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I own a Caption and recommend it highly. It is more manueverable and definately drier than a friend's Nexus. The Nexus seems wide and has less depth also. I think MRC is supposed to be bringing the Caption back, but I have not seen one yet.

Made the straps. I have them on my Outrage X. I don't thing they are produced anymore, but you could check.

eculp wrote:
I'll give him a try, Larry. Thanks for the background info.

ed

If he doesn't get back with you for a little bit, don't worry. The shop is closed until Feb. and I think he is on the road.

Visiting family in NC this weekend and I'm thinking I'll give the new ww park a try on x-mas eve. Anyone else paddling in the area Sunday or Tuesday?

I have a friend who had a Skeeter shipped via UPS for less than $100 US. Worth looking at them and FedEx for reasonable shipping on smaller plastic boats.

Could you e-mail me a few pics to
dccjon at yahoo dot com?
Thanks!

John,
You're not getting out of the single blade business are you?

Has anyone with vinyl gunwales tried (removing the deck plate and) adding a wider thwart in the end to add the flare? While I have not done it with an Outrage (My X has wood rails), I have done this with a MRC Guide with no ill effects. I made a few different lengths of wood to spread the gunwales ...

i thought the astral might be good, but i tried one on and it just felt odd. i dunno. maybe i'll try again. does anyone use the stolquist brik? I use the Brik and like it alot. Very good fit for me and does not ride up or move around. Not a lot of coverage on the upper spine like the Astral, but en...

Saw a post on another board where a guy from Colorado was building his own. Check here for info:
http://www.canoecolorado.com/canoeing/bilgepump/

Jon