Older creekboat
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Printed Date: 17 Sep 2025 at 12:57pm
Topic: Older creekboat
Posted By: Kiwi
Subject: Older creekboat
Date Posted: 22 Jun 2007 at 12:13pm
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Does anyone recemend a older/cheap creekboat that would fit a person who is 6' 4"?
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Posted By: Kiwi
Date Posted: 22 Jun 2007 at 12:21pm
Posted By: Tobin
Date Posted: 22 Jun 2007 at 12:43pm
Freefall,, and Yotes has one for sale!!!
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Sure?
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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 22 Jun 2007 at 12:56pm
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You, sir, would fit well in a Mega Rocker.
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Posted By: Kiwi
Date Posted: 22 Jun 2007 at 2:20pm
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freefall? by Dagger?
I'll check it out.
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Posted By: Kiwi
Date Posted: 22 Jun 2007 at 2:22pm
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No, I think I'm looking for a shorter boat, more manuverable.
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Posted By: Kiwi
Date Posted: 22 Jun 2007 at 2:26pm
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I don't know about Jackson, I've heard mixed things about them from the people I boat with.
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Posted By: dave
Date Posted: 22 Jun 2007 at 2:29pm
Ummmm, two words, get a burn!
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Nomad
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Posted By: Kiwi
Date Posted: 22 Jun 2007 at 3:20pm
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what about CFS or Gradient?
or mamba
Habitat.
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Posted By: Yotes
Date Posted: 22 Jun 2007 at 3:25pm
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If you're looking for manuverable a CFS is an awesome boat. Kind of holebait, though.
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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 22 Jun 2007 at 3:37pm
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The Rocker and Mamba are both manuverable. The Habitat is actually a little tricky to turn.
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Posted By: dave
Date Posted: 22 Jun 2007 at 3:56pm
The burn will do it all, get one!!!!
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Nomad
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Posted By: Kiwi
Date Posted: 22 Jun 2007 at 5:06pm
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the burn is a totally awesome boat of coolness?
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Posted By: RWCKayak
Date Posted: 22 Jun 2007 at 6:02pm
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 22 Jun 2007 at 6:27pm
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Whatever it is that you decide on, demo it first. Don't waste your time on a boat that you might end up despising.
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Posted By: dave
Date Posted: 22 Jun 2007 at 6:29pm
I love my burn, I wish they would legalize marriage to it.
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Nomad
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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 22 Jun 2007 at 6:43pm
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Have you used it on a creek yet?
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Posted By: Kiwi
Date Posted: 22 Jun 2007 at 7:27pm
what about first time creek runs?
canyon creek?
FITW?
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Posted By: Tobin
Date Posted: 22 Jun 2007 at 7:30pm
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The Habitat is an awsome boat, so are the Bliss Stick Huka and Mystics,,
Just demo a few and get the one you feel best about.
Hukas are stickier in holes than other bigger boats, but the manuverality makes up for it.
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Sure?
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Posted By: Kiwi
Date Posted: 22 Jun 2007 at 7:50pm
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sweet, I'll check it out.
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Posted By: dave
Date Posted: 22 Jun 2007 at 8:08pm
Hoping to try it on FITW monday after work.
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Nomad
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Posted By: Kiwi
Date Posted: 22 Jun 2007 at 8:11pm
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let me know how it works out.
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Posted By: jondufay
Date Posted: 23 Jun 2007 at 8:30am
first good creek runs....yes FITW, the cooper, ashlu mini mine, nf nooksack (horseshoe bend), Canyon creek stilli, EF lewis, lower icicle, last mile of the rapid before confluence w/ beckler...those should keep you busy for a while.
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ahh, f--- it dude, lets go boating...
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Posted By: Kiwi
Date Posted: 23 Jun 2007 at 9:46am
Posted By: ashleygoesdisco
Date Posted: 24 Jun 2007 at 3:13am
The Burn will be an easier transition from a playboat, vs something like the Mega Rocker.
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Ashley Duffus
Well behaved women rarely make history.
www.naiyadays.blogspot.com
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Posted By: spindrift
Date Posted: 24 Jun 2007 at 1:55pm
Originally posted by Kiwifreefall? by Dagger?
I'll check it out.
How many years has it been since freefalls were made? I paddled one
back around '92 or so - & the bulk of them were made roughly that
long ago. I'd seriously worry about the durability of the plastic in a
boat from that era. Even if it was stored perfectly & not abused in
any way. I've seen more than one properly cared for boat (Perception,
Dagger, etc) just disintegrate in class 3 rapids at the 6-10 year mark...
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