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I had one as a C1 and at about your weight. It was a lot of fun for all the reasons you mentioned, but for those same reasons, it made class 2 rapids very exciting! I sold it to a friend who is at about your former weight or a little lighter and he loves it. I wish they made one just a little bigger...

Sorry - just saw this. I'm your size, and the EZG-60 is a great C1. It's small enough to really throw around, yet large enough to be a decent river runner. I've had much better luck with it for bow stalls than stern squirts, but that's me, not the boat - although I will say that old school slicey bo...

Sorry, I know there's a section for stolen boats, but I'm hoping people will be able to help with a friend's boat that was just stolen. The boat is a red, white and blue XXX C1, and was stolen from a barn in Six Mile, SC.

Jim - how about an inner tube from a big truck in an aluminum boat - that's not cheating is it? Oh, and an extra Sterns life jacket for a kneeling pad.

I have a 79 Remix, and long legs (34-36" inseam). I've never felt a problem with knee spread. It's a fine boat for creeky runs and has better speed and holds a line better than my Nomad 8.5. A friend had a Diesel, but ended up switching to a Nomad and was much happier with it. I know several C-boate...

I can vouch for the Hydra Duet (like the one in Wisconsin). I'm working on one now for the same reason as you (my 6 year old granddaughter will be my bow partner). It'll be a couple of weeks before mine is ready for the water, but you're welcome to try it out (I'm in Clemson).

Herman doesn't get on here all that much, so I hope he won't mind my chiming in - they're in Liberty, SC (near Clemson).

I agree with both posts. The 7" difference makes sense to me, too. And I do plan to put at least a 3" minicell wall between the cockpits. It has ethafoam walls at each end that are, surprisingly, still in good shape, but I may replace those with minicell, too. I've heard that the original boats had ...

I just picked up a well-used hydra duet, with the idea of putting my 6-year old granddaughter in the front on easy stuff. I'm going to completely redo the outfitting, and in the process of measuring the boat, I noticed that it's 52 inches from tip to cockpit rim on one end and 59 inches for the same...

Totally agree with Shep. The Michael Jackson look is the way to go. If you really want to use a pogie on the t-grip, just sew up one end of a kayak pogie. Campmor sells a nice pair of pogies for ~$20.
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Overflow isn't an X is it? Nomad sounds like a great deal, but I already have one.

Agree with others, big Nomad is a great C1! I sit 7-8" forward in my Nomad and never had any trouble with a standard skirt, but I also have an IR Lucky Charm skirt modified for C1, and it's even better. Although the standard skirt works, it feels tight on the rim - the IR doesn't, and I also have mo...

Thanks to everyone for all the great suggestions! I am guilty as charged of not getting out to 90 degrees. I paddle a lot of rocky shallow runs (hate the drought in SE US), and have purposedly started trying to roll with about a 45-60 degree setup to get up quick and not get too extended, but I gues...

oops! Sorry - I don't know why I thought that reply came from "Shep"! My apologies to you both!

Hi Shep, Thanks for your advice, and I don't take it as a personal criticism. In fact, I won't stop trying to roll with the bulky pfd. But I will also find a pfd that works better for this boat (I don't have any problem rolling other boats with the bulky PFD) and my particular rolling style. I think...