15-06-2006, 06:11 PM
My apologies, I thought you were talking about a different Cayman! The Toyboy Cayman is quite new to the market, made in australia and well priced, but I don't anyone who paddles one so can't give you any real life feedback on the performance or build quality of this yak. The guy who supplies these kayaks (Darren from Outerlimit) is a member of a kayak fishing website I go on a lot. Like I said I don't know much about this kayak, but just going from the pictures on the outerlimit website (www.outerlimit.com.au):
PROS
Well priced
Roomy at the back end where a crate can be fitted
Has rod holders already
Comes with a high-back seat (essential) and paddle
CONS
The hatch at the front would be impossible to access while on the water (you'd have to capsize to do it), therefore no easily accesible below the deck storage (handy for stuff like phone, wallet etc).
Kayak is new to market, so build quality and on water performance are unknown
Build quality is a big factor, and has become an issue recently when a well known and fairly high-end kayak manufacturer started turning out poor quality boats with faults like thin plastic, cracks, poor fittings etc. It is unlikely that this will be a problem but you never know. This is another reason why it would be nice to see/try before you buy.
If I were you I'd really try hard to paddle the kayak before you buy it. You are welcome to have a test paddle of mine and my girlfriend's kayaks so you have some basis for comparison. It would suck if you bought the kayak without paddling it, then realise it's too tippy (unstable), or too slow, or whatever.
I can ask the guys on the kayak fishing forum about the Cayman for you if you like, but as i said I don't think anyone has one (aside from Darren who sells them, and I think his opinion would be just a little biased! <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
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PROS
Well priced
Roomy at the back end where a crate can be fitted
Has rod holders already
Comes with a high-back seat (essential) and paddle
CONS
The hatch at the front would be impossible to access while on the water (you'd have to capsize to do it), therefore no easily accesible below the deck storage (handy for stuff like phone, wallet etc).
Kayak is new to market, so build quality and on water performance are unknown
Build quality is a big factor, and has become an issue recently when a well known and fairly high-end kayak manufacturer started turning out poor quality boats with faults like thin plastic, cracks, poor fittings etc. It is unlikely that this will be a problem but you never know. This is another reason why it would be nice to see/try before you buy.
If I were you I'd really try hard to paddle the kayak before you buy it. You are welcome to have a test paddle of mine and my girlfriend's kayaks so you have some basis for comparison. It would suck if you bought the kayak without paddling it, then realise it's too tippy (unstable), or too slow, or whatever.
I can ask the guys on the kayak fishing forum about the Cayman for you if you like, but as i said I don't think anyone has one (aside from Darren who sells them, and I think his opinion would be just a little biased! <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
' /> )