Squirt Boat fit (Acrobat)

[kabuki_blaze]

Hey folks,

I searched the site and didn't see anything that relates to my question. I just recently bought an Acrobat for 68$ on ebay and its in pretty good shape, even came with the skirt. That being said, I really didn't sit in it first, it was just a (stupid) impulse buy. Now that I got it home I tried squeezing into it....here is my question.

I am 6'3, 215ilbs, I can get in it, but my legs are to long to get my butt to be within the entire keyhole. My wife sits in it (who is a lot smaller than me) and she is able be completely within the keyhole.

Is this boat to small for me if I cant completely be within the keyhole?

Thanks again!

[jscottl67]

The cockpit could probably be redone to fit you by someone competent. The bigger question is what cut your boat is. Volume is often cut out of squirt boats to get the desired effect for the weight of the owner. If your boat was cut for someone weighing 165 lbs, then you are too big for it. If it was cut for someone near your weight range, you can get it modified to fit your legs (you have almost no money in the boat at this point).

I'm sure that if you took measurements of the boat, someone here could give you infomation on what cut your boat is. Not sure which dimensions they would need you to measure, but maybe someone will chime in.

[the great gonzo]

You could enlarge the cockpit. It would most likely also require getting a new skirt for it. Fit into squirt c-1's is always an issue for long legged people (I have a 36"inseam) with traditional older designs like the Acrobat.

TGG!

[Mike W.]

Your height is probably more of a problem than your weight. I've had two Acrobats. The first was 1/2" cut. The second was a master cut. At 200lbs. I had a ball in the master cut. I'm 5'7" & it was a tight fit. The Acro cockpit rim is pretty small which makes getting your knees spread & under the deck pretty tough. In my master cut the pedestal was above the rim. It was pretty uncomfortable, but man you could sling some ends I was going to enlarge the opening when I bought the Woodie, then I just sold the Acro.

Look about where your right knee would go in the boat & there should be a build sheet glassed in. It will give the original cut of the boat. If the boat was re-chopped that info will be wrong.

Full length the Acro was 11'. My master cut was 9'9".

You could open the cockpit up to a little larger than slalom size & still use a slalom sized skirt. I was going to open mine up to Sith size, which is big & comfy but still uses a slalom sized skirt.

[Aric]

Even if the info tag in your boat says its a medium chop for X weight, don't give up on it. My boat's tag says it's a medium cut for 175, I tend to weigh 185-195, and it floats great. If you want to sink, you want to weigh more than the tag says you should, it may not be comfortable for river running though.
Aric
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[mando]

i always sorta sat on top of mine a bit, but i am smaller than you are. but it was a tiny boat too.

if you cant get in it enough to keep the skirt on then enlarge the cockpit.

[CosmikDebris]

Mando, you wouldn't be talking about the noose would you?