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The saddle base shown in the link is the same saddle base that they included in their Wheelboy C1. I found that base to be very versatile. It is made from a kevlar lay-up and is very strong and light. You can drill holes in it anywhere to customize your saddle. The material is fairly flexible and co...

I'm 5' 10 1/2". Approx 193 lbs. Currently paddle mostly Class 2 & 3 with some 4 minus thrown in. Mostly tight New England rivers. For River Running: My converted Dagger Redline. It handles well and is moderately stable. It front surfs and carves like a dream. It stern squirts, so you can have some p...

I had the Spectrum also, and I agree with all the other responses. Even though it was my first C1, I could tell it was a piece of cr___ and it wasn't just my technique. It was so rounded, it felt perfectly at home on any side and up side down. I felt like I was paddling a cigar. After one season, I ...

AJ I just got my Taureau and I don't have a wealth of experience with it, but I have some opinions on some of your questions. I haven't paddled either the Spanish Fly or the Skeeter, so I can't compare handling and performance. Previous to this purchase, I have paddled mainly C-1's with an occasiona...

Boathead, The interior diameter dimensions of the cockpit are as follows: Length 29 1/2 inches. Middle of the cock pit width 16 1/2 inches. And now what I believe you asked for, I.D. width of the cockpit at the hips: Front of the hips = 16 3/8 inches tapering to 15 1/2 inches where the rear of my hi...

Martin, I met you last summer on the Deerfield River in Mass.. Nice to be able to "talk" to you again. When I tried out the demo Taureau about 1 month ago, the seam, where the upper and lower portions of the boat were welded, did cause a similar problem. I rapped my knuckles on the seam and even got...

Boathead, I really can't say whether the cockpit size on the "combing" Taureau is any larger or smaller than the original. It is definitely a different shape - elongated like a large kayak cockpit. I don't have an original Taureau around to compare it with. If you go to the pics that Craig has provi...

Hello Boathead, I just received last week my new Taureau with the combing for a spray skirt and had it out on the water last weekend. It was sweet and I am glad I waited to buy one with that option. It turns what was already a very good open boat creeker into a very good and very dry big water creek...

I own both a Taureau and a Wheelboy. Have had the Wheelboy for approx 3 seasons, and just paddled my new Taureau for its first full day, yesterday. The Wheelboy in my opinion and at my level of ability is just a play boat. It is fun. Surfs great. Rolls super easy. Super well balanced, and if you are...

Because I have enjoyed paddling my Wheelboy so much, I am ready to buy a Fatboy, sight unseen. Marko and crew did such a fine job in designing and building this C1 playboat (ie, Wheelboy). The momnet you get it on the water, you just know that it was built for C1ing, and will take you as far as your...

I haven't shared photos of my Wheelboy outfitting in public yet, so I figured this is as good a forum as any. Now that I have had a year and a half of paddling in the outfitting, I think my set up works really well. The link to the photos is as follows. You don't have to sign in to the Kodak gallery...

Hey Martin, It was great meeting you on the Deerfield the other week. Finally putting a face to the person behind the posts on this board. I do know Don Williams and I had heard he had a Fink. Will give him a call, when I find his new (to me) phone #, and see if I can give it a spin on the Deerfield...

Marko, I love my Wheelboy :D . I can really tell the difference in functioning between a boat designed and built to be a C1 and a kayak conversion. The balance is so superb in the Wheelboy. This Spring and early Summer has seen the best warm water creeking that I have ever seen in New England in my ...

A friend of mine converted the Ace to a C1, and I have tried it. It was fairly easy to throw around and stern squirt, but it was slow. I was on the heavy side (190 lbs) for the boat. I ended up buying the Wheelboy and have not regretted it. The balance in the Wheelboy for throwing ends is superb, an...

Hi Kaz, There are two readily available 2 component Urethane adhesives. They are probably both the same product, just different packages. I have used both on polyethylene hulls and have had great results, with the adhesive still holding after 8 years. I am not sure what type of polymer Royalite is, ...