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Martin, Why bother with the atom when you already have the Finkenmeister that is capbable of doing mystery moves on the Ottawa! ;-) (you gotta tell THAT one) I recall that rapid mag had an article/issue dedicated to removing volume out of boats. It was ...

That's great news Bruce, can't wait to see more Finkenmeister out there !

martin

... would be setting up a warehouse (I read distributor) in the US soon. He wanted to know if I remained interested. I said 'definitely'. It seems the Finkenmeister should soon be available. Good news! I'll pass the word when I learn more. Bruce

... got myself a drysuit, pretty much non stop from April until now. My favorite open boat is the Prelude, it is just awsome for river running. he Finkenmeister I bought recently is definitely my favorite in big pushy stuff, it's stability is so confidence inspiring. As far as playboating is concerned, ...

... have about the same stiffness. I have definitely seen Yaks from other brands that seem to have lesser (thinner and more flexible) plastic than the Finkenmeister. Ultimately only time will tell. I am always cautious when dealers start to thrash talk brands they don't carry themselves, my experience ...

... out that comment about plastic quality. :-? Who knows a yaker who's had a Robson for a year plus? Martin, Early on I heard something about the Finkenmeister being a 'hole destroyer'. What does that mean? Does that mean it has a reasonable chance of escaping a big hole - unlike the Cascade.? ...

... some heavy impact on your hull... unfortunately this was about all the detail that I have. If anyone else can comment specifically on the Robson Finkenmeister quality compared to other plastic boats that'd be great.

Hi Bryce, I got a Robson Finkenmeister 2 weeks ago and I am loving it 8) . It is stable and fast, tracks well when you engage the edge and is very maneuvrable for a boat of it's size. The only point of criticism I have right now is that ...

... :cry: . Maybe next week? PaddlePower, having the volume to do smaller (up to a week) trips was definitely one of the reasons for me getting a Finkenmeister. It definitely will require to pack light and probably also some modifications to the outfitting, but from a point of view of volume it ...

... Did you get stern-endered at all on the Gull? I'm 160 lbs and have no trouble moving a Dagger Cascade around. Do you think I'd be OK with the Finkenmeister? Your comment about boofing ability and the boat's stability landing in boils was sweet to my ears. :) Were you able to hold your line ...

I had my Finkenmeister on the Gull river in Ontario, which was running high at ~25 CMS (~800 cfs). http://www.whitewaterontario.ca/Page/gullriver.asp At this level the Gull is very pushy, and since the temperature up here was ...

I agree with Craig that the Finkenmeister is worth a look.. The Robson Finkenmeister would probably be the best boat to goto for Creeking. What type of creeking would you be doing - tight and low volume or more open and higher volume? The ...

... a kick butt park and play but for river running and creeking in an OC a Prelude or Spanishfly is way better. There has been quite a buzz about the Finkenmeister C1 here lately. It looks good on the water as well. I ran into Stephan Patsch on the Upper Gaulley in his and it runs things well from ...

... got out o.k. or not. Let me know. Please send me also your e-mail adress, I have some pictures of how the hip pads are attached to the hull of the Finkenmeister, but the server they are on does not allow remote linking, so I will have to e-mail them to you. martin

... has more volume, but the difference is that while the fairly low volume bow of the Atom tends to go through waves, the higher volume bow of the Finkenmeister tends to ride over it, which pushes, particularly in very steep waves, the stern down, particularly if the trim is stern heavy. As far ...