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Einar
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Agree on the Merganser but they are really really difficult to find. If you own one then I only know of two.
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Re: Whitesell Piranha

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I am sure Clipper still has the mold. Mine is 20 years old and the day it was going to be on the water for the first time I endered my truck on top of it over a 100ft embankment. Paddled it the next day
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Re: Whitesell Piranha

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Re: Whitesell Piranha

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A Whitesell Piranha or Clipper Challenger would make a fine whitewater tripping canoe.

Quick google search revealed:

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Re: Whitesell Piranha

Post by Pierre LaPaddelle »

Yukon wrote:I think the Clipper Merganser is much better Tandem than a Tandem Whitesell.
Well, yes. No argument from me.

(Beware -- thread hijackers at work here! But I'll play!)

I paddled a Merganser for years (did you count mine, Einar?) It needed a lotta work, so I just sold it a few weeks ago, in a quiver-clearing frenzy. I'll prob'ly regret that.

Too many differences to compare the two boats -- the Merganser's a foot longer, and much wider. Insanely stable, and incredibly surfable. And much more capability as a tripper. An all-time great hull!

But, jus' sayin' -- the Piranha makes for a very playable tandem boat. It's just too good to sawzall up and haul to the dump. May Nolan Whitesell's contributions long endure -- ON the water.

(My buddies told me there was no way we could bounce a composite tandem boat over Last Drop without damaging it. Hah!)
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