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Thanks!

What a beautiful boat. Nice work.

I have an Appleline Zoomer that I rebuilt but don't get out on the water much so I may as well pass it on to someone else.
I believe it is 13'2" by 28". It was originally designed and built in the mid-80's as a slalom boat.
The rebuild included patching all of the cracks, adding auromat core to ...

Sure do!

OK seriously. $700

bump. or best offer.

I've got one you can try if you're ever in the SE...

going to a happy new zoomer

... downstream gate in a right eddy below the falls and I simply could not drive the boat across the eddy line without spinning out. I went back to my Zoomer for the race and placed 4th behind Kent Ford, Dave Paton, and Frankie Hubbard. Clean run but too slow.

BTW, who is "Psyco" just out of curiosity ...

My first real OC1 slalom boat was an Apple Zoomer. With its sharp chines off a planing hull and maxed tumble home according to the slalom rules of the day, it was a tippy boat. It had little secondary stability (ie you couldn't easily lean it down to the gunnels without going over) but the primary ...

Thanks for the advice on the Apple. From your description, the boat sounds like a Zoomer - fairly narrow, some rocker, high sidewalls, just over 13'. It is fun to paddle, i.e., spins easily, but requires a J stroke to keep it in line. It makes be feel like a beginner since I am transitioning from a K1 ...

Apple produced several OC1's, I can't recall all of them. Most were slalom boats. I once owned a "Zoomer", which was a very well designed short class (13'2") slalom boat. It was built in 1981 and was based on a C1 hull from that period. I paid $400 for it, after it's original owner paddled it twice ...

Zoomer OC-1 for sale!
13 ft Kevlar/glass layup, patched but floats. With airbags $200
Located in Pittsburgh, PA

atomthomas@hotmail.com or send PM to C1Dub

Natalie