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I have the transformer and its pretty cool to play in but even with the ability to make it longer it still is kinda shady in being a good creek boat. i wanted something that is really easy to use and i get the most out of my stroke i guess thats what everybody wants but im a small guy and i'd like to have something relatively easy to get really good at creekin...

thanx
bryce

oh and would a robson cu fly be a good price at 699?

Hmmm....they were advertising new CUFly's in the for sale forum for $999.....given that there's not that many of them out there and that they're this year's boat, I'd say $699 is probably a fair price. Haven't seen any for sale used before, so hard to judge.

Matt

Yes, $699 sounds pretty good but it would be a pretty scary creek boat. Imagine your transformer mated with a giant beer cooler and I think you have a CUFly. I only paddled a CUFly once, it was a blast, but really, really slow.

The CU is NOT a creek boat.. definately. I have one and it's a kick butt park and play but for river running and creeking in an OC a Prelude or Spanishfly is way better.

There has been quite a buzz about the Finkenmeister C1 here lately. It looks good on the water as well. I ran into Stephan Patsch on the Upper Gaulley in his and it runs things well from what I saw.

Good Luck... and remember the CU is no creeker.

I agree with Craig that the Finkenmeister is worth a look..

The Robson Finkenmeister would probably be the best boat to goto for Creeking. What type of creeking would you be doing - tight and low volume or more open and higher volume? The Finkenmeister promises to be good at both. The problem right now is the difficulty in getting hold of one. There is a problem with distribution of the Finkenmeister in the US. Next Adventures of Portland Oregon may help clear this problem up in the next couple of months, by becoming the new North American distributor.

Go to the last page of the 'Robson Finkenmeister' topic below for a recent review of Finkenmeister by Martin who just got one and paddled it on a Class 4 river/creek in Canada. He said some very good things!

If I could not get a Finkenmeister I'd think seriously of converting a Pyranha H3 255. If you are interested in doing some Class 4-5 river running or wider, more open creeks, the Dagger Cascade continues to be a very good boat - perhaps the best. It's not HOT, but it will help make a competent boater out of you on that type of river. They are only available used. I'm holding onto mine.

Contact Next Adventures at 888-462-3942 and speak to Corey Nagel or Deke Heycamp. Or contact Robson directly by email robson@t-online.de.

I going to try like hades to get my hands on a Finkenmeister.

Good luck.

Bruce Farrenkopf

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Bryce,

I'm loving the new H3 255 from Pyranha. It is fast, stable, easy to roll....and it's a TANK! Punches through everything. Wicked boat. Try to demo the smallest one....the 235. Or wait ot try the new M3 from Pyranha. It looks hot too. Pyranha has a reputation for designing solid creek boats....but I know a lot of smaller paddlers that like the Huck from LL and the Java from Perception.

The CU FLy at 699.00 sounds like a great deal. Is it used? I think you would like that boat. Cool playboat for sure!

Paddled the Petite with Andy two days ago. Great level!
Hope Cali is treating you well.

Cheers,
Kalin of the Great White North

Hi Bryce,

I got a Robson Finkenmeister 2 weeks ago and I am loving it . It is stable and fast, tracks well when you engage the edge and is very maneuvrable for a boat of it's size. The only point of criticism I have right now is that it is harder to roll than let's say an Atom, but that is pretty much true for all creekboats and is probably also due to my less than perfect rolling technique .
It definitely shows that it was developed from a C-boater and not yaker prospective. The only problem currently is how to get one, but there is something in the works between Robson and a dealer in Oregon.

Kalin, If you are interested, we are paddling the Magnetawan on Saturday. Meeting is at 10:30 at the pu-in. let me know if you are interested

martin

Kalin, that is so cool that you have the H3 255! that is the boat i have been scoping for my next creeker. what other boats have you creeked and how does it feel in relation to those? I currently have a Micro 240, old school, nice boat but perhaps a big narrow and tippy. i want something a little wider and more stable next time, and im thinking the H3 is the way to go!
later
Alden

I have an H2 245 ad Love it. Responsive, fast, and fairly forgiving. The toughest thing I've run is the Tallulah in it, (Fairly Continuous Class 4+ with two 5s) but it's great for that. Every time I paddle it I like it more and more... The other bonus is that it's small enough that I can wavewheel it if I hit things just right, and it can surf and flatspin due to the planing hull. If I break it, I'll either look into an H3 245 or a LL Hoss.
Tim