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Agree on all accounts. I personally prefer a bit more playful initial stability, and I have read that sometimes the bottom of the Echo flattens out a bit (hence why I am curious as to whether pulling in the sides would allow the T-Formex to better attain the intended shape; in essence making the...

Just out of curiosity, how do you think the T-Formex on the Echo would handle being pulled in a couple of inches? It clearly would require a different placement of thwarts, but I suspect pulling it to 29" would deepen the hull to 12+ inches, rounding out the bottom a bit more perhaps at the...

For tripping I tie 16' of braid poly both bow and stern for painters, and also carry a combo throw-rope / scoop to meet Canadian safety requirements.

A shame they do not have access to T-Formex however; I'd love that boat in ABS...

Reading up on old threads - I have been searching for a good river solo and have been surprised that, with the popularity of Swift's 14' Prospector, Esquif has not made a 14' Prospecteur solo - would basically be exactly what you're saying here (and I cannot imagine it wouldn't sell, would be...

How did the Camper respond to your mods? Does the bottom oil pan a bit less when you pulled in the gunwales, or did the bottom shape not change much?

Invisible rope!

Redfeather Merlin, Bell FlashFIRE, and Old Town Camper 16 - hoping to add a dedicated river tripper sometime in the relatively near future!

Charlie Wilson is definitely the one to ask about it - in a Facebook discussion he mentioned that you can best see it by looking about 2' back from the bow of a Kee '15. My impression is that it is rocker that starts at a low angle but increases in intensity as you get closer to the bow. Again...

I have been reading up on the history of all of these boats I have been paddling lately and have come to love (and I am also wondering why in the world I have not paddled these great boats in the past - I have been canoeing as long as I have been walking it seems!). What jumps out at me is that...

What did you use to lift and remove the (paint?)?

Consider reaching out to Redfeather (ORC/Bell) - they are starting up manufacturing of the Merlin again and it's SWEET. Not sure how many they have just yet - but I've been paddling the first one for a few months now and LOVE LOVE LOVE it!

Out of curiosity, under what conditions/situations do you favor paddling the WildFire, and what's different when you grab the SRT? I love both boats, but I figure both likely fill a similar niche (although the SRT can clearly carry a bigger load for extended trips)...

Yeah buddy!

I feel it is challenging to do extended back country trips in the US, but it is quite easy to do so in Canada. We just do not have places like Temagami, Wabakimi, Woodland Caribou, or La Vérendrye (not to mention the limitless number of long-distance undeveloped rivers all throughout Canada). I...

I know this is an old thread, but I felt compelled to respond. I believe I paddled the very boat that Harold Deal is paddling in this video at a Hemlock open house earlier in August! The new owner had it there and let me take a spin (actually two), and I was absolutely floored with the SRT. It's...

I recently did eight days in Algonquin wet-footing, using Merrell Moab 3.0 ventilated boots. They did really well, although didn't dry quite as quickly as I had hoped. I would like to have tried the Astral Rassler, but I was unable to find any place to try them on to see what the ankle support...

I wonder if Dave is still taking orders? There's no way I can afford it right now, but I test paddled an SRT a few weeks ago and was beyond floored by that boat. Some day perhaps...

Sorry @Gamma1214 , I didn't see that you mentioned it until after I posted!

Has anyone ever tried something like this (a tow-behind water prop charger)? https://www.waterlilyturbine.com/