess that almost all kayak doubles are going to hover in the 65-75 pound range. (Viz the Mill Creek 16.5, shorter and with a yet-bigger cockpit opening, at 65 pounds.)
>>>>>>2) The cockpit opening is listed as 35x18 vrs 31x17 for the Chessie double yet the round "speedometer" shows that it has a less cockpit room. Is that maybe due to the heigth or is something wrong?>>>>>
RE: Shearwater double questions
» Submitted by Laszlo - Tue, 12/2/08 » 6:23 AM
Ralph,
For #3, I'm guessing is that it's because the Chessie is an old CLC design which has had its development costs amortized long ago, while the SW is a new Schade design which is still paying off its development costs to both CLC and Schade.
Laszlo