Your ultimate 'quiver' of boats...

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Craig Smerda wrote:but if I could only have one... :lol:
Spanish fly.
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Creeking / river running - love my remix but the new stomper looks mighty nice
playboat - Jackson Fun
river tripping - I like my Madriver ME but a probe 14 would likely be its replacement
Watch out; that river has rocks on the bottom. :o
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Not sure of my 'Ultimate' quiver, because i havent paddled all the boats i really want to, but I am quite happy with my current quiver of 3 boats

River - Ocoee
Play - LL Pop
Creek - H3
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Creek-Cascade/DR Critical Mass(tie)
River-Dagger Legend
Play-Still a work in progress; Atom, Session X, 4-Fun & Flys
Haulin' around the "Bunnies"- Mad River ME(get it?)
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I know this = 5, I stunk in Math Class. I also know I need to paddle/purchase a boat or 2 made recently.
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If I could only have 3 I have them now.

Atom C1 for general river running
Viper C1 for learning more and testing my limits
Vajda Magma 410 C2 for enjoying the river with a friend
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My Spanish Fly
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FullGnarlzOC wrote:Gives you a lot of leeway. They call me the spin masta.


the responsiveness is what you are lookin for in a playboat. and the Maxims got it.
Tommy, I hate to break it to you but spins ceased to count as playboating around the time that Corran was sat in an eddy with a sign going "Bawwww! Not Fair" at the worlds...

My "Dream team":
Playboat:
  • Crazy 88 - I'm tempted to replace it in day to day use with a Pyranah Molan or Bliss Stick Smoothy... but I'd still stick with the Crazy 88 as my "only have one" playboat.
Creekboat:
  • Gus Or Jefe Grande - I really can't pick between the two, the Gus is cooler though.
River Runner:
  • Prelude - As if there was even the chance it wasn't going to make it onto this list somewhere
Unofficial wildcard everyone else has picked:
  • Probably the CU-fly... I mean slalom boats are fast, and squirtboats are all glittery and slinky and catlike; but, doing a front loop in [what is essentially] a small chinese pagoda... That's what I call entertainment!
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... isn't that like 7,
    ^~^~^ different strokes ~ for different folks ^~^~^
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    Post by Pierre LaPaddelle »

    TheKrikkitWars wrote:My "Dream team":
    Playboat:
    • Crazy 88 - I'm tempted to replace it in day to day use with a Pyranah Molan or Bliss Stick Smoothy... but I'd still stick with the Crazy 88 as my "only have one" playboat ]
    Hey Krikkit

    Am interested in your comment. With so many spud hulls on the market these days, what puts the Crazy 88 at the top of your list? (Or the Molan next? Or the Smoothy?)

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    Post by xmas0c1c1k1 »

    My dream boat still hasn't been made
    All I want is a boat that resurfaces, mystery moves, turns drives fast boof loops cartwheels rolls allows a 10 inch saddle lasts on creeks but weighs 5 lbs not too much to ask for
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    xmas0c1c1k1 wrote:My dream boat still hasn't been made
    All I want is a boat that resurfaces, mystery moves, turns drives fast boof loops cartwheels rolls allows a 10 inch saddle lasts on creeks but weighs 5 lbs not too much to ask for
    That would be ok I guess, but it's gotta surf! 8)
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    philcanoe wrote:... isn't that like 7,
    By my count it's two equally likely 4's and a lot of words:
    1+(2*0.5)+1+1+[talking about several others in my justification] = 4

    @Pierre:
    For me, the crazy is versatile, it's fast for its length, slicy in the ends but has a mass of volume in the centre for getting aerial with, and it has very good surfing characteristics (fast, won't bounce unless you make it, good carving edges, goes very big if you use the edge transition to maximum effect)*.

    the molan appeals because Its a very good modern boat (indeed, it rivals the star series’ performance) and I could lay my hands on one pretty cheaply, the smoothy because its an innovative boat that's been ignored in spite of itself, and blissstick plastic is bomber.

    *don’t get me wrong it has its issues, but it ticks all the playboat boxes for me
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    Oh, and as a follow up I would like to say that if I could or when I can I would like a boat by Paul Shriner before he stops making them. It is rare that you can buy a work of art and paddle it.
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