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... in front of the cardboard on picture left. The first appears to be resin starved laminate, and the latter is probably delamination. The pictured Supermax is, considering how old it is, in good shape. The problem is that it is old. Unlike wine, composite boats do not improve with age. The construction ...

... heard the Mexican labor story, but did not know that it was reliable. Certainly explains the problems with those boats. Peters built only a few "Supermaxi." John DeBoar owned one, as did another very good Richmond C-boater who will remain unnamed because I think his Supermax disappeared into ...

... made in across the border in Mexico, to excape US OSHA health standards. The workmanship was accordingly. I never heard that Owen Peters made any Supermaxes: Sedavec got the exclusives, & I think Peters molded the Ultramax after the kids got disgusted with the Sedavec deal. The pix look like a ...

... bagged) in a "factory production" setup. None of those factors leads to a long-lasting composite boat. The boats the Seda factory provided to the Supermax designers (part of the deal for the right to make the boat for commercial sale) were so poorly built they did not stand up to racer training ...

Wow it looks really nice! Is that a crak on the bottom photo?

... advice on purchase. Any help or suggestions are appreciated. Hopefully the pics are posted below; [img]http://www.cornyouthalliance.org/images/supermax/sm1.jpg[/img] [img]http://www.cornyouthalliance.org/images/supermax/sm2.jpg[/img] [img]http://www.cornyouthalliance.org/images/supermax/sm3.jpg[/img]

Supermax is a fine cruiser. Ultramax is even better. Two hundred pounds is not a big problem for either, although around 165 would be the best weight. Dutch Downey raced both models, and he must have been about 200 or more. ...

The supermax was only made by Seda - it was the second of the Max Series by Hearn, Lugbill and company. Not sure it was raced that much - because the ultramax came out - I know Bob Robinson raced an ultramax at the '79 worlds ...

you will have no problem at 200 Lbs in a supermax. I paddled one for a while (weighed 210) before I got a batmax.

It is a bigger boat, and you may not be able to squirt it, but it turns well.

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Could a 200lb'er paddle a Supermax? A guy around here has one for sale and I have room in the garage

Please note the following pages have been added: C1 Race boats-Supermax (nice images contributed of a Supermax in GREAT shape)(as well as a lot of info on the C1 Wildwater designs)(Thanks Paul!) C2 Boats-Skeeter (as well as a lot of info on the C2 Wildwater ...

A few quick updates this evening-MUCH more info on Wildwater C1 and C2's (thanks again John P. and Russel B.!), including designers, year, and what they were designed for! A few more updates image-wise that I hope to get done this weekend include skeeter C2, supermax, and outrage x images

A few updates tonight-images of the Supermax added, LOTS of Race info (click "Slalom / Race Info" at the left), especially on WildWater boats, some GREAT images of WildWater C2's Under C2 boats at the bottom (not to mention the Hydra Duet!), ...

you paddled many of the classics. I agree that Bailey Canyon is one of Colorado's best. Although I did not run SuperMax the rest of the run was full on. I will be in town but I have to get some things done around the house because I have been on the Gauley the last 3 days. Count ...

... in Ontario last summer in much the condition you described. I paid $600 US and got a nearly new Snapdragon skirt with the boat. Having paddled a supermax years ago in the NESS racing circuit, I find the Superglide a huge step up. Both zealots and superglides are well represented in our New England ...