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by Pierre LaPaddelle
Tue Apr 27, 2010 1:53 am
Forum: CBoat C Forum
Topic: first-aid kit
Replies: 11
Views: 3508

Great thread -- always worth refreshing us on this topic. In addition to the First-Aid stuff, and the pin kit, I always carry waterproof matches and a sheet of thin reflective foil. (Hypothermia is always a concern north of 49.) I also carry a small Silva compass, in case someone has to hike out (ou...
by Pierre LaPaddelle
Sat Apr 24, 2010 11:52 pm
Forum: CBoat C Forum
Topic: Need beginner ww boat advice
Replies: 7
Views: 5643

From my experience, I'm not surprised you parted company with the XL 12. I recall it as having no appreciable stability of the sort your size and experience is seeking. On the other hand, the XL 13 is a stable and predictable workhorse which you might like -- dry and surfable. The Vertige is also a ...
by Pierre LaPaddelle
Sat Apr 10, 2010 3:54 am
Forum: CBoat C Forum
Topic: What would be a good high volume tandem for class III
Replies: 36
Views: 15591

Western Canoeing (Clipper) makes a WW tandem boat called the MERGANSER. It's 15' plus change, and 34 - 36" wide. Rocker is mild, but the boat surfs well, bounces fairly well through big waves, and is very stable -- even when full. Good speed. Volume enuff for two big honkers, or as a WW tripping boa...
by Pierre LaPaddelle
Wed Apr 07, 2010 5:20 pm
Forum: CBoat C Forum
Topic: Pacific Northwest Gatherings
Replies: 24
Views: 8737

Thanks, Pat, for your work to bring us north-westerners together. Here's another event for the calendar: It's the Un-Likely Paddlefest , held annually on the 3rd weekend in September (this year -- Sept. 17 - 19). Where? Beautiful downtown Likely, BC -- about an hour north-east of Williams Lake (whic...
by Pierre LaPaddelle
Mon Apr 05, 2010 1:47 am
Forum: CBoat C Forum
Topic: Yes Virginia, it's a rattler!
Replies: 7
Views: 4065

Of course, things are a little different in the Great White North.

We don't have many encounters with rattlesnakes, but I recall the time I pulled into an eddy, and suddenly a large Musk Ox . . .
by Pierre LaPaddelle
Tue Mar 30, 2010 11:44 pm
Forum: CBoat C Forum
Topic: Fink vs Cascade vs Atom
Replies: 10
Views: 4972

Fink vs Cascade vs Atom

Thank you to Smurfwarrior for initiating the recent discussion comparing the Cascade to the Atom. I'd be grateful to hear additional comments on how the Fink compares with both Dagger boats: general performance, best uses, weight range of paddlers, stability, turnability, rollability, surfability, e...
by Pierre LaPaddelle
Sat Mar 27, 2010 12:57 am
Forum: CBoat C Forum
Topic: What's your sign baby? [POLL]
Replies: 18
Views: 4702

Me? Aries, the ram

. . . which describes how I hit every rock in the river. . .
by Pierre LaPaddelle
Tue Mar 23, 2010 2:42 pm
Forum: CBoat C Forum
Topic: What Size Air Bags for Ocoee?
Replies: 7
Views: 2139

I'm using a 48" bag in the stern -- my foot pegs go right to the front of the bag.

I have a 52" bag in the bow. There's just enough room between the bow bag and the front of the saddle to put a pump, or squeeze a baler in.

Works for me.
by Pierre LaPaddelle
Thu Feb 11, 2010 6:14 pm
Forum: CBoat C Forum
Topic: Minimum Pool Size?
Replies: 6
Views: 2116

Great question. We have an above-ground pool, and tried rolling a Cascade in it last summer. The pool is circular -- the boat (around 11') barely fit, so the diameter of the pool must have been around 11' (duh-h). Depth of the water was belly-button deep on a dumpy short-ass 5'7" guy. Me, actually. ...
by Pierre LaPaddelle
Fri Jan 29, 2010 4:00 pm
Forum: Boats and Gear for Sale
Topic: "This Is Canoeing" DVD
Replies: 14
Views: 6077

THANKS, kaz, for bringing this to our attention.

I played the sample -- what a great resource!

In my haste to order a copy, I sprained my finger typing in my charge-card number. . .
by Pierre LaPaddelle
Wed Jan 27, 2010 3:45 pm
Forum: CBoat C Forum
Topic: Airbag inflation height question
Replies: 17
Views: 4801

Good question.

Here's another thought:

If the bags are inflated higher than the gunn'l line, it makes it harder to drag the boat across the rescuer's gunn'ls during a canoe-over-canoe rescue.

Rule of thumb: NOTHING protruding above the gunn'l line!
by Pierre LaPaddelle
Tue Jan 26, 2010 6:02 am
Forum: CBoat C Forum
Topic: "looks silly too" comic now available on shirts!
Replies: 8
Views: 2318

GREAT cartoon, Paul!

'Yes' to 'I want a couple',

and

'Yes' to including the 'CBoats.net' logo
by Pierre LaPaddelle
Fri Jan 22, 2010 6:34 pm
Forum: CBoat C Forum
Topic: Ocoee saddle placement?
Replies: 26
Views: 7805

The Ocoee hull is symmetrical. ("Awl saim bak tu frunt" as k-boaters would put it.) I know this, because I tried turning around and facing the other end. I missed eddies with the same ease as t'other way. The only problem with turning around was that I started at the take-out, and ended up at the pu...
by Pierre LaPaddelle
Fri Jan 08, 2010 5:17 pm
Forum: CBoat C Forum
Topic: Tandem flotation bags -- help, please!
Replies: 10
Views: 4228

Tandem flotation bags -- help, please!

The recent thread on outfitting tandem boats raised a question for me: North of 49, there's a good selection of end bags, in a variety of lengths, which fill the bow and stern sections of a tandem boat. But I'm having trouble finding smallish rectangular bags to fill the space between bow & stern se...
by Pierre LaPaddelle
Wed Jan 06, 2010 5:40 pm
Forum: CBoat C Forum
Topic: Ocoee saddle placement?
Replies: 26
Views: 7805

Ocoee saddle placement? First, I've always found it easier to measure from the center line, rather from either end. Rough guideline for neutral float position is to place your bellybutton directly over the center line, while leaning slightly forward. (Those with "outies", or pendulous bellies, adjus...