Hey folks
My first solo boat was a Piranha, designed by the incomparable Nolan Whitesell.
As the years passed, solo boats got shorter and edgier. As I added to my quiver, the old beluga got relegated to the dust and weeds behind the shed.
Recently, at my wife's friendly suggestion, ("If you don't deal with those #@*+@# boats, I'll take a chain saw to them. . .") I decided to reconsider the merits of the old girl. (The Piranha, that is, not my wife.)
Noting that the length of the Piranha (14'3") was about the same as many new tandem boats, (the Vertige-X is 14'), a light went on, and I bethought to convert the Piranha to a tandem boat.
Now, I'm up to my parts in parts. I'm carving foam blocks like Rodin reborn.
So here's my question -- has anyone else tandemized a Piranha?
Any suggestions as to configuration, seat placement, etc., would be gratefully received.
Thanks!
Resurrecting an old beluga
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Resurrecting an old beluga
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THANKS, YUKON, for the response.
I'm full speed ahead -- looking forward to trying it on the water.
My Piranha is also composite, from Western Canoeing in Abbotsford. Yours too???
Your comment about perception saddles and weight of your boat made me chuckle. The two ideas are possibly related??
I tried them, many years ago. I think if I owned two perception saddlels, I would sell two of them!
I'm full speed ahead -- looking forward to trying it on the water.
My Piranha is also composite, from Western Canoeing in Abbotsford. Yours too???
Your comment about perception saddles and weight of your boat made me chuckle. The two ideas are possibly related??
I tried them, many years ago. I think if I owned two perception saddlels, I would sell two of them!
C'est l'aviron. . . !