What to wear?

Being from the Tahoe area, the water is pretty cold all the time.
Reading about the dangers, the wife and I bought dry suits.
Turns out that they are so much of a pain to use, we ended up passing on kayaking more often than not.
The wife prefers riding in the 12' Gregor instead of her Yak.
Not sure what it will take to get her interested in yakking again.
Sam

Hey guys!
Thanks for all the great replys!
So my neighbor sold me a shorty wet suit for pretty damn cheap.
No that I have one to start with...One question arose.
Do you just freeball in a wet suit? I would think it would be pretty uncomfortable if you wore underwear of any sort.

some do freeball, but i like the whitey-tighties

Lol.
Thanks for the reply.
I almost didn't even ask the question....

a Rash Guard is a must andshould be worn on top.....if not you will get a friction rash around your neck and armpits......they are found at REI, surf shop or any shop that sells wet suits. 

Polartec has an awesome Wicking base layer moves sweat away from the skin keeping u warmer. i Bought a full set of base layer outter layer an a dry suit. if ur going wet suit if heard get a rash gaurd which i bet really helps because ive wore wetsuits an come out tore up after horrible rashes behind my knees an shoulders when out body surfing