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Re: Other: New to Playboating
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 8/25/2010, 10:27 am
In Response To: Re: Other: New to Playboating (Mike Bielski)

: 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.

: m

Actually my plastic canoe takes far less water to float than any of my kayaks and is also far more manuverable than all the kayaks other than the WW kayak. Takes maybe 3" of water to float the canoe.

Bill H.

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