Description This recreational kayak fills the need for a small kayak that will paddle easily yet still have some carrying capacity. With its oversized cockpit there is plenty of room for gear access, a small chi...
Reviewed by: David May(Unregistered User)
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Paddler
Price Paid:
$0.00
Summary: I use my 111 mostly on slow rivers/lakes in NC but also on the waterway @ the coast. It has good storage and is easy to fish from. You can store enough gear for a 1-2 day kayak/camping trip. My buddy has an Otter and has trouble staying with me. Great boat but not something you want in rough water without a skirt.
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Summary: All "plastic" boats can be bent along the hull line by the way they are stored or car-topped. Most of the time a day of warm weather stored in the proper direction will correct the problem. Alternatively, load the boat in your cartop or storage rack, so that gravity bends the hull in the other direction. In general try not to tie down the boats so tightly to fore and aft car bumper. Put more stress across the boat, instead. Obviously if you're stuck on the river, and someone is around to help, try putting an opposing bow on the hull by pulling on the fore aft while it sits on the ground.
Sorry. This is just the downside of a lightwt, foregiving hull.
Similar Products Used: Couple dozen differnt style wood and "plastic" and kevlar, kayaks.
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Reviewed by: leonard Cohen(Unregistered User)
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Paddler
Price Paid:
$400.00
at REI
Summary: Old Town Loon(111) Great except that it is slow, very slow compared to everybody else's kayak on the river.Maneuvers well and comfortable.It sacrifices speed for stability and maneuverability. So if you get one remember ,unless you have arms like Arnold Schwartznegger, you're going to be huffing and puffing and busting your chops to keep up with the pack.Enjoy.
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Reviewed by: aajarvis(Unregistered User)
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Paddler
, from New Castle DE
Price Paid:
$350.00
at used
Summary: Great little kayak for paddleing around on flat water. Big enough opening to sit a kid in front of you. Mine tracks fine. Try buying from an outfitter used at end of season, it's so stable it's popular with rent-by-hour outfits.
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Summary: The Loon 111 is a good, basic boat to learn on. It offers decent tracking, better than one would expect on a kayak like this. If properly trimmed and paddled, you'll have no problem making a nice bow wave! It turns fairly well too.
If you're a bigger paddler though, the Loon 120 or 138 might be better bets. I'm 6'2" @ 245#; the 111 only has a palm's width of freeboard (at the cockpit) when I'm in it.
Overall, if you're looking for a first boat, the 111 is great! If you're looking for a nice boat that'll get you on the bay, buy the 111. If you're looking for a good, all-round boat, this is the one.
Similar Products Used: Old Town Twin Otter, Islander Reggae, Islander Moku, Islander Colada, and Mainstream Twist.
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