T-V Laker comparision for Mick

tx river rat · Post by **tx river rat** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 6:19 pm

Laker
Good points fast small easy to handle glides well is lively
good looking boat to
Things I dislike
At my weight she sits in the water deeper than I like , seat has to be on the floor for me to feel stable

T-V The length , hull being asymmetrical the T-v is faster handles rough water better,is really stable so I can use an elevated seat floats very shallow glides well ( the more weight you put in her better she glides)
It is really a asymmetrical Laker just longer, on my trip I never felt out of control at all and we had places that big river squeezed down to twenty are thirty feet wide really swift dodging rocks and overhanging limbs
it handles really well I was paddling beside a high performance wooden yak that was loaded half as heavy was four inch narrower and nearly a foot longer had no trouble keeping up performance was pretty equal
ran through rapids with 2 ft plus standing waves and one day three foot plus waves that were whitecapping ,no problem, and in our fresh water the waves are very close you can't ride them you just have to bust thru them.

T-V bottom 24 inches at widest point
widest point on the boat is 28.5

Lake bottom 22 inches wide
widest point26.5 inches

They are my two favorite boats but for very different uses
Laker for quick throw in the back of the truck trips of a couple hours
Comfort with low seat is problem with me
T -v if i need to carry gear shallow water or fast watter or for all day expeditions
I have to say the T-V is my favorite boat

Oh My son in law watched us paddle of on the trip and it nearly killed him
I think he will wind up with my T-V are a new one and he is a big ole boy 325.
On my trip I had between 425 and 450 lbs on board and she handled fine
Open deck doesnt work well here but I guess she would be ok built like that
Hope this Helps
Oh Mick meet an Aussie From Texas in Queensland do you know where that is
Ron
Mick They are both excellent boat and I would recommend them both highly

hairymick · Post by **hairymick** » Wed Mar 19, 2008 2:21 am

G'day Ron,

Thanks mate. you have answered a lot of questions for me.

I expect a TV will be getting built in my shed pretty soon.

Yeah mate,

I know where Texas is. Real small town (even by our standards) allmost on the Queensland/New South Wales border near Goondoowindi (Locals call it Gundy)

On a real nice patch of river flowing south and west. Rich black soil there , will grow anything with enough water.

Haven't been out there since I was a kid. My dad used to take us out there fishing & camping. I here there is a lot of cotton being grown there now. It used to be sheep country.

lark2004 · Post by **lark2004** » Wed Mar 19, 2008 5:19 am

lol, TEXAS......

I seem to remember a certain Gunnery Sargent Hartman... in Full Metal Jacket, saying something about TEXAS.

I think it went " HOLY &^$#, ONLY STEERS AND QUEERS COME FROM TEXAS!, and you don't look much like steer do you private Cowboy?? kinda narrows it down..."

Just kidding with you, I have nothing against Texans, American or Australian.

hairymick · Post by **hairymick** » Wed Mar 19, 2008 6:29 am

LOL,

Not a lot of people in our Texas, Andrew.

If I remember correctly, there was a hotel (bar) and about 4 houses but that was back in about 1964.

Brave man, saying that to a Texan mate, even if they are 9 thousand miles away.

I been drunk with a couple of em. I think it is where the saying "Hold my beer and watch this" originated.

lark2004 · Post by **lark2004** » Wed Mar 19, 2008 7:18 am

hell Mick, there's not alot of people in the whole St George area....

Our new driver has alot of family out that though, all good people.....that I know anyway.

tx river rat · Post by **tx river rat** » Wed Mar 19, 2008 10:23 am

Lark
I had that pulled on me by a sargent in boot camp about the steers and queers, he was from Calf. told him sarge you be right but we export both to calfonia so we don't have many left here last I heard of that.
Mick the Aussie I was talking about wants to build a boat I sent him here and if he is really interested ill get yall together, I will let you know about how my son in law does in the t-v
Ron

lark2004 · Post by **lark2004** » Wed Mar 19, 2008 4:48 pm

good comeback Ron.....

LEE SCHNEIDERMANN · Post by **LEE SCHNEIDERMANN** » Sat Mar 22, 2008 1:57 am

lark2004 wrote:lol, TEXAS......

I seem to remember a certain Gunnery Sargent Hartman... in Full Metal Jacket, saying something about TEXAS.

I think it went " HOLY &^$#, ONLY STEERS AND QUEERS COME FROM TEXAS!, and you don't look much like steer do you private Cowboy?? kinda narrows it down..."

Just kidding with you, I have nothing against Texans, American or Australian.

That was the best "half-a-movie" ever made!!

Lee

lark2004 · Post by **lark2004** » Sat Mar 22, 2008 5:41 am

I agree LEE,

it goes pretty crap once they got to Vietnam......

oh well.. better stop hijacking the thread