Can I ask what you didn't like about the Keewaydin? Having tried a Souris River 16 and Keewaydin 15.5 solo and tandem, I havent noticed too much of a difference apart from the obvious size difference and the Keewaydin feeling more nimble.
daypaddler wrote:
I'm a Swift fan but not a big fan of the Kee16. My paddling buddy has a Kee16 with a kneeling thwart and I've paddles it both tandem and solo. It's certainly a decent boat but in my opinionated opinion there are better choices.
But really we should first ask you how big you are and how much weight your boat needs to carry.
I have two combos, a Blackhawk Combi 15.8 from the 1990's and also a Northstar Polaris with three seats (just like the Kee16 Combi). Even though the Poleis is 16'9" it outperforms the Blackhawk both tandem and solo and the Blackhawk is one of the better Combis. I've had other Combis and in my view it's hard to beat the Polaris. In my experience it is more efficient than the Kee16 and also turns much better.
That said, the Colden Starfire 15 is also an amazing boat...a really nice solo and also a really nice tandem and it carries quite a load for a 15 footer. You can order one with three seats like the Kee16.