Gcosloy Posted July 2, 2007 Share Posted July 2, 2007 What make and size best fit's the Explorer. My 4-5 year old snapdragon M just developed tears on the front edge of the combing. I can't determine if it was too old-normal wear & tear or too small for the Explorer. Oh yes, did I mention I now paddle an Explorer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin B (RPS Coach) Posted July 2, 2007 Share Posted July 2, 2007 Gene, Congrats on the Explorer! The Snapdragon medium deck is what you want, but try the skirt on your boat regardless, since cockpit coaming can differ from boat to boat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterB Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 Snapdragon makes a neoprene sprayskirt specifically for the Explorer. You may have to order it but it's hard to beat a sprayskirt sized for our own boat. I lucked out and grabbed one at NESC; they had one when I needed it, when my old one failed, which reminds me: get the renforced sprayskirt ( it has a band of reinforced fabric around the rim, where the coaming digs into the neoprene). I had first gotten the less expensive, non-reinforced one, and a hole appeared in it recently. The reinforced one is worth the extra (@$20?) bucks. I think the Explorer sprayskirt size is called "super keyhole". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccarlson Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 My experience with the standard Snapdragon medium is that it leaks quite a bit around the coaming on my Explorer. YMMV. Oh, and congrats on the "real" kayak :-)) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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