>>2502341>I live near a decent sized lake but it's heavily used by weekender boat bros. Would one of these handle the chop from speed boats passing close by?His Oldtown is one inch wider and one foot longer than my YuPIK (though it's also more tapered), and about 10 lbs. heavier, minus the pedaling shit.
Mine is extremely stable and handles chop very well (that's why my buddy bought one too), and is easy to stand up in with no assistance, though that's partly because it has a flat bottom with no built-in cargo compartments and similar features (which is what I wanted).
So basically: Yes, his is similar enough in general specifications to mine that I can say it'll be quite stable.
Just don't go out at night on a lake full of powerboaters, no matter how many running lights and light whips you stick on.
Also, these things are heavy and cumbersome, especially if they come with pedals. His would be almost 130 lbs. with the seat and pedals. That's why he has a wheel caddy. Mine is something like 86 lbs. without anything (including the seat) in it, and although I can toss half a pallet of 80 lb. bags of Quikrete up into a truck bed, moving the kayak is a struggle alone. It can be done, though. Thankfully I'm almost always with a buddy.
These are big and heavy, unlike "standard" kayaks.
