Whitesell Piranha
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Merganser
Agree on the Merganser but they are really really difficult to find. If you own one then I only know of two.
Paddling is easy, organizing shuttles is hard.
Not misplacing all your crap in somebody else's car seems to be even harder
Not misplacing all your crap in somebody else's car seems to be even harder
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Re: Whitesell Piranha
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
A Whitesell Piranha or Clipper Challenger would make a fine whitewater tripping canoe.
Quick google search revealed:
https://www.cboats.net/cforum3/viewtopic.php?t=7965060" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
https://cboats.net/cforum3/viewtopic.php?t=7966603" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://www.beavercanoeclub.org/newsletters/jul10.pdf" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
see page 10
Quick google search revealed:
https://www.cboats.net/cforum3/viewtopic.php?t=7965060" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
https://cboats.net/cforum3/viewtopic.php?t=7966603" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://www.beavercanoeclub.org/newsletters/jul10.pdf" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
see page 10
Brian
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Re: Whitesell Piranha
Well, yes. No argument from me.Yukon wrote:I think the Clipper Merganser is much better Tandem than a Tandem Whitesell.
(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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