Mariner Express 16 - Used Consignment

Condition

No obvious holes or cracks, visually clean, seat in good condition, some sun fading present

Description

We would love to say something like "This unique design concentrates and focuses the paddler's psychic energy to effectively levitate the hull clear of the water, reducing wetted surface to zero." But, alas, it is a boat and floats on the water like any other. However, within the realm of the sea kayak category of boats the EXPRESS is particularly easy to move, outstandingly responsive, and inordinately seakindly.

The Express has an especially nice blend of tracking ease and snappy maneuverability. You’ll look forward to finding tight places and narrow twisting channels to challenge your boat handling skills.

As all Mariner sea kayaks, the Express is designed specifically to handle the most difficult conditions easily using paddling skills alone, NOT by resorting to a rudder system with its attendant complications and disadvantages. The wind/water couple is balanced for no-hassle tracking in beam winds, and its unique hull features make running with a following sea a sport, not a struggle. In following seas the molded skeg and hard chine keeps the stern from skidding and the hull's ability to carve a tight radius turn back down the face of a wave makes broach avoidance easy.

Specs

Length: 16 feet 

Skeg: none

Rudder: none