I demoed a Blast on the Nanty a couple of days ago, and that boat sure is aptly named - more maneuverable than my solo boat, great secondary stability, surfs well, and is reasonably dry. Wow. What a blast!
Only negative was the royalex - the demo boat looked to have maybe 10 trips on it (I think we put most of the scratches/dents in it), and some ABS was already starting to show through the vinyl on one of the chines. Granted, it was a very light hull, which was nice, but I'd rather deal with a few extra pounds and have thicker vinyl.
If I had to own just one boat, I think a triple outfitted Blast would be the one.
For sure. Based on what I had read, I was expecting a really twitchy, wet boat. It wasn't twitchy at all, and that was with a team weight of probably 350 with gear. Quick, yes, but not twitchy. I had a first time open boater up front for part of the time, and she did fine.
Beautiful river, beautiful pictures - the bow paddler looks like she is doing most of the work, while you look at the camera, though.
I can see why you may have put a few scratches and dings in the boat. New Royalex is really soft. It wears a lot better if it is allowed to age in the sun for a few months. Then it rubs rather than peels.
Jon wrote:Beautiful river, beautiful pictures - the bow paddler looks like she is doing most of the work, while you look at the camera, though.
I can see why you may have put a few scratches and dings in the boat. New Royalex is really soft. It wears a lot better if it is allowed to age in the sun for a few months. Then it rubs rather than peels.
pssst, don't spill the beans....
I always tell her that I have to do steering, this is a responsible job.
Thougt about installing a beerholder and a sunshade in the stern
