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You think so ? A a real discussion with different views, with pro and contra about pumps vs no pumps - where do you find that on FB ? On GDI ? Haven`t seen it being discussed there. I like the "two faces" of the internet but also see also the differences. (generally speaking, without judgement) FB:...

GSG wrote:My local dealer must not want my money.

If I recall correctly the shops margin is pretty low to none-existant on shell-only boats...

I'd advise hewing it from a single piece of elm and making a loop of leather flaps on a rope to raise the water with. That way you can be sure that by using totally traditional methods there's no risk of spoiling the sport of flat-water freestyle.

I'd switch out the Danish Oil for Double Boiled Linseed Oil... the danish oil is a mix of Polymerising oil, Mineral spirits and Varnish, so it leaves a fairly thin, fragile coat compared to a straight polymerising oil (Linseed or Tung, though the latter is usually reserved for furniture and the like...

I can't believe how many people are breaking with tradition here, I thought everyone knew that cut-clasp nails were the only acceptable method of attaching two items together in a boatbuilding project...

You wouldn't get it. Oh I get it all right, there's a common thread running through all the people who've been posting "no pumps". I also have an idea why you might all be so keen to hop out of your boats constantly; perhaps a collective decision to only go paddling after 16:20... Ohioboater : I ri...

"rather missed the point" ? The point of climbing is to get to the top without falling. The point of canoeing ww is to find the dry line. Using pumps is "rather missing the point" No, the ultimate point of doing any of these things as a hobby is to have fun... when you impose some kind of ideologic...

Nobody is scoring first descents because they use pumps. Those guys don't need pumps. Pumps are only useful for old men. Anyone else is just lazy. Learn to run clean lines. Learn to boof. Progress. Since when do we discuss climbing here? Nick, do you climb with a parachute? Or boat with a skirt? No...

I have no problem with people using pumps. I just think they are silly. If I botch my line, it takes me all of 15 seconds to get out of my boat, empty it and get back in. A pump takes longer than that and it is another thing to worry about and rely on. That's fine, if the style of river you're runn...

If you don't like it you can PM me (or any other mod whose decision that you disagree with), you surely know what Adam's email address is by now and you know where the [notional] door is... between those three options you have plenty opportunity to actually do something about it.

A pump is an electric skirt. That's not actually true though, certainly no pump I've ever seen can pump out faster than the water can come in... There's also the issue of why someone is paddling OC1, the OC vs C thread from not so long ago made it clear that plenty of people have no pretension of p...

In time honored fashion, discuss... (To explain, I've split tommy's post off of this thread ... I don't have a problem with people having a circular arguments about the validity of using pumps, but I don't want it de-railing a thread from someone who's making a useful contribution to the community....

Larry Horne wrote:for what it's worth. i don't think it matters very much how wide your knees are as long as it feels good Snug outfitting with your knees held in place is what matters most.

Never a truer word spoken... The best boat is the one that feels comfortable for you.

Edit: I originally said that I didn't rate the Kaos... however I've just been informed that the boat I paddled was the first gen prototype of the Kaos, and that there was a substantial redesign to reach the current version... So it's best to disregard that... I'm hoping that the person who let me kn...

Just as a thought, if there was that much material to remove, wouldn't using a hand plane or drawknife, followed by sanding to remove any errant toolmarks have been more effective than power sanding?