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Shenai Pro
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Shenai Pro Reviews
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This kayak glides thru the…
My fiberglass 1999 Shenai is…
My fiberglass 1999 Shenai is still being paddled. The Shenai is my go to choice for trips and camping. It is stable but has the ability to edge a turn well. It tracks great and performs even better when loaded. Into the waves it rides over and sometimes through but keeps moving well. I wear it and had only minor accommodations to achieve a comfortable fit. The American made craft is well made & fitted out and after twenty years looks markedly better than the 2010 WS Tempest 170 hanging next to it.
However, it doesn't have any rocker - an almost dead flat keel - maneuverability is dampened and it will edge but does not want to hold it.
It's mine and you can't have it!
Shenai - an under appreciated jewel
I wonder why they stopped making this boat. I bought mine around 2001 and I love it, its now 17 years old. I got a good deal since it fell off a truck and had some minimal damage. Looking at the other reviews everyone agrees.
I use it in the Gulf of Mexico, in breakers miles off shore, going around barrier islands, and I have enough confidence that I just take some flares and a marine radio that I fortunately have never used. In fact I have rescued power boats three times over the years (engine problems or ran out of gas). They did not bring radios.
I'm now a little old guy and I can still lift it onto my Subaru. It has fallen off the car a few times over the years, and sustained only minimal damage that was easily repaired. It still looks great. The skeg design is perfect during the few times that it is needed, and I have never needed a rudder even in 20 to 25 mile an hour winds. I wish they made a surfski version.