03-10-2003, 10:38 PM
[cool]The regular Fat Cat should do fine, in terms of flotation and fit. The one thing I forgot to mention, besides the big pockets, is there is a storage area behind the seat that is just right for a small cooler. It is not waterproof, but a cooler will keep food and beverages without having to tow it in a separate small tube, as I have done in the past.
Using the same fins as the ones I use on the Kennebec (Plana Avanti diving fins) I definitely move farther and faster with the same effort. I know there will be a big difference in the handling in wind and waves too. I always had to fight the Kennebec to maintain position...or a straight line when heading for shore in the breeze.
Go back a few threads to a post about fins. It might be on a couple of pages back. There was some discussion of the relative merits of fins and I posted a website for the kind of fins I use. It is a matter of personal preference and budget. However, I paid about $80 for the ones I am using...about twenty years ago...and they are still about that price. Good value.
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Using the same fins as the ones I use on the Kennebec (Plana Avanti diving fins) I definitely move farther and faster with the same effort. I know there will be a big difference in the handling in wind and waves too. I always had to fight the Kennebec to maintain position...or a straight line when heading for shore in the breeze.
Go back a few threads to a post about fins. It might be on a couple of pages back. There was some discussion of the relative merits of fins and I posted a website for the kind of fins I use. It is a matter of personal preference and budget. However, I paid about $80 for the ones I am using...about twenty years ago...and they are still about that price. Good value.
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