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Re: Other: New to Playboating
By:Mike Bielski
Date: 8/25/2010, 10:17 am
In Response To: Other: New to Playboating (Senker)

: Guys I have been looking into play boating.

Here's Eric Jackson doing some playboating at a freestyle competition in one of his Jackson All Star playboats. This is a pretty tame wave-you should see some of the huge stuff guys get macho on.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8awtJlR40c&NR=1

I think you probably mean playing in recreational kayaks. Check and see what the draft is. My whitewater playboat actually has a lot of draft, I'd guess around 8". My inlaws have an Old Town Loon and it seems to have very very shallow draft of only 2-3", so it would be less likely to hang up on rocks, but you might still be better off waiting off for a bit higher water level.

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Messages In This Thread

Other: New to Playboating
Senker -- 8/24/2010, 5:00 pm
Re: Other: New to Playboating
Charlie -- 8/25/2010, 10:10 pm
Re: Other: New to Playboating
Mike Bielski -- 8/25/2010, 10:17 am
Re: Other: New to Playboating
Bill Hamm -- 8/25/2010, 10:27 am
Re: Other: New to Playboating *PIC*
Dave Gentry -- 8/24/2010, 6:14 pm