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sweet, good luck! I understand the concept, but I've not been able to do it yet.

Aric

In Snyders book he writes about bow screws, whirlygigs and washouts. Is anyone doing these c-1? I am comfortable cartwheeling, onside, not as comfortable offside, but I've not got the skills yet to control past vertical moves. Translating k to c, for the bow screw is it easier to do the initiation a...

if you're bored sniffing glue is so much fun though. thats why we all outfit our own boats isn't it? who needs a respirator?

making the transition to c1 a few years ago I found that if I was wearing my plugs I would keep rolling until I got it, even if it took 4 tries. If I wasn't wearing my plugs, I usually swam after two tries. I got in the habit of always wearing nose plugs, even after I could nail the roll every time....

it finnaly arrived! :lol: I've been dealing with the seller and the shipping company for months now, but it arrived today. I took it out to the lake and got in a few stern squirts a bow squirt a few rolls and a wet exit, not necessarily in that order. This is going to be a fun boat to figure out. I'...

Ian,
I've always found it better to get a 1/2 bun of foam from sweet composites and start shaping. you get a custom fit, a good chance to mess around with your boat in early spring before the snow really melts, and it's cheaper.
Aric

Red Prijon Rockit $100
pedestal and knee pads no straps, but it's set up for them.
Summit County CO
local pick up/ meet in a reasonable distance or you pay shipping

Aric

If you are interseted in older boats I have a MR Clean that works well as a c1, it was my first conversion. It has some oilcaning, and no outfitting at the moment, but if you are interested, you can have it for a six pack. I'm in Summit County PM me for details

Aric

my first year raft guiding I bought a used Wave Sport Lazer, but I didn't paddle it in whitewater that year. I had borowed a friend's Genesis, I did the milk run and then brown's canyon the second or third time i paddled it. Not knowing how to roll a kayak, and being used to steering boats with a si...

cool, another cboater in CO. I'm in summit county and look forward to boating with other tgripers as well. weekends and occasionally in the evenings if something close is running. latesky at colorado.net is a good way to contatct me

Aric

I try to find the balance between pearling and unintentional stern squirts. most of my conversions have ended up 1/2" stern heavy. I'd rather think about my stern edges than pearl.
Aric

I had three days in a genesis before I bought my ocoee, but it was a deal I coudn't refuse, and I was guiding rafts at the time, so I was in the boat 3 days a week at least. There is a learning curve, but if you're running pool drop class 3 in NC what are a few swims until you learn to roll?
Aric

The Outrage would be a smaller step in getting used to a new boat, but with the Ocoee the edges you curse at first are so much fun to use once you figure them out. I wish I still had my ocoee, it was such a fun boat.

So I may have an opportunity to boat around asheville for a few days this spring, what are your favorites? Wilson's creek, nolichucky, cheoa, big laurel? This will be my first time boating east of the mississippi, looking for class iii-iv runs within 1-2 hs drive time from asheville.
thanks
Aric

So I stumbled across and won an acrobat on ebay, now I need have it shipped to me. A plastic boat I would just wrap in bubble wrap and or cardboard. How should a glass boat be shipped? The seller sugested greyhound for the actual shipping, but acording to their website its too long. Any sugestions? ...