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... onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; At slalom races, I have kept my eye on the Cyclone...I thought, for a while, I might want one. What I found was the Mill Brook Prowler was a lot faster on slalom courses. The Prowler is also ...

I believe Bob Connolly said that his Grand Canyon special, the Big Boy, was based partly on the Cyclone.

I have one of the few Big Boys in existence. It's about 28" wide at the waterline, and pretty fast, but not slalom fast. A huge, deep boat that easily runs dry.

... onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; At slalom races, I have kept my eye on the Cyclone...I thought, for a while, I might want one. What I found was the Mill Brook Prowler was a lot faster on slalom courses. The Prowler is also ...

If same as a twister - grab it - fun boat! Fast and responsive.

There's a guy near got one, paddled it a bit, same lines as twister but super stable and rides higher for big guys.

I have the smaller version, the Twister, and I believe PAC does as well. I have not paddled mine extensively but it is fun. The bubble sides took some getting used to for me.

I found a Mad river cyclone for sale set up as a solo. Looks and sounds like a fun fast boat. Anyone have experience with one? Worth getting one for some fast fun?

These were made in 1990 – 1994 and were one of the cutting edge tandem whitewater slalom racers of the era. Made of a super-strong spectra composite material, this 15’ 3” canoe only weighs 33 lbs. The hull design is one of extreme asymmetrical rocker. Here’s Mad River’s catalog description (see page...

Thanks everyone. I'm in Idaho by NRS. Lots of rafters here (I got one), but cboaters are few and far between (if you are wondering Boise and Missoula are 5 hours away from me). A long time ago I used to work for NOC and I thought I'd get back to my southeastern roots. I'll probably create some kind ...

Check out RiverKen's tome - there are a lot of different options there for outfitting...

i would make a rail with some wings to the sides, so you can bolt it to the side of the hull.
a glued foam saddle will come loose after a few trips or one nasty swim, whichever comes first, then you'll have to duct tape it, and so on and so forth.

Where are you located? I bet you might find someone near you willin to help.

Bob

Dont bother with a rail since there's nothing to attach it to. Make your saddle so it extends about a foot past both ends of the cockpit. Put a bulkhead at the front to keep your knees from wobbling around. Poke a length of pvc pipe through the saddle and use that as the lower anchor for your thigh ...

I might consider doing a soft d-ring glued to the hull instead of using a rail and a backstrap to hold me into the thigh cups and just leave any oil-canning up to the river god(s). This is a bulkhead-style boat, so no foam pillar to utilize with a rail, thus my questions. The Outfitting section has ...

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There is a tremendous amount of information including step by step conversions using different materials.