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this reply is balanced with do whatever you need to do to paddle this year, but I would look at this nitro in two ways. How long do you need to get out of it and How long till you have about $1000 to buy a good used canoe or even new. When I rebuilt Tommy's Creek and Destroy ...

The reason for concentric patching is to avoid a sudden change in hull stiffness, which would result if you piled three patches of the same size on one another. The reason for patching from largest layer to smallest is that the transition zones are out on the surface, where you can carefully hand sa...

... of the same size? - Is the 6oz/ Yard S 'glass to heavy? would 4oz/yard suffice? I'm willing to sacrifice a few more pounds for some peace of mind. Nitro doesn't win any awards for speed to begin with and I'm a pretty strong guy so I feel OK about the added weight. Additionally: I think at least ...

pblanc, the inside problem with Kevlar patching of chines is more likely to be seen with Ocoee style boats. It isn't just delamination, I saw a Millbrook Defiant where pinching of chines caused by thumps to the center of the bow had actually caused Kevlar tearing. That's an unusual situation where p...

BUY A NEW BOAT !!!!!!! You will constantly be repairing some ragged out ZOMBIE BOAT that will get increasingly heavier. The time spent and materials bought make repairs on a boat like this silly. The Open Boat community, seems to take great pride in keeping worn out pieces of junk on the water, this...

I like doing the bulk of the repair on the hull's interior, especially when one is trying to restore rigidity, because one can use multiple lamina if necessary without the need for extensive fairing and without disturbing the contour of the hull's exterior. I have found that it is not always easy to...

... Most outside blows to the chine would put the inside of the chine in tension, which is OK for Kevlar. I haven't ever had opportunity to study a Nitro or a Blast that has experienced chine cracking. It occurs to me that another way to protect the hull from cracking might be to add some light ...

Hard to say what I would do for sure without seeing and feeling the boat, but the odds are I would run a "belt" of aramid (Kevlar) 5 oz/yd cloth (not felt) about 4-5" wide down the inside of both chines in the center cockpit area or wherever the hull feels soft. I suspect after doing that you would ...

Bless those double chines... So I bought a Nitro last year that had pretty worn chines. In most places, the vinyl was totally gone. I studied up on the Legos and Acetone trick and did what I thought was a great job giving my boat a new lease on ...

I'm coming out of an Outrage X and and Outrage. Had a Zoom and a Nitro before that. I think I'll like the edges of the Prodigy, I tended to slide out of eddies in the Outrage hulls. It may not matter for long, as the wife has committed to an open boat this ...

... "Impulses", like the Vertige, or try the Blast, so I don't think the Recon adds much to this already crowded niche. People could also suggest the Nitro, Prodigy X, or Probes. If you thought the Outrage X felt too big, go with the Outrage. It's a respected ww hull that carries weight and speed ...

Lol, Steve. "Some people don't know how good they have it..." Thanks for keeping things in perspective!

cramersec wrote:Say what?! You're trying to reduce the number of boats you own and your wife won't let you? I think I'm in love.

Steve

Say what?! You're trying to reduce the number of boats you own and your wife won't let you? I think I'm in love.

Steve

Sorry, Stu. Found a buyer for one boat, and I can't convince my wife to give up the other one. I'll keep working on her, though, and will post back here if she agrees to sell. (We have no place to put the dam thing... Is this what marriage is all about? Just got married last year. I love her, but so...

I'm definitely interested! Maybe in both. I don't have a lot of money but I do have a lot of desire. My outrage is on its 3rd bottom, I keep adding more polyester cloth. $300 for one, $550 for both? Please let me know. I'm home today with a snow day in Hillsdale, NY. Stu Summer 518 672 7302 stuart@t...