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Question on Craig Smerda's outfitin guide

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Are all the bits added to the canoe on Craigs outfitting page, thigh hooks, hip blocks and thigh hooks on the saddle home made or can they be bought?

I have a CU Fly and this system looks like it works really well.

Do the current freestyle boaters still use this system? Craig? Eli? Paul Danks? etc, or are straps lap belts and things like that a better option for Freestyle now?

I like the idea of displacing the water which is why this system appeals to me more than straps.

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Never heard of Craig Smerda but I have stayed at a Holiday Inn Express. His name almost sounds like some made up internet "handle"... anyways

Q#1 Home-made. I fit each piece to myself and how I sit in the saddle.

Q#2 Works well in a CU or any boat. The system is not limited to rodeo boats.

Q#3 Most folks are using the bulkhead system. You can add straps, etc. but it isn't necessary for the most part. The system should hold you in quite well. I can hang out upside down as long as I like.

Q#4 Displacing unneeded water is the whole idea.

Anything else?

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I have another Craig Smerda question:

Popeye had his spinach, and Superman had his phone booths . . .

But if Craig Smerda fills up his open boat with liquor and then drinks it all, who does he turn into - Eli Helbert, John Kaz, or Chuck Norris?

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translation: eli hebert who was then killed by a round house kick to the face. and had his soul taken over by chuck norris as a means of asexual reproduction.
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Hey boys! You don't mess with internet Craig Smerda!!

Wanna see why?
http://users.chartertn.net/tonytemplin/FBI_eyes/
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