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by Bob P
Sat Nov 07, 2015 10:23 pm
Forum: Boats and Gear for Sale
Topic: Prototype Cobra OC1 slalom boat
Replies: 0
Views: 2734

Prototype Cobra OC1 slalom boat

I'm cleaning out my collection of Classics... This is my original prototype 4 meter Cobra. My personal not-so-perfect layup. I estimate that, with new gunwales, it would weigh a little over 30 lbs. It's really fast, but moderately squirrelly. I finished First (Masters) ...
by Bob P
Sun Nov 03, 2013 12:38 pm
Forum: CBoat C Forum
Topic: Beowulf lives!
Replies: 9
Views: 7066

Re: Beowulf lives!

I wouldn't call the Cobra ugly...and there are some similarities. The reason Beowulf is 2 inches wider is because I'm six five and 240 lol. That picture is before I added (more-or-less tacked on) the extra depth on the ends. At this ...
by valhallalongboats
Sat Nov 02, 2013 2:16 am
Forum: CBoat C Forum
Topic: Beowulf lives!
Replies: 9
Views: 7066

Re: Beowulf lives!

Looks a little like my Cobra design except 2" wider. I ended up adding 2"-3" of height to the bow and stern. Even with the bow flare it took on water in the bigger waves, the stern had the same problem. Now the boat is really dry though. ...
by Sir Adam
Fri Nov 01, 2013 12:35 pm
Forum: CBoat C Forum
Topic: Beowulf lives!
Replies: 9
Views: 7066

Re: Beowulf lives!

... have paddling your own creation will make it all worthwhile. Please do post some on-water images and a review! To me it has some lines of both the Cobra and Bulldog, but is certainly its own boat! I'm guessing nice primary stability but secondary might be a bit less than you'd think. If you can ...
by Bob P
Fri Nov 01, 2013 10:14 am
Forum: CBoat C Forum
Topic: Beowulf lives!
Replies: 9
Views: 7066

Re: Beowulf lives!

Looks a little like my Cobra design except 2" wider. I ended up adding 2"-3" of height to the bow and stern. Even with the bow flare it took on water in the bigger waves, the stern had the same problem. Now the boat is really dry though. ...
by Bob P
Wed Apr 17, 2013 11:31 pm
Forum: CBoat C Forum
Topic: Splash guard for Viper??
Replies: 11
Views: 7824

Re: Splash guard for Viper??

My original Cobra (slalom boat) design was very wet until I added this roughly 1.25" wide flare. Now I rarely get water over the front.
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by Bob P
Sun Jul 22, 2012 9:11 pm
Forum: CBoat C Forum
Topic: It's a sickness...
Replies: 51
Views: 28896

Re: It's a sickness...

... be the train company too. Actually (and somewhat coincidentally to the CSX name), this is where I currently work. Era Replicas My CSX comes from Cobra (OC1) - Stinger (C1) eXchange. A blend of both my old hull designs into a third. Took the prototype out for its first actual whitewater trial ...
by Bob P
Sun Jun 03, 2012 6:59 pm
Forum: CBoat C Forum
Topic: It's a sickness...
Replies: 51
Views: 28896

Re: It's a sickness...

... Tentatively named either the CSX or the Scip, but I'm always open to suggestions. (The two "parent" boats were the Cobra and the Stinger, thus the C and S in the name.) I've already got the bow grab-loop divot. Now is the time to make something for the stern. My ...
by KNeal
Thu Feb 23, 2012 1:22 am
Forum: CBoat C Forum
Topic: Ok, what's the fastest whitewater boat you've paddled?
Replies: 30
Views: 22308

Re: Ok, what's the fastest whitewater boat you've paddled?

Bob P wrote:
ezwater wrote:And if KNeal thinks the Loco is fast... My Cobra is 3-4% faster in flatwater. :o
Bob, I do want to paddle that Cobra. :D
by Mike W.
Thu Feb 23, 2012 12:04 am
Forum: CBoat C Forum
Topic: Ok, what's the fastest whitewater boat you've paddled?
Replies: 30
Views: 22308

Re: Ok, what's the fastest whitewater boat you've paddled?

Bob P wrote:And if KNeal thinks the Loco is fast... My Cobra is 3-4% faster in flatwater. :o
Now I want a Cobra!
by Bob P
Wed Feb 22, 2012 11:57 pm
Forum: CBoat C Forum
Topic: Ok, what's the fastest whitewater boat you've paddled?
Replies: 30
Views: 22308

Re: Ok, what's the fastest whitewater boat you've paddled?

... boats, so my comparisons are associated with real numbers. I'm a Friggin' engineer. I like numbers. 8) And if KNeal thinks the Loco is fast... My Cobra is 3-4% faster in flatwater. :o
by laeljon
Wed Feb 22, 2012 8:10 am
Forum: CBoat C Forum
Topic: Ok, what's the fastest whitewater boat you've paddled?
Replies: 30
Views: 22308

Re: Ok, what's the fastest whitewater boat you've paddled?

Dagger Glass Slalom C1
OC1 My Spark....
I like the look of that Cobra...
by Mike W.
Wed Feb 22, 2012 7:08 am
Forum: CBoat C Forum
Topic: Ok, what's the fastest whitewater boat you've paddled?
Replies: 30
Views: 22308

Re: Ok, what's the fastest whitewater boat you've paddled?

... that most folks (other than Gene Jensen) would consider a flatwater boat. 16.5' long w/ NO rocker. I do want to try some of Kaz's boats. Bob's Cobra looks good too.
by Bob P
Wed Feb 22, 2012 12:12 am
Forum: CBoat C Forum
Topic: Ok, what's the fastest whitewater boat you've paddled?
Replies: 30
Views: 22308

Re: Ok, what's the fastest whitewater boat you've paddled?

Not even close. My Cobra flies. It's even faster than my slalom C1 in flat water, and my C1 is the fastest C1 I've ever paddled (and I've paddled most of the slalom C1s built in the last 30 years). And it's much, much faster than the ...
by Bob P
Wed Aug 31, 2011 1:10 am
Forum: CBoat C Forum
Topic: Lets see your boat list!
Replies: 37
Views: 56529

Open Canoes (Cruising): Old Town Tripper Old Town Pathfinder (2) Open Canoes (Slalom): Rattler Reaktor Cobra* Spark (dual purpose)* C1 Cruising: Max II Perception C1 (factory kayak conversion circa 1982 - awful) Perception Dancer (my conversion - better) Gyramax Aerobat Microbat, ...