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Wild-water...I didn't flip!

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I got the wildwater boat on the water yesterday. The darn thing rests on it's side so I had to put it in a ditch just to get in :-? On the water it felt a lot like a j-boat, NO initial stability :o But just as the seam hits the water (along with a panic brace :wink: ) it stabilizes. It's got real nice speed, but turning is tough. I'll need to work on turning a lot :-? I can't wait to get it in some whitewater :D

I'm going to add some glass to the hull in the cockpit area so I can beef up the pressure points. Then fix some cracks & dents, make walls & outfit it.

MotorCity, "sufficient stiffening" occured as I got this boat up to speed :P

Do you know what boat this is?
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/wh20crazy ... /my_photos

Also check out the C-1 plate for the truck :D
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Mike,

If we must compare layups, I just ran section IV of the Chattooga for the first time on New Years Day. It was runnin' 2 ft, the weather was 65 and sunny, and I hardly swam at all.

So you see, there are a variety of methods for achieving the requisite stiffness...

K


boat repair questions to follow ;-)
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I've been wanting to get on section IV. This should be the year for it.

I don't think swims count if you get back in your canoe & roll up in deep water like you did after that fight on the Gauley 8)
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