River Patrol
i am looking at the peekaboo kayak. info please?
i am applying for river patrol in our local area. i do need to learn kayaking. i will also use it for personal use as well. i am looking at the peekaboo kayak. however like i said i will be using it on a river. my child likes this one as well because she can see thru the bottom. the river here is pretty deep, slow moving, small rapids at times. any feedback would be great! TY in advance. 
Here are a few user reviews from http://www.paddling.net:
http://www.paddling.net/Reviews/showReviews.html?prod=2341
It's pretty much a slow recreational boat for calm, flat waters, and as wide as it is, it will not be pleasant to paddle at any speed -- you will need a long paddle to avoid banging your knuckles on the gunwales. The "window" seems like an overpriced gimmick -- it adds quite a bit to the price of the boat and you won't see much in a deep river. It is also terribly heavy. I'm a fairly strong average sized female and I just got rid of my one kayak that weighed that much (60 lbs) because it was a bear for me to haul and load, which greatly reduced my use of it. The kayaks I own now and prefer to use weigh from 32 to 46 pounds -- that makes a huge difference.
While it might likely be fun to take your daughter out in, I doubt it would be very useful for river patrol. It will not be fast nor track well. And being a "sit on top" it is not suitable for anything but warm weather use. You might want to check out the folding kayaks and canoes made by Pakboat. They have some in that price range, they are well made, a pleasure to paddle and they weigh 1/3 to 1/2 what that heavy Peekaboo weighs. You can use some of their kayaks with or without the top deck which gives you more versatility -- you can even set some up for solo or tandem paddling. They pack down into a duffel bag and are easy to set up. We have one of their 15 ' long solo kayaks and like it a lot. They have a 10' model, the Puffin Sport, that only weighs 18 pounds and is under $700. Anyway, just an alternate suggestion. I know from experience that the lighter the kayak, they more you are apt to use it and the easier it is to paddle.
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