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I live in CT and take 81 when I go back and forth to Bryson City. Next time I'm traveling back from B.C., I'll give you a heads-up. I can bring the boat with me.

"Adam, just loan me your Amoeba for a while and I'd be glad to do a comparison." My latest race boat design is similar to the Amoeba (based on the same Estanguet race boat) except with lower stern volume and dimensioned legal for slalom. It's currently stored in Bryson City. I'll be going down there...

You might be able to adapt a water-bottle holder made for bikes.

This should help.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ax62VDBkSeQ

zqueen wrote:any info on comparison between hornet/cascade and wide ride?

The Hornet is happiest with people under 150 lbs, the Wide Ride was for Bob Connolly (200+ lbs).

I've tried to seal with urethane spray paint a few times, and it never lasted long past an inflation test. It slowed down the leakage some, but not enough to use a bag in a critical location.

They are only a little better than full bags in keeping water out, but they make it difficult to get the water out. I tried it about 40 years ago when "float bags" weren't nearly as nice as now, too. Generally, you're looking at a looming disaster with water in the boat.

Hi folks. Helping a friend who's not computer literate sell her Old Town Pathfinder that seems to fit this description exactly. Could anyone please advise what she should ask for it? It's very lightly used and hasn't been in the water for about 5 years. Many thanks! Denis If it's in really good sha...

I can understand the appeal of pumps... but I'd rathe just paddle a C1 and keep the water out in the first place;) Otherwise part of the challenge to me is a dry (as possible) run. I'm surprise Kaz even uses a sponge... I'd think it would outweigh the amount of water he gets in his boat :o He uses ...

My 2015 Mazda had what I would call marginal mounting points for the rack: One bolt per corner, and only about 75cm longitudinal distance between them. I drilled and tapped additional holes so that I had 2 holes at each corner, and bent and drilled the Thule legs (originally made for gutters) so tha...

For an extra $50, you could also get aluminum gunwales. My first solo "whitewater" boat. I think I bought mine around 1978.

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If you can't find anything commercially available, most upholstery shops can make something exactly to your specs. It helps if you show up with the flat strapping and Velcro though.

It's been a long time, but I remember the Batmax as being fairly high volume compared to all but the later (Extrabat-on) designs. At 150 lbs, I had a very hard time doing pivots.

phreon wrote: Unless somebody can tell me a way to verify it's vinyl?

Just spread a little on an unused area on the hull. Once dry, try to peal it off.