habitat C1
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habitat C1
Hi all! I have an opportunity to buy a habitat, I'm about 140lb, how is the hull? Flat or round? Has anyone ever converted it to a C1? I'm interested to know if it's a good C1, sharp on eddys, fast, etc,etc! Thanks!
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The habitat makes a good C1 (supposedly a better canoe that it is a kayak), a sickeningly good aquantaince of mine swears by his.
I think a significant part of that is that the hull isn't flat or round, it's a hybrid. With the front being a rounded displacement shape, and it's chines getting more pronounced as they go back until the back half is closer to a flat hull with soft rails.
That's my sickeningly good aquantaince (Ben McKeown) paddling his habitat in the Yok Don National Park, Vietnam.
I think a significant part of that is that the hull isn't flat or round, it's a hybrid. With the front being a rounded displacement shape, and it's chines getting more pronounced as they go back until the back half is closer to a flat hull with soft rails.
That's my sickeningly good aquantaince (Ben McKeown) paddling his habitat in the Yok Don National Park, Vietnam.
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