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I am 6'2 210lbs +- I feel the 20/20 would float you fine at 230lbs. It is a buoyant ... too small for me even though the L'edge is just one foot shorter and very similar design. The Viper ... anything but feels like overkill on all but fast big water. She's happy in the Ocoee. That said, condor ...

Hot Springs is the take out for section 9. Its nature changes with the ... 500 to 5,000 for most boaters or higher. When the Big Laurel is running it empty below an alternate take ... Hot Springs the river is mostly class 1/2 with one harder rapid. https://www.americanwhitewater.org/content/River/view/river-detail/1074/main

Time for a new/another shout out to my favorite boat builder, Empty Canoes ... I have tried many of the brands and models mentioned in this discussion and think they have their place. ... closed. It was open... I did not bring a pump or big float bags, just little end bags. The boat only weighs ...

Old habits die hard, or they don’t die at all. They lurk in the primordial ooze ... bros have them. I was skeptical at first, as anyone who is skeptical enough about trends to find themselves ... Remix 79, Pyranha Everest, and Necky Blunt in the big boat categories. Along comes the Sneeze, I mean ...

... not fast. Great construction and a fun boat. One of few boats I bought new. 2. The Millbrook Hornet that I bought used is as fast as my ... find these around used. Decent comfort if you get a big enough cockpit rim as the Cudamax hull shape is wide ...

Hey Scott, as Adam mentioned, the Storm Chaser would be a very different experience than what ... designed by Robin Bell for the Sydney Olympics - he's a big guy - not sure how it compares to the Zealot though. Sorry ...

... me from ages ago when I lived and paddled in the Mid-Atlantic region. I live in Eugene, Oregon ... XL C-1, and seriously thinking of getting one. I'm sure it would fit me really well and be ... (and I don't mind paddling in the ocean or on big open, windy flatwater like the Columbia River). ...

... does not have a plastic or minicell pillar in the bow. I am thinking about a minicell bulkhead ... to fall out of the saddle when I try to roll. One of the variables that seems to be important ... However, in a C1, there isn't room for my big feet to straighten and flex as much. Thanks ...

... than conventional epoxy. I would only wet out one layer of cloth at a time and I generally don't ... looked great for several years only to have the entire repair "flake off" in one big piece later. G Flex epoxy when cured has a compliance ...

I have owned ll of these boats and the 1st and 2nd generation Ion. The ... carries more momentum than the first but either one has much, much less momentum than your Outrage or ... through holes but both do well creeking and in big SE water. If you don't mind spending more energy ...

... here. 'Been meaning to post something on the Condor for a couple of months now. I don't own ... started about 8 years ago, and had been on one self-support trip ever. This summer at the start ... so he says. Yep, I wanna, but I just sold my big canoe and the put in date is less than 2 weeks ...

... for those suggestions! I tried a few things in the end: deadly toluene, scraping, a bit of a dremel. ... and although it took a while and made a big mess, it did the least damage to the rubber/vinyl ... everything up but its always hard to find the one boat that rules them all... Thanks again ...

The Gemini C2 is definitely one of those under-rated boats - one of the first center hole C2s. ... foot off each end, they made great river runners. I was also a big fan of the Triumph C2 (Fritz and Lecky Haller) - it was a follow-on ...

Yes, they ran everything. Partly, because they did not bring ... backcountry 10-ton crane required to pick up one of those boats. They put in somewhere way upstream...like, Glenwood Springs, CO. So, they did manage some big front-country portages. I have to think there have been ...

... Nalgene "Cantene" water bladder just stern of the back of the seat and have the bite tube on top of the rear bag, tucked under one of the air-bag lines. Works fine and have to guess ... options. Since a roll attempt, swim, or even big curling waves put river water in my nose/ eyes/ ...