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solo playboating assumes you already have basic skills, but takes you a level or 2 beyond. lots of good pointers for boat control, efficiency, surfing, ferrying and some rolling as i recall. i believe even advanced boaters will pick up subtleties and suggestions for improvement. racers have the best...

good ideas, will look for the 3m repair kits or old town. the whaley welding technigue is probably in line with my capabilities. will keep you posted and probably come back for help. thanx loads. jet

gotta a small crack ~2" under the pedestal in a WS y. what's the best way to repair? thanx. jet

you guys have any experience with a WS y as a creeker, or a perception amp for a playboat. i've got both borrowed indefinitely, and am looking to get proficient. i can roll. the Y felt real forgiving in flat water ( we have a drought here in MO.) the amp will spank me no doubt. how do i learn the st...

solo playboating and drill time are exceptional videos for open boaters. kent ford,bob foote, and crew do a tremendous job. i watched both several times before i taught a WW clinic this spring. they will raise your skill level just by modeling these guys. get both and bob foote's open canoe roll vid...

i weigh 175 and borrowed a prodigy from a student at a WW clinic. loved the boat, found it fast, smooth, caught eddies well and was stable compared to the detonator i paddle. good all around boat i thought. if he becomes a proficient paddler, don't think the weight would be a big issue. but don't kn...

i have a werner carbon bandit and love it so far, haven't done big h20 with it yet, but love the way it feels and looks. so far the sentiment i feel when i use it is "sweet stick" . jet

someone was asking about waterproof toggle switches, i went to a boat repair shop and got one for about 3.50, also noticed radio shack has them. good luck

talked to my friend last nite, he can send you pics if you want, asking 350 for boat. jet

i always had an ethical dilemma with true daily disposables, ones you toss after 1 use, seems to be too much waste with packaging. so i never encourage them. to me the monthly disposbles are a good compromise, economical, healthy for the corneas and still have extras to take on a paddling, diving, c...

i am an optometrist and have paddled for years in contacts. i mostly open boat but have kayaked and c-boated. lost 1 lens once on the ocoee, but had a spare in my dry bag, replaced it in an eddy and paddled on down. sitting around the fire later the next evening, my vision blurred as my lost lens ap...

i have a friend in missouri who has a red dimension nicely set up for tandem. it's not new but in good condition. will get price for you. jet

mark, if you will scroll down about 30 messages there is one titled electric bilge pumps with some comments and links about outfitting. someone even had an elaborate step by step installation process. good luck, jon