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Kaz; in my limited experience chopped down slalom hulls really haven't paddled as well as the longer versions. What changes were made in the Estanguay to improve it as a shorter boat?

It WAS chopped but also given more rocker. A couple pics on the Millbrook site.
Thanks for asking!

JKaz

If you (or anyone else) is in or passing through upstate NY and want to try and Amoeba let me know! It's a fun boat, faster than I expected, easy to roll, forgiving, and you can really feel the slalom roots (handling). Front and side surfs well. At my weight I'm not going to stern squirt it, but with the Amoeba that isn't really the point.

I think it is the perfect boat for something like the Savage (not that I paddled it yet, but almost this year (a little more flow needed)).

Another composite creeker to think about would be either a Hornet (Millbrook) or Magnet.

the polar opposite...

I think for plastic boats with all the used ones out there we're fairly well covered these days, with the exception of a Creeker folks like. I haven't paddled the Fink much yet, but so far I like it. We'll see how I feel after taking it down something interesting

The Amoeba has interested me for several years, but I no longer will buy a new boat without having paddled one first (I think that's what went wrong with my first marriage). Thanks Adam for the offer. I guess a 12 hr. drive to Armada might be worth it at some point.
I miss the Magnet. I sure wish there was a way to resurrect the mold. Spilled milk.

Merry Christmas Cheajack, the Magnet is back in production:) With permission of Andy Bridge a mold has been pulled off a Magnet.

Anyone PM me for details (I donated the boat (yes, your old one Cheajack) for the project but am not building them). I will post images of the first new boat when I get them:)

We've kept the details quiet, but the first boat should be done by Gauleyfest with any luck so I guess it's about time to let the word get out.

Just as I thought. There is alot of creative thinking going on in the C Boater community .
Mahyongg, Joshua - you might want to start tinkering if you have the time, or start talking to a tinkerer.
The solutions seem expensive right now, but that could change down the line.
Great input all around.
See You On The River (......someday in a lighter creeker),
Bruce

Maybe somone want tp paddle this one, it is smaler then a ZOOM and it weight 16 kg outfitted


https://picasaweb.google.com/canoeadven ... 3200623378


Regards Kris

Looks fun... is it a one-off or something going into production in Europe?

Shep

I made it from some other royalex boots.

Kris; That's sweeeeeeet

Craig Smerda wrote:what would it be?

(by *new* I mean something that's not currently offered)

Both a friend & I are waiting for a L'edge scaled down for smaller paddlers...

Kris, on Facebook you were hinting that it was your design and you wanted to find a manufacturer to build it. Not cool in my eyes

wannabe whitewater girl wrote:

Craig Smerda wrote:what would it be?

(by *new* I mean something that's not currently offered)

Both a friend & I are waiting for a L'edge scaled down for smaller paddlers...

You mean like all the other whitewater boats already available simply aren't enough choice?
(seriously, as according to craig the l'edge was designed with bigger paddlers in mind because other boats had for some reason not been)

That said, there's no reason a small person can't paddle one (indeed one of my friends who isn't exactly huge has one and loves it), at the absolute worst you might have to alter the deck height (seen as most people rout/saw the top off and do their own gunnels anyway, that doesn't seem too much effort) and do a little bit of upper body conditioning training (It'll make you instantly better at paddling)!

Rant over!