Iv had my Excursion Pro K2 for about 4 years now. I use it for my back country camping as it fits in my trunk, no roof rack. and the foot pump it comes with is a great fire bellows. So far iv dragged and dropped that boat on many a rocky shore, still going strong.
This looks like a great option - I have a Sandpiper 565 and was looking for a lightweight tender. Had thought of a Stand Up Paddle Board, but this may be a better alternative. Under sail do you notice the inflatable tender being towed?
Thought about an inflatable paddleboard too but the kayak is more versatile. Absolutely no effect underway, no difference with or without the kayak in tow.
Make sure you get a self-bailing kayak or it can be a problem, in any weather the spray will eventually fill the boat and it will weigh a ton and affect your seaworthiness.
I have looked into getting an inflatable sea kayak as a tender for my new boat, a Columbia 27. Have you had the inflatable out on any adventures with the flow 19? And by the way how are you finding the flow 19 ? Does it perform better ?.I think there would be more room for you ?. Gerard.
Hello Gerard, yes we took the K2 on Lake Moosehead in Maine last summer and it was great. The all short is rocky, nowhere to beach the boat and that is why I decided to get an inflatable tender. The kayak is great because it's also nice to paddle around to explore. Here is a link to Lake Moosehead video. ruclips.net/video/BctjPrDYNI0/видео.html The Flow 19 is great, I think it's as big as a 19 footer can get yet, with great performance. It's a very light boat and doesn't need much wind to get moving. It can sail 12 to 14 kt on the plane with a kite but you'd have to be careful not to broach...
@@siren17 broaching can occur on any sailing boat. The main thing to watch for is when the wind backs around the mainsail. It is a good point to run a line forward past the mast and tie off one end to the boom, to stop the boom from jibing back accidentally. That's called an accidental jib. Gerard.
@@SvGemstar Yes, aware of accidental jibes.... The point I wanted to make is that when going 12 to 14 kt with a kite on a 19 footer, all bets are off and even without going into an accidental jibe, you can can get in some other kind of troubles.
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Iv had my Excursion Pro K2 for about 4 years now. I use it for my back country camping as it fits in my trunk, no roof rack. and the foot pump it comes with is a great fire bellows. So far iv dragged and dropped that boat on many a rocky shore, still going strong.
Good to hear. We haven’t taken ours on whitewater yet but I think it’d do pretty good up to class II or III.
All good mate. Have a great day!
This looks like a great option - I have a Sandpiper 565 and was looking for a lightweight tender. Had thought of a Stand Up Paddle Board, but this may be a better alternative. Under sail do you notice the inflatable tender being towed?
Thought about an inflatable paddleboard too but the kayak is more versatile. Absolutely no effect underway, no difference with or without the kayak in tow.
Thanks for the information. Now to decide which version.
Make sure you get a self-bailing kayak or it can be a problem, in any weather the spray will eventually fill the boat and it will weigh a ton and affect your seaworthiness.
@@cc111me- thanks for the tip
Im not interested in the inflatable canoe, but the siren is a lovely boat. I bet/hope you sell a bunch of them.
It’s a kayak, not a canoe. The last Siren 17 was built in 1986…. I am not selling anything.
@@siren17 ok no worries, I was being nice, I see it was a wasted effort.
I have looked into getting an inflatable sea kayak as a tender for my new boat, a Columbia 27.
Have you had the inflatable out on any adventures with the flow 19? And by the way how are you finding the flow 19 ? Does it perform better ?.I think there would be more room for you ?.
Gerard.
Hello Gerard, yes we took the K2 on Lake Moosehead in Maine last summer and it was great. The all short is rocky, nowhere to beach the boat and that is why I decided to get an inflatable tender. The kayak is great because it's also nice to paddle around to explore. Here is a link to Lake Moosehead video.
ruclips.net/video/BctjPrDYNI0/видео.html
The Flow 19 is great, I think it's as big as a 19 footer can get yet, with great performance. It's a very light boat and doesn't need much wind to get moving. It can sail 12 to 14 kt on the plane with a kite but you'd have to be careful not to broach...
@@siren17 broaching can occur on any sailing boat. The main thing to watch for is when the wind backs around the mainsail. It is a good point
to run a line forward past the mast and tie off one end to the boom, to stop the boom from jibing back accidentally.
That's called an accidental jib.
Gerard.
@@SvGemstar Yes, aware of accidental jibes.... The point I wanted to make is that when going 12 to 14 kt with a kite on a 19 footer, all bets are off and even without going into an accidental jibe, you can can get in some other kind of troubles.