New Swift Prospector 15 Solo - Specs?

[Tryin']

Here is a pic of the new yoke attachment. It has an embedded thread insert in the top. The whole bit is riveted and epoxied to the rail.

 

[NikonF5user]

Here is a pic of the new yoke attachment. It has an embedded thread insert in the top. The whole bit is riveted and epoxied to the rail.

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Any sense as to whether this will be able to be retrofitted onto older boats with the same rail setup?

 

[Tryin']

Any sense as to whether this will be able to be retrofitted onto older boats with the same rail setup?

Definitely. It is quite clearly a post-layup assembly.

 

[RogerMac]

I talked to Bill about this and he said that the gunwale discrepancy is typical across all boats. As far as the 14" spec, he said they would change the website.

Swift posted a video yesterday showing solo seating options, using 3 different P15 Solos. I pointed out that the depth didn't look like 14", and Bill responded that he thaught it was actually 13". They changed the specs on the website this morning to show 13".

 

[Tryin']

Swift posted a video yesterday showing solo seating options, using 3 different P15 Solos. I pointed out that the depth didn't look like 14", and Bill responded that he thaught it was actually 13". They changed the specs on the website this morning to show 13".

Thats still fudging it by .75" (1.75" if you get aluminum or wood gunwales), but I'm glad they got it closer.

 

[redcanoe]

Swift posted a video yesterday showing solo seating options, using 3 different P15 Solos. I pointed out that the depth didn't look like 14", and Bill responded that he thaught it was actually 13". They changed the specs on the website this morning to show 13".

Whatever it is, I like it. I was actually worried the 14” specification listed on the website would be too much for my liking before I went down and tested the canoe out. But, in actuality, in person, I liked all of the lines. The Rutabaga orders should start next week with delivery coming towards the end of the month. Can’t wait, and I can relate any measurements people want, off water and on water. Maybe I could load it up with 300 to 400 pounds and measure from the top of the gunwales at the center to the water.

 

[redcanoe]

I picked up my Prospector 15 Solo (Expedition Kevlar) from Rutabaga in Madison this afternoon. It was still in the transport cloth when Rutabaga brought it out. It definitely had that nice, new boat smell. Ahhh

I’m a bit of a perfectionist, but this Swift doesn’t have what I would call a flawless exterior finish. As soon as we pulled the cloth I noticed a small, but noticeable, scuff mark type scratch on the all black Carbon Kevlar gunwales. There’s a wee dent that looks like it could have been made by a small rock nailing it during transport. And if you look close, a fair amount of the cloth on the outside hull never sucked in any of the red stain during the molding process. Kind of like they were running low on red stain and sparingly spread it out to make do. I never noticed it on other Swift boats, so I don’t know if that’s common or not. Certainly, nothing major, though.

Stepping back, the boat has a cool tiger stripe like appearance. And overall, it has a dark appearance I suspect will naturally allow it to melt into fall shorelines up here in the Midwest. So with the thin redness that stains the white cloth, the black in the Basalt Innegra definitely makes its presence known and shapes the overall appearance. It reminds me of those dark red autumn leaves. Happy accident? Haha

The boat weighed in at 34 pounds. Carbon Kevlar trim. Standard options. Has the extra layer of Basalt Innegra, though, extra layer added to the Expedition Kevlar Lite layout.

I plan to head out to the Wisconsin River tomorrow for its maiden voyage.