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NEED HELP CHOOSING PLAYBOAT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 16 years 8 months ago #22632

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Hi im 5ft 4 and 120lbs with size 9 feet and im looking for a playboat to be able to cartwheel squirt etc.... ive been looking at the dagger g-force 5.9 and wavesport project 45 any1 tried any of these boats out on moving water

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Re:NEED HELP CHOOSING PLAYBOAT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 16 years 8 months ago #22634

NO I HAVEN'T, BUT PERHAPS YOU COULD TELL US A LITTLE MORE ABOUT YOUR EXPERIENCE AND PADDLING HISTORY!!!!1!!!one!

On a less subtile note, I have tried the larger project (I'm too big for the larger G-force, or for the large agent for that matter, which also looks like a nice and loose boat), I't a cool boat, very responsive. If you are an intermidiate to experienced boater and/or looking for a really loose really hardcore playboat, It's a really good choice. If you are more of a beginner and/or more interested in riverplay than in park and play you might also want to have a look at slightly larger/more stable boats, like the pyranha s6, the jackson fun, the fluid flirt or the bliss-stick flipstick.

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Re:NEED HELP CHOOSING PLAYBOAT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 16 years 8 months ago #22642

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ye i been paddling for about 2 years now and can roll and do all the basics i mostly surf with a 1996 eskimo diablo but ive been looking for a boat that is fairly easy to cartwheel and squirt and i havent been looking at crossriver boats much as there arnt many whitewater rivers around where i live (sadly) but im thinking of doing some fairly easy whitewater in december o ye and sorry bout the title just i posted it in the forum before and didnt get a reply so i thought this might catch every 1ns eye a bit more lol.

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Re:NEED HELP CHOOSING PLAYBOAT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 16 years 8 months ago #22655

go with project 45, the jackson star, dagger agent 6.0, or dagger kingpin.. you should look at bliss stick and riot also

My suggestions...

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Re:NEED HELP CHOOSING PLAYBOAT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 16 years 8 months ago #22660

I had a Crazy 88 and I loved it. It will be a little bit big on you but not enormous. It is a really popular boat because it is easy for beginners to use and really good paddlers like it too. Plus, you can get it used for a lot cheaper- I got mine for $450 while a Project 45 will cost you $850. If it's gonna be your first Playboat I'd go with the Crazy 88 because you'll get a good price on it and it's a good entry-level playboat, it was my first playboat.

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Re:NEED HELP CHOOSING PLAYBOAT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 16 years 8 months ago #22661

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Ye i like the crazy 88 but im just woried bout the size i think i would of gone with the jackosn star but max feet is size 9 and im size 9 so its not gonna last me very long. its a shame havent got any jackson dealers nearby for a demo but i only got wavesport and dagger dealers nearby and they advised me to get the g-force but i dunno just jackson star looks a lot thinner and easier to cartwheel and squirt has any1 tried 1 out out of intrest but the crazy 88 is a good boat to keep in mind as it is a first playboat im looking for

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Re:NEED HELP CHOOSING PLAYBOAT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 16 years 8 months ago #22678

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Thanxs for the help every1 but i just bought a wavesport zg 48 and its great.

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