I need help with a water craft
Perhaps I should put this under the paddling section but it has to do with picking a water craft for a very bad back. Had one of those real serious heart to heart talk with my doc today, damn that gal is great, so I am reaching a turning point again in my life.
My back is getting so bad that I can barely walk now without some type of walking staff or a cane. Very soon I will be possibly facing surgery and or disability retirement from Federal Service. I really do enjoy serving our military members so I am sad at the thoughts of having to leave serving them. Well I told doc that I was thinking on trading off my canoe for a kayak. She thinks that would be a good idea as she says her yak is much easier on her back than the canoe she once had. I have an annual mooring slip at the local lake so I wouldn't be hauling the thing around every time I want to go paddling.
My canoe Rogue River 14TK in very good shape with plenty of extras like Sit Backer seats, Bass boat seat, 32 lb thrust Minn-Kota trolling motor with extra prop, battery with box, $200 dollar outrigger set that makes for a nice stand up casting platform and more gear. I am thinking trade value on it would be about $1,000 so I would be looking for a kayak in the $1,000-$1,500 range. For my budget the lower the better.
Doc says a good yak wiht a good seat is much less stressful on the back than the canoe. I figured you folks here know more about it than me and not that I do not trust doc but, well you all are like family that I really have come to trust. Should I stay with the canoe or go to the Kayak? I would be more than willing to go used, sell my canoe outright instead of trade it in, then use the money for a kayak with accessories. Kind of on a limited budget so I am thinking in the $1,500 or less range.
Admin if this is in the wrong place please do that voo-doo you do best;) and move it for me.