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#189239 - 07/29/20 11:58 AM Fun with kayaks…
mic214 Offline
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Registered: 05/27/08
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Loc: Colorado
I have been an avid kayaker for many years. When I lived in California, I spent a lot of time in the ocean and San Francisco Bay. I also kayaked the many lakes and rivers in Northern California.

I was a kayak guide the the “Escape from Alcatraz” triathlon for several years:



I also did some time on the patrol boat when I was a LEO:



We have a few small lakes here in New Mexico that the lovely bride and I take our kayaks out in. Our daughter and son-in-law live up in northern Colorado and they have many lakes and rivers we want to take the boats out on.



This is a pic of my son-in-law and I on a lake in Maine a couple of years ago:



Edited by mic214 (07/29/20 11:59 AM)
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#189242 - 07/29/20 01:07 PM Re: Fun with kayaks… [Re: mic214]
Windsor Offline
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Loc: Texas!
Originally Posted By: mic214
the “Escape from Alcatraz” triathlon


"dig, dash, and swim" -- ? laugh
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#189253 - 07/29/20 04:30 PM Re: Fun with kayaks… [Re: Windsor]
mic214 Offline
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Originally Posted By: Windsor
Originally Posted By: mic214
the “Escape from Alcatraz” triathlon


"dig, dash, and swim" -- ? laugh


Ha ha ha……Something like that! There are about 100+ triathletes who make the 1.5 mile swim from a ferry boat docked next to Alcatraz island to the beach in San Francisco. From there they do an 8 mile run out to Baker beach and back and then they do an 18 mile bike ride out to Golden Gate park and back.

I was part of a group of about 35-40 kayakers who guided the swimmers from the the boat to the shore.
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#189256 - 07/29/20 05:54 PM Re: Fun with kayaks… [Re: mic214]
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Registered: 09/19/05
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So, it could have been done?
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#189270 - 07/30/20 12:34 PM Re: Fun with kayaks… [Re: BladesNBarrels]
mic214 Offline
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Originally Posted By: BladesNBarrels
So, it could have been done?


You would have to be in good shape, but it could absolutely have been possible!
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#190275 - 10/02/20 09:57 PM Re: Fun with kayaks… [Re: mic214]
Buck Buchanan Offline
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Registered: 07/25/10
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Loc: Fayetteville NC
I guess I follow a different drummer in water recreation. My kayak is a combination of old and new. The Klepper kayak began in Germany in the early 20th century, and continues today to outfit paddlers and sportsmen around the world. Not cheap either; new ones run about $5K-$7K.

The photos show its uniqueness. Old folks will know what an "Erector Set" was, growing up. The Klepper utilizes a birchwood plywood frame that allows the parts to snap together. The are no screws or nuts to lose.The original "skin" was a rubber hull and fabric deck sewed together to make the hull & deck as one.

I bought mine at a yard sale for about $300, coming complete with a mast, mainsail & jib. A pair of interlocking paddles completed the outfit.
The frame dates back to about 1970, so its got 50 years of use on it.

The new "skin" just arrived from Long Haul Kayaks in CO last month, and has a CSM rubber hull and vinyl-coated acrylic deck. It will hold about 700 lbs, so it will work well for camping tent and gear. The kayak weighs about 80 pounds and has a 17' length. Just right for lakes, and rivers without "rock gardens or submerged tree trunks.

Check out the Klepper videos on You Tube. Paddle/Sail on!


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Description: The original purchase laid out with sails.

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Description: The ribs are numbered, so its easy to assemble everything in about 30 minutes.

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Description: The "skeleton" frame showing both halves together. To insert into the skin, the two halves are separated, then when both halves are inserted, they "come together"

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Description: These are also known as "folding kayaks. All the parts and pieces fit into 3 48" canvas bags.

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Description: Here you are looking at the stern.The bracket on the end holds the pivoting rudder blade, which is controlled by foot pedals that are inserted onto the floor plates.




Edited by Buck Buchanan (10/02/20 10:10 PM)
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#190277 - 10/03/20 12:46 AM Re: Fun with kayaks… [Re: Buck Buchanan]
Duke Offline
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Registered: 08/21/09
Posts: 2004
Loc: Southwest Virginia
That looks fantastic Buck! I’d love to see a few pics of you using it. A video even better.
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#190287 - 10/03/20 06:11 PM Re: Fun with kayaks… [Re: Duke]
pappy19 Offline
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Registered: 10/31/07
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Loc: Garden Valley, Idaho
I have never tried one, but that looks like a lot of fun, and sorry I missed out. Jet boats up the Salmon and Snake Rivers were on my bucket list during my middle years.

Pap


Edited by pappy19 (10/03/20 06:12 PM)
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#190296 - 10/04/20 03:06 PM Re: Fun with kayaks… [Re: pappy19]
TonyLaPetri Offline
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Registered: 10/05/05
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Loc: Glen Head NY
Have been an avid kayaker for years, own two, this 14' single
and a double.

Buck, that Klepper is really cool! There was actually a Klepper
store in Manhattan many years ago!

Tony


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#190298 - 10/04/20 03:57 PM Re: Fun with kayaks… [Re: TonyLaPetri]
Windsor Offline
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Loc: Texas!
The Klepper seems to be the way to "do it proper", easy to store when you're not using it.

The oldest child had to sell his kayak, he got to a point of never using it (being a father does that) and it was eating up way too much room in the garage.
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