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... I finally made the transition to a modern, shorter, plastic boat (moving from an Outrage and Ocoee to a L'Edge SuperLite). ... Part of it is that I'm not loving the bulkhead, but hopefully I can just keep carving &/or glueing until I get it right. Though I can't figure ...

... and explained. World Champion Kent Ford unlocks the secrets of fun surfing and easy playing. Features many great paddlers on the American, Ocoee, Gauley and Nantahala Rivers. https://performancevideo.com/solo-playboating/

... and explained. World Champion Kent Ford unlocks the secrets of fun surfing and easy playing. Features many great paddlers on the American, Ocoee, Gauley and Nantahala Rivers. https://performancevideo.com/solo-playboating/

FWIW, I paddled both and enjoyed both. If you slalom race at all, you'll favor the Spark but won't be outclassed in an Ocoee. The Ocoee is perhaps more versatile - people creek and playboat in them. I wouldn't turn either down...

I think this boils down to more paddling style than paddler size. The Spark cab forward design demands continuous paddle from the front. It really dislikes stern corrections. The Ocoee is much more forgiving to us old school Bob Foote types.

Looking to purchase 1st OC1 - i'm 5'4". ~140 lbs. Paddled an Ocoee for a few days last year at MKC. Based on what's available used in my area (Toronto), i'm looking at an Esquif Spark or Novacraft Ocoee. I liked the Ocoee and had a blast in it, wondering ...

... but lacks the top end speed of the Covert. We class the Agent as a creeker. When at Alf this year, I would have chosen to use a Covert on the Ocoee, and Little River Canyon then the Agent on the Citico and Little River (Smokeys), and I would have happily paddled either on the Middle Telico. ...

... have the same question! After much hemming & hawing, I finally made the transition to a modern, shorter, plastic boat (moving from an Outrage and Ocoee to a L'Edge SuperLite). Did my first run this past weekend. It's early days in this relationship with my new boat, but suffice to say that I would've ...

The first canoe with an electric pump I saw was in the late 1980s on the Ocoee. The guy who had this set up called it the EZBailer and he would offer to sell the components. He had an EZBailer sticker on the side of the Whitesell Piranha he paddled. I don't ...

... paddling while full, and planning dumping eddies are all parts of the historical sport, to me. I've only seen a pump once -- in 1987 on the Ocoee when test paddling a Whitesell Piranha with Nolan. In my early days, a common solo canoe was an 80+ pound, 17-2 Old Town Tripper. They were paddled ...

Well, Hook, my Prodigy X is 1'6" longer than your Ocoee. I have one bar at the extreme front end of the factory rack tracks, and one at the extreme rear end of the tracks. They cannot be farther apart. I also have one in between, since I often carry ...

i have a Rayge in Maryland for sale $1500 never been in a river, come up and try it on a lake if you want.
i also have a Sprinter van , i don't understand your rocker issue unless your crossbars are too close together, i can carry a Ocoee just fine.

Westminster Md.

Where are you located?

Boat was bought new two months ago at Appromatox, been out in it twice, too old to be on my knees. Fully outfitted plus extra thwarts $1800