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by fez
Thu Feb 26, 2015 8:01 am
Forum: CBoat C Forum
Topic: Dry land rolling practice
Replies: 48
Views: 24810

Re: Dry land rolling practice

The most important part of the roll is the last, the upper part. You can practise it very easily! Work on clean low braces meaning keep your head down. Go deeper and deeper with it until your head touches the water and you still can recover clean and easily. Work on it until it`s 100%. If you have t...
by fez
Tue Feb 11, 2014 1:19 pm
Forum: CBoat C Forum
Topic: Training For Paddling & Common Paddling Injuries
Replies: 20
Views: 11862

Re: Training For Paddling & Common Paddling Injuries

I do calistenics combined with "some kind of yoga". At first I did it to remove my muscular dysbalances from paddling and to get fit fast after a herniated disc - but now it means a lot of fun to me. Improved my paddling indirectly cause I´m much fitter now.
by fez
Fri Dec 20, 2013 5:53 pm
Forum: CBoat C Forum
Topic: Season's greetings and news from Blackfly Canoes.
Replies: 11
Views: 7760

Re: Season's greetings and news from Blackfly Canoes.

great news! So I´ll wait for the 85 :-)
by fez
Sat Nov 30, 2013 5:22 pm
Forum: CBoat C Forum
Topic: Thigh strap/hip pad locations
Replies: 14
Views: 8506

Re: Thigh strap/hip pad locations

me to in my 69
by fez
Fri Sep 13, 2013 11:10 am
Forum: CBoat C Forum
Topic: Pumps
Replies: 121
Views: 46453

Re: Pumps

no ego
by fez
Wed Aug 28, 2013 6:34 am
Forum: CBoat C Forum
Topic: Octane 85?
Replies: 19
Views: 11089

Re: Octane 85?

what a nice boat, congrats.
What is the weight ?
by fez
Wed Jul 31, 2013 7:44 pm
Forum: CBoat C Forum
Topic: Pumps
Replies: 121
Views: 46453

Re: Pumps

You think so ? A a real discussion with different views, with pro and contra about pumps vs no pumps - where do you find that on FB ? On GDI ? Haven`t seen it being discussed there. I like the "two faces" of the internet but also see also the differences. (generally speaking, without judgement) FB: ...
by fez
Wed Jul 31, 2013 4:27 pm
Forum: CBoat C Forum
Topic: [Video] Bilge pump installation in an open canoe
Replies: 5
Views: 4570

Re: [Video] Bilge pump installation in an open canoe

you´re absolutely right, the same in my Taureau. But a little bit of lean back solves the problem for me, I don`t know if it works as good with the L`Edge. Put the hole through the hull the best a little bit over the waterline of the an an average filled boat , forgot to mention that. If the boat is...
by fez
Wed Jul 31, 2013 8:27 am
Forum: CBoat C Forum
Topic: [Video] Bilge pump installation in an open canoe
Replies: 5
Views: 4570

Re: [Video] Bilge pump installation in an open canoe

thanks for your vid. But i think you can put a pump with much less effort in your boat, just place it behind your seat and fix it with straps. To optimize the performance the hose through the hull (right word?) should have no elbow, the length of the hose should be as short as possible and the hole ...
by fez
Wed Jul 31, 2013 7:55 am
Forum: CBoat C Forum
Topic: Pumps
Replies: 121
Views: 46453

Re: Pumps

this thread shows the power of boards vs FB in general. You`ll never find such a concentrated discusssion on FB.
by fez
Tue Jul 30, 2013 7:03 am
Forum: CBoat C Forum
Topic: Pumps
Replies: 121
Views: 46453

Re: Pumps

Jim Michaud wrote:I remember when you were considered a wimp if you paddled a Royalex boat equiped with flotation and thigh straps. Real paddlers only paddled 17-foot Grumman aluminum canoes without any stinking flotation. Now we're starting over with the pump issue? Let's be real!
Thumps up!
by fez
Mon Jul 29, 2013 2:47 pm
Forum: CBoat C Forum
Topic: Pumps
Replies: 121
Views: 46453

Re: Pumps

I like to have it all: I paddle a cataract as dry as possible, in the next eddy I put on the pump. Much more confortable for me then climbing out if that is possible at all. If it is possible to hop out easily - then I hop out and empty the boat in the classic way, that`s faster anyway.
by fez
Fri Jul 12, 2013 1:40 pm
Forum: CBoat C Forum
Topic: Conversions and knee spread
Replies: 26
Views: 16809

Re: Conversions and knee spread

Prijon Delirious. 70 cm wide!

Just joking.
by fez
Wed May 22, 2013 7:38 am
Forum: CBoat C Forum
Topic: European Cboat Armada 2013, Berner Oberland, Switzerland
Replies: 12
Views: 9854

Re: European Cboat Armada 2013, Berner Oberland, Switzerland

yes we had a great great time! It was the biggest european armada ever, I didn`t know there are so much cboaters around! We had cold and rainy weather but on the other hand good water levels and much fun on the water. It was so much fun meeting all those nice people, I´m still stoked. With Chris "Ch...
by fez
Tue May 07, 2013 7:49 pm
Forum: CBoat C Forum
Topic: Boat of the Week - Robson Finkenmeister
Replies: 15
Views: 34064

Re: Boat of the Week - Robson Finkenmeister

I never got used to the positioning of the knees and missed my roll to often in it. On the other hand I had lots of fun with it and it never let me down. Clearly a love / hate relationship. And it is fast: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOuvlx580zA" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; (60 ...