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A few folks know, mostly I just watch the for sale boards:)

The one boat I'd really like to find is an Aerobat, as it is interesting to see the progression ending in the Acrobat that so many of us like.

Other boats include a Meltdown (UK boat, not sure I'll ever find one), a Shaggy Jedi, and at ...

... it's water!):
Acrobat (master cut)
Acrobat (standard cut)
Edge
Maven
Mentor
Oxygen

I believe the only other two c1 squirt boats out there are the Aerobat (if anyone has one for sale let me know!) and Ceemweaver (I think only one in existence).

I believe molds for all of the boats still exist ...

An Aerobat-it taught me to roll. Boat was more comfortable inverted!

... about this site. Jennifer Hearn led me over here.

I couldn't find the mentor in the boats section?

Meltdown looks great. And like you, I'd love to get my hands on an Aerobat. Acrobat would be good as well.

Excited if you update image quality. I would like to submit a new design to the boats page.

An unofficial run down of what is out there:

Aerobat (PS Composites has a mold I think)
Edge (both pre-date Acrobat and can be fun, but not typically mystery able)(PS Composites has a mold.. not sure it matches my Edge though...)
Acrobat (standard cut) (PS Composites has the mold)
Acrobat (master cut ...

... my by it's versatility)
-Descender (a bit long for my tastes, but Peter Zurfleigh fells it was the best of his designs... the others being the Aerobat, Acrobat, and Edge (all squirt boats)
-Atom - lots of folks have gone creeking in an Atom. Doesn't work well for my weight, but that's just me ...

... dual purpose)*

C1 Cruising:
Max II
Perception C1 (factory kayak conversion circa 1982 - awful)
Perception Dancer (my conversion - better)
Gyramax
Aerobat
Microbat, also known a The Death Machine (Ultramax with 5" taken out of the seam line)
Hornet*

C1 Slalom: (During my A/B slalom years, my race ...

Understood - and though I expect to track down an aerobat at some point, I'm not sure I'll ever find any of the Noah boats... but if they are out there, I'm interested (the reason for the post).

It is quite an experience to pull down 5 or 6 (or 12) boats from through out C1 "history" and paddle them ...

... for a few boats still to round out the collection... if you see one of these for sale, have one for sale (or donation!) please let me know.

Aerobat (preferably low cut)
Any Noah boat designed as a C1 rec boat (Atlantis, Lava, Scimitar, etc...)
Shaggy Jedi
Perception Sage (I have one but it is ...

... agree on pulling out an old boat... and if anyone in the Northeast wants to drop in to try some of the collection, just let me know. Short of the Aerobat, Meltdown, and Ceemweever I have one of almost each rec. C1 producted, plus a few race boats. Pagan isn't on site yet, but hopefully very shortly ...

... Many (not all, but many) of the "borrowed" boats that were then modified were done with the original designers permission - a perfect example is the Aerobat, Edge, and Acrobat the Peter Zurfleih designed - each one was with Davey Hearn's permission to use one of his slalom designs as a starting point.

Looks like the Aerobat might be sold....

If you're not limiting yourself to plastic, take a look at this Aerobat: http://cboats.net/cforum/viewtopic.php?t=7961769

... circa 1976 - terrible boat)
Perception Dancer converted to C1 - much better

Then discovered slalom! 1984
Sweet Ultramax
Gyramax
Sweet Batmax
Aerobat
Sweet Superbat
Sweet Extrabat (still one of my all-time favorite boats)

Got bored. Added OC1 slalom (1988-ish)
Rattler
Andy Bridge Fanatic II ...

... Forgot the name, but it was a Perception kayak with factory C1 outfitting, circa 1976 - terrible boat)
Perception Dancer converted to C1
Gyramax
Aerobat
Millbrook Hornet

C1 Racing:
Sweet Ultramax
Sweet Batmax
Sweet Superbat
Sweet Extrabat (still one of my all-time favorite boats)
Andy Bridge ...