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Placid Flashfire
- Thread starter sloride
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hmmm..new motorcycle?
New FlashFires from Colden are going for 3K. You ought to get about $2k maybe a little more.
New FlashFires from Colden are going for 3K. You ought to get about $2k maybe a little more.
Location, integral or wood rails and color would allow us to help.
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Top view
Length: oa 13', wl 12'9"
Length/width ratio: 6.1
Weight: 27#
Side View
Shear: Bow 17"
Mid 12"
Stern 15"
Rocker: 2.5"/2.5"
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Beam: Rails 26"
Max 29"
3" wl 25"
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[TD="width: 50%"] Displacement
6" freeboard 550#
4" wl 280#
3" wl 200#
2" wl 120#
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FlashFIRE is a symmetrical David Yost design with above waterline flare carried to shouldered tumblehome; yielding a dry hull with firm final stability. Significant rocker allows Flash to flat turn and increases speed while arched stems help tracking. The small hull reduces skin friction, and allows Flash to paddle with little effort kneeling on a high seat with a single blade or as a pack canoe; sitting low with a double paddle.
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Length: oa 13', wl 12'9"
Length/width ratio: 6.1
Weight: 27#
Side View
Shear: Bow 17"
Mid 12"
Stern 15"
Rocker: 2.5"/2.5"
[TABLE="border: 0, cellpadding: 0, cellspacing: 0"]
[TR]
[TD="width: 50%"] End View
Beam: Rails 26"
Max 29"
3" wl 25"
[/TD]
[TD="width: 50%"] Displacement
6" freeboard 550#
4" wl 280#
3" wl 200#
2" wl 120#
[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
FlashFIRE is a symmetrical David Yost design with above waterline flare carried to shouldered tumblehome; yielding a dry hull with firm final stability. Significant rocker allows Flash to flat turn and increases speed while arched stems help tracking. The small hull reduces skin friction, and allows Flash to paddle with little effort kneeling on a high seat with a single blade or as a pack canoe; sitting low with a double paddle.
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I think Charlie wrote that. Small world
He was part of Placid when the canoe was built.
Any suggestions on asking price? You have bought several canoes over the years
See post 2. Some folks DO trip in Flashfire. Dan Cooke being one
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Guest
Guest
I trip in my colden flash. perfect for narrow twisty streams like the Osswagochie in the ADKs.
Turtle
Turtle
If that's more or less a consensus I guess I'll go with it. I just need to work up the nerve to actually do it. I've been mulling this over for months and keep backing out.
I've tripped in Flash in moving water with pour over ledges, etc with a five gallon carboy of water beside my 165 pound self and camp gear in the boat for the five day event.
