dexstrom wrote:
IraC18 wrote:
I am looking for an inflatable for fishing inshore in South FL. for I live in a condo with no storage. Is the inflatable kayak as stable as a hard shell kayak (or for that matter, as an inflatable dinghi,)for a large guy?
The reason I ask is, in the picture the Hobie inflatable kayak looks flat like a paddle board unlike a sit on top kayak & to me it looks like it can swamp very easy??
You're reference is to the i11s new inflatable and no way does it swamp easily. I've owned every type of kayak and the i11s is more stable than most hard shells I've paddled. It rides up and over wave actions rather than slicing through like conventional kayaks. And should you take a swim it is a whole lot easier to reboard than the high sided plastic boats.
Daniel
x2. I can walk all around the front of mine, sit on the edge, fight/harpoon/net fish from a kneeling position and never even consider that the boat might swamp, even in some waves/chop....