IF.........

[Craig Smerda]

... you could have any kayak out there to convert into a C-1 $-free-$ for one season... what would it be and why? Take this an an opportunity to "pretend" you have an unlimited budget and loads of time to paddle.... oh and a $-free-$ gas card!

[Mike W.]

Necky Zip. It's wide enough to be stable. Looks like it surfs pretty good & has enough length to maintain some speed.

[Larry Horne]

el jeffe.... cause it 's a big gamble to buy a new one, and i bet it would break within a year if i liked it. so free would be the way to go on that one...

[mshelton]

A new Drakkar composite kayak, so I could tell Marko to ship me another Bigboy instead.

That way I could paddle the new one and not worry about beating the crap out of it

[squeakyknee]

One of the new Liquid Logic CR's,they look wide enough,playful,and the front of the cockpit is raised for more volume @ the paddler.(which is knee room for us)

[MotorCityOC-1]

If I get to play pretend why can't I have a purpose built C-1 in plastic?

I'm sick of converting kayaks. Let the training blade crowd convert some C-1s!

[yarnellboat]

Model?

I can't even decide whether it would be a creek boat or a play boat.

P.

[PAC]

I'll let you know after the Armada when, hopefully, I have a chance to test out a Maven! And based on my experiences with my Wheelboy and the Big Boy, a Fatboy would be nice too!
Oh, wait you said Kayak to convert....
Actually I'd rather go for the really big dream and have a herd of C specific (OC and C) designs to test, demo and drive around the country side with! Or is that being too unrealistic!

PS: I've been looking at a Jefe but I'm keeping my George Washingtons in the dark of my wallet for the time being!

[the great gonzo]

well, no kayak conversions for me any more... but as PAC mentioned, a Fatboy would be nice... if it ever makes it into production...

martin a.k.a. the great gonzo!

[Jan_dettmer]

A Fluid Solo L with Expedition Hatch.

I'm sure I would get a summer of paddling out of it. I don't really playboat, so that boat would do anything I want to do. The Hatch would make it easy for camera gear and for some classic multi days.

I would love to see whay effect it has if a creeker had design influence by one of the best c-1ers out there. (I think Joe Stuempfel is his name)

Cheers, Jan

[billcanoes]

I was looking at a Hoss and Jefe for a creeker- but I'm still waiting for the fatboy-


This is where I wish I didn't sell boats, but
in terms of river runner play- I think there are c1s in production that I'm totally happy with, other than I would make the bigboy in plastic- and the Sith rocks,

and for those who want downtime you got the Maven or an Acrobat.
Bill

[chuck naill]

Bill, we have a converted Hoss if you want to try it sometime.

Chuck

[billcanoes]

Sweet-

I'm going to try to meet up with Chris Kelley Monday-for a Zephyr run on Wilson creek if theres enough water- it's very bony right now - I think -5 -5.5 is the minimum in an open boat and at that level there is some rock jumble portaging- I need to call a friend to check to see how accurate the virtual gauge is. David Sink might go-

The only problem is I'd like to be on the river by 9:00- If you want to go- Otherwise I'll meet up with you sooner or later for a demo.

Bill

[ezwater]

I'm too big and tall for conversions, and most of today's kayaks are too slow for my taste, but my choice would be the new Jackson-Knight slalom kayak.

[mrosene]

draggo fish with CF pedestel a foam bulkhead and leather burton snoboard bindings for straps and 0.5" inch minicell pad for the interior also a sweet level six kevlar skirt