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- Thu Mar 19, 2015 10:13 pm
- Forum: CBoat C Forum
- Topic: The end of ESQUIF..... :(
- Replies: 43
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Re: The end of ESQUIF..... :(
A very sad day for canoeing. I wish the Esquif folks all the best. And I sincerely hope that the mols for the boats find their way into good hands so that their designs keep on living. Whitewater canoeing would not be where it is now without Esquif, they stepped up to the plate at a time when many o...
- Thu Mar 19, 2015 9:55 pm
- Forum: CBoat C Forum
- Topic: Shoes for Canoe/C-1
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4370
Re: Shoes for Canoe/C-1
In OC1 I wear 5-10 Water tennies, modified by the shoemaker in Jalcomulco, so that they actually last more than a season. Great comfy shoe, Aquastealth rubber has the best traction on wet rocks hands down, but materials and workmanship from the factory could be better. In my C1 I use a pair of MEC b...
- Mon Mar 02, 2015 1:16 am
- Forum: CBoat C Forum
- Topic: LL Space Cadet? Playboat advice needed...
- Replies: 5
- Views: 6379
Re: LL Space Cadet? Playboat advice needed...
GSG, don't know what your weight is, but if you want a conversion that is reasonably close in performance to a Shaggy Sith, then you should, mayne talk to you fellow VI resident Pierre LaPadelle and see if his Delirious is still available. I had one and I found it , due to it's width, to be stable, ...
- Mon Feb 09, 2015 7:30 pm
- Forum: CBoat C Forum
- Topic: L'edge vs. Blackfly Octane 85
- Replies: 27
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Re: L'edge vs. Blackfly Octane 85
The L'Edge is quite wide, tall and voluminous. I am 6ft and weigh about 180-185 lbs and find the L'Edge at the upper end of boat size for my liking (I prefer relatively small volume boats). I would think that for someone 5 ft tall it would be too much boat. The Octane 85 is quite a bit smaller and w...
- Fri Feb 06, 2015 1:54 am
- Forum: Boats and Gear for Sale
- Topic: Looking for a Prelude
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4180
Re: Looking for a Prelude
madriverfantasy, who manufactured the Prelude hull? Pyranha or Esquif?
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- Fri Dec 19, 2014 2:32 am
- Forum: CBoat C Forum
- Topic: Solo Canoe Advice.
- Replies: 40
- Views: 24247
Re: Solo Canoe Advice.
The regular Outrage should be fine in my opinion. I have one and have used it as my multi-day tripping boat with 2 sall barrels for my gear in it, in addition to my usual emergency kit in a watershed bag. Probably about 50 lbs of gear. My weigh was about 180- 190 lbs. Boat handled fine and was still...
- Mon Dec 15, 2014 11:14 pm
- Forum: CBoat C Forum
- Topic: Adhesive
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3478
Re: Adhesive
to be used in unventilated and confined spaces
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- Mon Dec 15, 2014 8:33 pm
- Forum: CBoat C Forum
- Topic: A bad break
- Replies: 45
- Views: 28047
Re: A bad break
Jeremy, I have heard both that under as well as overcooking cause brittleness. But I have no personal rotomolding experience, it's all second hand information from folks who are and were directly in the industry. As far as the molding is concerned it was my understanding (and this could be inaccurat...
- Fri Dec 12, 2014 4:57 pm
- Forum: CBoat C Forum
- Topic: A bad break
- Replies: 45
- Views: 28047
Re: A bad break
Jim, you are right about the Charpy test and the energy absorbed. Looking at the big picture of cracking PE boats is however that, except for the well known cracking issues with certain particular boats, where the spider cracks and long S-shaped cracks definitely show a brittleness issue, most crack...
- Thu Dec 11, 2014 6:49 pm
- Forum: CBoat C Forum
- Topic: A bad break
- Replies: 45
- Views: 28047
Re: A bad break
Sure, owners of certain boats may agree, but the fact is that, looking at all the boats and all the manufacturers the indication is that overall the breakage rate is low and thus the process of rotomolding PE boats is well established and controlled. Higher breakage rates for any given boat or manuf...
- Thu Dec 11, 2014 5:28 pm
- Forum: CBoat C Forum
- Topic: A bad break
- Replies: 45
- Views: 28047
Re: A bad break
The annealing is a nice idea, but I think the long cycle time would make this proposition pretty much cost prohibitive to any canoe manufacturer. As far as I know from some kayak manufacturers the cycle time for a boat is well under one hour. With the annealing we are looking at a day. And that in a...
- Wed Dec 10, 2014 3:30 pm
- Forum: CBoat C Forum
- Topic: A bad break
- Replies: 45
- Views: 28047
Re: A bad break
There are, unlike in Vinyl (PVC), no softeners used in PE, therefore it does not get brittle due to outgassing of additives unlike PVC. It does however get brittle when exposed to UV (sunlight for extended periods of time. The Prelude does not have an inherent cracking problem due to its shape, the ...
- Wed Dec 03, 2014 2:07 pm
- Forum: CBoat C Forum
- Topic: Snapdragon canoe pogies, anyone tried em?
- Replies: 16
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Re: Snapdragon canoe pogies, anyone tried em?
I have Toaster Mitts as well, they are incredibly warm, and are my go-to gear in rediculously cold water, but in regular cold temperatures I prefer pogies. for better paddle controm. I also find that the toaster mitts, while super warm, are pretty much useless anytime rope handling is required. foun...
- Tue Dec 02, 2014 5:23 pm
- Forum: CBoat C Forum
- Topic: Snapdragon canoe pogies, anyone tried em?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 13272
Re: Snapdragon canoe pogies, anyone tried em?
What do you not like about the L6 pogies?
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- Tue Dec 02, 2014 5:15 pm
- Forum: CBoat C Forum
- Topic: The first of two questions. . .
- Replies: 10
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Re: The first of two questions. . .
I use an off-side roll in my squirt boats, and I really only use it in flatwater, playing around and working on moves, to be honest. I use a high brace offside sweep-roll, this way I roll up with the power faceactive in the water ready to do moves. I have also, tried the cross bow low brace roll in ...