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by steve B
Tue May 29, 2007 5:40 pm
Forum: CBoat C Forum
Topic: Meltdown Re-chop
Replies: 12
Views: 9817

I co-designed the Meltdown with Jason Buxton while working at Valley, unfortunately not enough boats were built at the time to build up an accurate paddler weight / chop chart as for Jim's designs, so chopping was a bit of a guess. If you having problem with the volume your going to have to go for t...
by steve B
Thu Feb 15, 2007 7:04 pm
Forum: CBoat C Forum
Topic: what if...
Replies: 37
Views: 27156

Hi Adam, looks like you've been having some fun! As co-designer of the meltdown I'm into concave decks, I think it works well for the loading principal, it worked well on the shred & maestro designs of Jim and I think it looks cool. Obviously don't get too carried away as it will reduce the 'slice'....
by steve B
Tue Jul 18, 2006 8:56 am
Forum: CBoat C Forum
Topic: C1 squirting
Replies: 18
Views: 11928

C1 squirting

Having met up with NZMatt at the Swiss Armada, I saw his master cut Acrobat which has rekindled my interest in C1 squirting. A few years back I bought an Acrobat which, as I now understand was a full cut. At the time I was a bit dissapointed as I couldn't do what I wanted, and it was way too big & l...
by steve B
Fri Apr 14, 2006 9:57 am
Forum: CBoat C Forum
Topic: C-boat Armada: Switzerland!
Replies: 35
Views: 32348

Hi Matt,
I'm interested in joining up with you guys, I'm based in France in the Vosges mountains, so I'm not that far away. I could bring a wheelboy, mr clean, meltdown & acrobat squirt C1, but like most people I'm lacking a good creekin C-boat.

Cheers Steve