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by Yossarian
Wed Mar 06, 2013 5:22 pm
Forum: CBoat C Forum
Topic: Detonator compared to Viper 11?
Replies: 11
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Re: Detonator compared to Viper 11?

Ah ok, I thought the detonator had a bit of edge to it and the viper might not be too different. I guess the double chines are sort of a compromise between the round chines of the probe and the edge of the viper?

I'll wait to take a viper for a spin before I consider it any further.
by Yossarian
Wed Mar 06, 2013 4:39 pm
Forum: CBoat C Forum
Topic: Detonator compared to Viper 11?
Replies: 11
Views: 9756

Re: Detonator compared to Viper 11?

I don't see the L'edge, option or ion as a step in the right direction (all being shorter and I imagine slower than the detonator). Poly would be nice for durability but the rivers I'm paddling don't make that a major consideration. So am I to understand that a Viper 11's going to have a significant...
by Yossarian
Wed Mar 06, 2013 5:18 am
Forum: CBoat C Forum
Topic: Detonator compared to Viper 11?
Replies: 11
Views: 9756

Detonator compared to Viper 11?

Hey folks, Shopping for my first full on WW boat, need some advice. I've spent some time in a Probe 11, liked the never ending stability but other than that found it pretty uninspiring. I've been paddling a Detonator for a few paddles now and quite like it. It's challenging but not so much so that I...