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Do you know anyone who’s paddled one? Clippers simply don’t exist at all around my area, but the P14 seems like an odd case on paper. I know rocker in different manufacturers is not comparable, but I have read several places the clipper p14 “has a reputation as a good whitewater boat”, but I...

On the P15, Bill Swift told me about 2 months ago that it was one inch deeper than the P14 (so about 13.5”), had 2” of rocker vs the P14’s 1”, and was the same max width of 32”. He also then backtracked on the 2” of rocker and said he wasn’t 100% sure but that it was definitely more than the...

Yep, I agree with @Tryin’ and your assessment, now knowing the weight, the Polaris will be great for you. That’s about where I’m at with a kid or two and it feels very stable, and I agree the narrow stations will probably be a benefit at your size. I also recommend chatting with Northstar...

My Polaris is in IXP which is not common for this hull I think and I have wondered about the layup’s effect on the bottom shape, but mine is a much flatter bottom than I expected. Perhaps blacklite or starlite would be rounder? Stability is great for solo use, or solo with kids, and I have no...

Thanks! In light of the revival of this thread and speaking of “completing the look of the boat”, I’ll add some more recent photos. I felt like the white decals didn’t quite suit the rest of the look so I replaced them with new ones in gold. Even though I didn’t mind it much, I also was not...

It does match pretty well 😂

Wow turns out I’ve got lots of plans this year now I’ve written them out: -Buffalo River trip this spring -Missouri Whitewater clinic late April on the St. Francis -Spring Ozark Rendezvous on North Fork of the White River (truly awesome Ozark river, and often ignored bc it’s not in the National...

Well, I put in three more trips since I made this post, and hit my goal of 200+ miles (currently sitting at ~215). Probably won’t get another chance before NYE, so that is probably where I’ll end up this year. Here’s to even more next year. Nov 9, Meramec River, Starfire Dec 26, Current...

Lower Current River in the Ozarks today.

They’re not framed, but I have a couple posted in my shop with my canoes and their related stuff. Sorry for the poor pics, just snapped quickly on my way through this morning. 1) Missouri state parks and historic sites. 2) Ozark National Scenic Riverways (this is the traditional pamphlet that...

Would you ever want the ability to do something with it other than haul canoes? If so I would probably recommend steel as it’s easier to modify and most places can work on them, and they can often haul larger loads than aluminum. Aluminum is a little trickier and more expensive to work on...

Good point, I was thinking more flatwater kneeling without thigh straps. In whitewater the straps would have the same effect as a foot brace as far as arresting forward slip, and additionally also allow you to affect the side to side “heel” of the boat by raising or dropping a knee on one side...

My seat height varies with the boat: Starfire is angled at 8.75” in front, 10.25” in back, Polaris is a little higher and also angled at 9” in front 10” in back, prospector is flat at 8”, although at one time it was flat at 10”, Phoenix is factory sitting drops, I believe around 7.5”. I also...

I believe my old Mad River manual said that if you are storing a Royalex boat in non-climate controlled conditions over winter, you should remove the first six screws on each side entirely, and then back the rest out one full turn. I can check for sure when I get home but that’s what I...

After I first tried them I have since installed them in every boat I paddle. They vastly improve the comfort of my lower back in all of my boats, regardless of seat height (and I have them with both high seats and low seats). There is always some amount of effort expended in keeping you on...

I believe Hemlock installs them on the SRT regularly, but that’s a pretty narrow boat. A guy I met at the Ozark Rendezvous I believe had a set installed on a Yellowstone solo. Just epoxied in like the cross bar style brackets are. Just out of curiosity, why won’t the cross bar style work on...

I’d look really hard at the Northstar Opal. Symmetric rocker, plenty of maneuverability, available in IXP or blacklite HD for the scraping, wide enough the primary should be great, small enough to meet your requirements, seems like it fits most of what you’d want. Likely not the fastest by any...

Generally, I do not use flotation bags in standard CI situations, although I do have a couple of sets of bags for dedicated whitewater boats. However, I have been re-thinking my use of them and will probably start including them in certain situations. For instance, I may take some in my...

“Kueper notes that for the regular consumer, bucket seats aren’t custom-made and are shaped to fit the average butt.” The original bucket seat on my now-sold Rendezvous was ostensibly made for a small child, judging by the size. Clearly not for a man of my proportions. The newer Wenonah...

Yes, maybe not analogous to golf ball surface turbulence, but at a minimum the rougher weave surface does increase surface area, which should increase drag and therefore decrease some of the inherent slippage in a paddle stroke. At least when just “pulling the boat to a planted paddle” as the...