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... think of were saddles and not seats or kneeling thwarts.

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(both of which are still available).

Millbrook Culprit (no longer available) was about 11'; kneeling thwart or saddle IIRC, but Kaz would know for sure.

The Mohawk Maxim was under 10' IIRC

There is ...

Baker's cyst was the first thing that came to my mind, too, but may not be the only "culprit" for that discomfort. Definitely worth using thigh straps and avoid the pressure the knee can receive from pressing the feet back against the foot pegs. Also work on the thigh and lower leg muscles with ...

I agree with pblanc. The fill tube junction or valve is often the culprit. If it's not that then there's usually a pin hole somewhere on the top of the air bag. My preferred method is to fill be bag fairly hard with air then go over the entire top of the bag with my lips close to the bag. Your lips ...

... silica. It's been a while, but I might have used microfibers as filler.

I agree with your reinforcement plan, but I'm not sure glue was the culprit. The sites you report as having cracked are all sites where "stress risers" were located. That is, the ABS was forced to flex too sharply at those ...

... one but I would continue to practice.

I'm just as guilty as anyone for blaming gear/boats for failing moves when it was my paddling ability that was the real culprit. Please don't take this as a personal criticism. It's awesome you're working hard on your roll and not giving in to being a swimmer.

... to three different doctors. Long story short I found a physical therapist that took a much broader approach to corrrecting the problem.

The culprit was tight hips, quads, calves. This tightness lead to muscle imbalances that had my relatively young (30 years) body all out of whack. This led to ...

... end. I was gentle with the boat..heck, it's the lightest boat I've carried so I just carried it everywhere. I think the ice may have been the culprit.


Wayne..I need the Amish dudes contact info. How can I get in touch with him? It's either that or I'm going to buy a welder tomorrow and will ...

You have my sympathy. I got tennis elbow at 40. The culprit was doing hammer curls while weight training. Stopped me from doing competition.. heck, paddling, weight training, outdoor work for over a year. Did all the RICE, Doc, PT stuff. It was pretty chronic. Nothing worked.

I resigned myself to ...

... first outfitter (t'was the flexible, clear kind of probably acetone-containing contact cement - at least I got the rest off with Acetone) is the culprit here. Did anyone of you make the same experience with their royalex cracking due to "chemical" and force stress under glued-in PVC?

I wonder if I ...

... it when I got a cut down Viper. I think the full cut version is an excellent cruising boat, and if you want a cut down boat for cruising go Acrobat.

I also miss my Millbrook Culprit. Sold because no one used it (got it for someone to use to paddle with me, they never did.). Not I'd like to use it!

Who can keep track??!

2 Perception HD-1s OC1
1 Perception HD-2 Fokker (The only one in existence, I think) OC2
1 Caption OC2
1 Prelude OC1
1 Culprit OC1
1 Defiant OC1
1 Air OC1
2 Grummans OC4

2 Extrabats C1
1 Super Dynamic C1
3 Slashers C1
1 Ace III WWC1
1 Cudamax C1
1 Tomahawk C2
1 Duet C2
2 Canoah ...

saddle sores are saddle sores:
http://www.rivbike.com/article/misc/saddle_sores

pick your visual and treat accordingly. Seams may be the culprit?, maybe try a bike short (chamois)? or make one

funny they mention bag balm and so do kayakers

The curing may be part of the problem, but the main culprit is the material thickness. I recently compared the sheet thickness of my Outtrage and my friends Bell Ocoee to his Dagger Genesis that was probably built when dinosaurs still roamed the earth. The difference in sheet thickness between the ...

... For sure!

I still have to get that tire fixed but what's a Gauley trip without my vehicle not having a flat tire. :roll: If I fine a key is the culprit I will be pissed! :wink:

No problem on the diversion.

On Sunday the boy wanted to hike down and check out Pillow Rock, so we bypassed the stop ...

... I do a lot of attaining on class I and II water. This means more strokes per hour probably and strokes in closer to the boat. I think the main culprit though is the pitch stroke, especially with the longer shaft. I rub the side of the hull with the shaft pretty much right next to, and right ...