Wanted - small boat, Switzerland (or nearby)

[savagekevin]

Anyone got a small canoe for sale in central Europe?
Looking for something like a Prelude, Homes, Spanish Fly, even C1 like a Finkenmeister perhaps - being in central Europe and looking for a used canoe I can't be picky!

[the great gonzo]

Kevin,

unortunately open boats are very scarce in Europe (even more so thanover here) and carry, even used, a very hefty price tag. Fully outfitted new OC1's run cost roughly $3000 over there !!!

But there are a few used ones' available.
Just e-mail the guys, Europeans speak some English:

Fluid Spice, for EUR 600, right at hte German-Swiss border.
Unassebbled, but comes apparently with a Dagger seat and ratchet straps that need to be installed:
http://www.wildwasserboard.de/t593f12-F ... Basis.html

Robson Finkenmeister, near Munich. Full set of gear including boat, skirt, 3 paddles, air bags...
Everything is apparently brand new and has bnever been used. Price for the lot EUR 1095 or to be negotioated for individual items:
http://www.wildwasserboard.de/t770f12-R ... rkauf.html

Dagger Quake in Hannover (Northern Germany) air bags need new valves, otherwise complete, EUR 800
http://www.wildwasserboard.de/t733f12-V ... Quake.html

On this site here are a Drakkar Wheelboy for CHF 700 in Switzerland, a finkenmeister with skirt in Austria for EUR 650 , a Prijon delirious C1 conversion in Switzerland for CHF 500 (+CHF 80 for skirt)
http://kanuschule.ch/service/pinwand.php

The Kanuschule also rents boats, but they are all longer boats:
http://kanuschule.ch/testcenter/kanadier.php

Some more here:

Finkenmeister for EUR 999:
http://www.soulboater.com/de/trader/sales/open/5666/

Habitat 80 C1 conversion for EUR 350:
http://www.soulboater.com/de/trader/sales/open/4870/

Delirious for EUR 300:
http://www.soulboater.com/de/trader/sales/open/5230/

You might want to post as well on http://www.wildwasserboard.de/ , a lot of the forum members there paddle C1 or OC1 and may be able to help you.

Hope this helps.

TGG!

[savagekevin]

will look at these, thanks a lot!

[kaz]

Brand new INFERNO plus shipping to Basel, Switzerland - approx $2,300 U.S. You'd be responsible for custom duties and taxes.
JKaz

[the great gonzo]

Found some more:

Robson Homes OC1 for EUR1400:
http://www.canadierforum.de/t2528f14-Ro ... es-OC.html

Dagger Atom for EUR 500:
http://www.canadierforum.de/t2496f14-Na ... agger.html

Esquif Spark for EUR 1500:
http://www.canadierforum.de/t2156f14-So ... Spark.html

And then there is the Probst Attack! (I used to live less than 20 miles from them and never knew that they even made an open WW solo boat) for CHF 2400 brand new and fully outfitted:
http://www.probst-kunststoff.ch/2probstkanu/index2.htm (Scroll to the bottom of the page)

TGG!

[savagekevin]

thanks again for the help

[the great gonzo]

Did you find a boat ?

TGG!