got my new malibu cheers ray

[wayne@cheshire]

got my new malibu on fri also a trolley malibu was the best price i could find and it was from ray at victoria pier the trolley was a great buy at £40 as well ray had a lot of yaks in and a lot of kit to go with the yaks took it out for a test on fri night about 30 mins after buying it and got 4 macks off llandudno near little orme on sat took it to benlleck and went out with my lad and his girl friend 3 of us on it and it went well came back in and took my little girl who is just over 4 years old out for the first time she loved it went back to colwyn and bashed a few macks on low water sunday back out again 30 macks and then took little girl out again its made it so worth while buying just to see have much fun she is having on it she was standing up while i was paddling and jumping off it into the sea so she could be pulled back in

[zebra]

sounds great have you any photos and welcome to the club

[wayne@cheshire]

lots but don't know how to put them on if you can give any advice i will give it a try

[zebra]

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[wayne@cheshire]

FEW PICS OF OUR FIRST DAY OUT

[starvinmarvin]

Hi Wayne@cheshire,

Great yak the Malibu II XL, you'll have hours of fun in her, nice colour as well, not seen one in Lime and white before.

Can't help but notice the fit of your daughters PFD, it is very important that childrens PFD's fit, I know they are expensive, I've got three sprogs and they all have their own PFD's, my oldest has been coming out since he was four, you need to ensure that the PFD matches the childs bodyweight, if to big the child could easily slip out from the PFD, or the PFD rise above their head when in the water leaving them unable to breath and face underwater.

Children are precious and I would hate for anything to happen.

SM

[wayne@cheshire]

hi jacket that little one has on is 20kg to 30kg which is 44pounds to 66 pounds or 3.14285714 to 4.71428571 she weighs 3 stone dead on so next size down had 1 1/2 pound to spare and this size was just under guy in decathlon said it would be fine as she was just in it and it had a crouch strap on it so it would not go over her head i did try in the sea and it seemed OK to me but i am not a expert if you have any advice or further info that may help please go for it as many minds make work easy cheers for your info and hope to hear more

[starvinmarvin]

Hi Wayne,

Seeing the new photo of your daughter in the water it doesn't look too bad.

I had a long discussion with a Lifejacket company at the Southampton Boat show and they were adament that my kids should have the right vest for their weight we tried the next size up on my lad and I could see what they meant, the ones we have bought fit them very well, they also have the crutch straps. They have more padding on one side to turn the child so that the face is always tilted away from the water and a grab handle on the rear to lift them out.

I only mentioned it because what looks OK out of the water, soon develops into a hinderance in the water, this goes for adults as well, if you don't tighten your PFD, once in the water it's too late and will cause problems swimming or even floating.

Am glad that you took the time to try it in the water.

Cheers

SM

[wayne@cheshire]

no problems as i put in last post she fell between both sizes Right on the nose so it was a hard choice between size IE :weight of child and and weight cap of b/aid so choice went with b/aid but is a good fit when in the water Claire jumped off the yak about 8 times as she likes to grab the paddle and be pulled to the yak and then dragged into the yak she also loves to swim and we had not been on it 5Min's and she was stood up showing off as she has seen my sea cadets doing it on my frenzy thanks again for taking the time to give me some valuable advice with a bit of look we will meet up at some stage to have a chat and paddle

[victoriapierangling]

hi Wayne glad you had so much fun on your new Malibu XL
good to see all them having fun .they are so stable to fish on and have a mess about on
cheers ray