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LB - would one of these BH do

http://atlanta.craigslist.org/atl/boa/1474908444.html

OCA and a Sunburst I both classics one even worth paddlin

paradigm - terrible boat (sorry about that battery thing. thought i shipped and found it a year later)
big ez - took about 2 years to finally outfit
crazy 88 - too small
spanish fly - sold it marc evans
cascade - should have kept it
atom - should have kept it
draggo rossi mafia - paddled twice
pyranha ammo - lousy kayak, worse c1
remix #1
overflow X
remix #2
hercules

i've been through more boats in 30 months than a lot of you guys have in 30 years!

The OC1 progression:

Outrage
Ovation
Ocoee
Phantom
Solito
Prelude

2006 Prospector (used as a solo)
2007 Nitro
2008 Zephyr
2009 Spanish fly

I still like to use my prospector as a solo boat on class 3 rivers

OC Cruisin':
Old Town Tripper
Old Town Pathfinder (2)
Long time gap...
Esquif Spark

OC Racing:
Rattler
Millbrook Reaktor
Millbrook Cobra

C1 Cruisin'
Max II
(Forgot the name, but it was a Perception kayak with factory C1 outfitting, circa 1976 - terrible boat)
Perception Dancer converted to C1
Gyramax
Aerobat
Millbrook Hornet

C1 Racing:
Sweet Ultramax
Sweet Batmax
Sweet Superbat
Sweet Extrabat (still one of my all-time favorite boats)
Andy Bridge Fanatic II
Millbrook Stinger
Next year: Stinger II

what was your progression Bob?

I'm not sure I can remember...

All whitewater

Old Town Tripper (2 years of OC2-ing)

Old Town Pathfinder (4 years of solo OC1. The last year was done with a lot of standing up and hole playing)

Then 4 years of almost exclusive C1 in
Max II (I forget the manufacturer, but the boat had 10 pounds of repair after the first year)
(Plastic C1 - Forgot the name, but it was a Perception kayak with factory C1 outfitting, circa 1976 - terrible boat)
Perception Dancer converted to C1 - much better

Then discovered slalom! 1984
Sweet Ultramax
Gyramax
Sweet Batmax
Aerobat
Sweet Superbat
Sweet Extrabat (still one of my all-time favorite boats)

Got bored. Added OC1 slalom (1988-ish)
Rattler
Andy Bridge Fanatic II

After '92, when slalom became an Olympic sport, A/B courses got too hard for an old man... Still did C1 in C/D races.
Millbrook Hornet
Millbrook Reaktor
Millbrook Stinger
Millbrook Cobra
Esquif Spark

mohawk guide glass
old town kennibec 16..1st trip down the ocoee (and tandem!)
mad river courier
blue hole sunburst II (in which i often dodged louie as he hogged the the surf/ main line through slice n dice
dagger ocoee
bell ocoee
also have on 07 zephyr paddled 2 or 3 times

Grumman 15' with lake keel OC-2
Old Town Tripper OC-2
Prijon Super Slalom K-1
Prijon Super Slalom K-1
Sweet Hahn C-1
Morrison Hahn C-1
Whitesell Piranha OC-1
Blackwater C-1
Whitesell Piranha OC-1
Hydra Duet C-2
Morrison Hahn C-1
Whitesell Piranha OC-1
Whitesell Piranha OC-1
Dagger Cascade C-1
Dagger Prophet OC-1
Whitesell Descender OC-1
Whitesell Descender OC-1
Whitesell Descender OC-1
Dagger Caption OC-1
Czech C-1
Morrison Hahn C-1
Mad River Outrage-X OC-1
Mad River Outrage OC-1
Mad River Outrage OC-1
Grumman 17' with lake keel OC-2
Glass high volume C-2
Mad River Outrage OC-1
Mad River Outrage OC-1
Vertige-X OC-1
Dagger Caption OC-1
Hydra Duet C-2
Sweet Hahn C-1
Hydra Duet C-2
Dagger Cascade C-1
Glass high volume C-2
Whitesell Piranha OC-1
Mad River ME OC-1
Sweet Hahn C-1

I think that's most of them in the order that I got them. Please don't tell my wife.

ok jim , i think you may win... that's like reading a phone book in a small town

Jim-

You forgot the tubes! You tubed some great runs in those.

Louie wrote:wasn't the Encore a hellva boat.

Still is, for this livin' in the past tightwad
More I hop into other boats the more I realize what a pig the Encore is, but when I need something that will take care of me, that's my "go to" boat. Aarons is still in great shape (he knows how to avoid rocks ), while mine needs a little work. Mix up some abs slurry, get out the knife and hopefully one more season

Jim-

You forgot the tubes! You tubed some great runs in those.

That's right. I should have added the 18" low volume inner tube. Great for long portages. There's nothing lighter and if you're tired of carrying it you can just roll it along. Because the center of gravity is below the surface of the water it's the most stable boat for running rapids like Granite, Hermit, Lava, etc. I've never gotten flipped in it. It's also great for surfing holes.

Jim

MR Freedom - sold when I moved to Canada
Encore - Sold when I moved
Discovery Scout - on long term loan
Atom - sold
Rampage - sold
Rival - sold
2 Preludes
Finkenmeister
Delirious C1 conversion
Sith
Pagan
Noah America C2
Outrage
Loco
Groove
Acrobat - sold
Ceemweaver
Blunt