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playboat help?? 19 years 10 months ago #2379
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22yr old female looking for a new boat, currently paddle a eskimo kendo but want something abit more playful but dont wanna go the whole hog n get a full fledged playboat...
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playboat help?? 19 years 10 months ago #2382
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Yes pyranha 7 o s/m great river runnin play boat my girlfrinds keeps nicking it off me n paddles it down grade 3-4 leavein me with my h3
 try one outor the jackson fun series also very nice to paddle |
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playboat help?? 19 years 10 months ago #2383
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Demo, demo, demo, and then demo some more. Beg borrow and steal boats from friends, random people you meet on the river. Even head down to your local playspot and see can you hop into one or two boats there. Most paddlers will be obliging enough and only too happy to help. The point is get yourself into as many boats as possible, find out what you like and then make your decision from that. What your looking for is a river running playboat, check in the kayak database on this site, should give you an idea of the boats you are looking at. Also if your looking to buy in the second hand market then you could also look at some of the older slicer playboats - you might find them a little trippier than a true river runner but they will also do the job. Depending on your size/weight, some of the boats you could look at are: Pyrhana Inazone - plenty of these around second hand and even though they have been around for a long long time they do make for a great river running boat with the added play potential. Nice and cheap too. Also you could look at Dagger: Juice, Wavesport: Ace/Siren, EZ, EZG, Pyrhana I:3, I:4 etc
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playboat help?? 19 years 10 months ago #2385
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thanks for your help!!
Paddled a inazone before and wasnt 2 keen on it, paddled a riot turbo last summer very nice but different price range |
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playboat help?? 19 years 10 months ago #2426
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im thinking of getting maybe a dagger, pyranha or riot if i can get 1 cheap enough..
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playboat help?? 19 years 10 months ago #2430
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Yes turbo is a nice boat - you could try the Riot booster - basically the older model turbo - there are a few floating around cheap enough theses days.
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playboat help?? 19 years 10 months ago #2443
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Dagger Kingpin is my favorite (Inazone is fine for creeking, not for playing)
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playboat help?? 19 years 10 months ago #2444
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i agree DEMO LIKE CRAZY their are loads of oher questions like this if you look back and all you gotta do is demo.
Although i do recomend the I4. I think im obsessed with my own boat! |
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playboat help?? 19 years 10 months ago #2450
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Once again I reccomend trying Demos. Look on auction sites, check out second hand boats in shops. You have nothing to lose by asking to try a boat.
Quick tip, if your intending to do this, you may need to pack yourself an extra spraydeck as yours wont fit all models. Otherwise, Wavesport are good for the type of boat you describe. Try the XXX, or forplay. someolderboats if your looking for second hand. Hope this was of help in any way. |
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playboat help?? 19 years 10 months ago #2467
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cheers 4 all ur help!!
I dont think there is anywhere local that i can demo boats plus the price range im looking at will mean a boat quite old.. I bought my first boat without demoing it and it was fine... maybe it was just luck.. |
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playboat help?? 19 years 10 months ago #2485
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The first kingpin's (2002) won't be that pricy anymore, I think!
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playboat help?? 19 years 10 months ago #2489
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thanks...
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playboat help?? 19 years 10 months ago #2534
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cheers 4 all ur help and info!!!
My main use for a boat would be surfing, bit of moving water and wanna get into some playing  |
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playboat help?? 19 years 10 months ago #2536
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an outlaw maybe?
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playboat help?? 19 years 10 months ago #2540
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[quote:334729ecd1="adamclegg69"]an outlaw maybe?[/quote:334729ecd1]
more of a park & play boat... maybe... gonna try & get a go in a G-force next sat... |
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playboat help?? 19 years 10 months ago #2769
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kingpins are great boats, the best of the dagger playboats i think.
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playboat help?? 19 years 10 months ago #2774
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gforce nicer and cheaper than kingpin or the s8 225 better in the surf by far lil boats are tooo sloooowww
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playboat help?? 19 years 10 months ago #2775
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playboat help?? 19 years 10 months ago #2790
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go for the pyranha 7 0 s/m ive got the 4 twenty and its based on the 7 0..check the post on 'wt boat should i go for 4 twenty or wave sport zg' i posted a review which sum 1 had written on there and it compares the 7 0 to the 4 twenty and it sounds like a gr8 boat for u......but i would aslo jus go round and demo loads but i would aslo deffinightly demo the 7 0
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playboat help?? 19 years 10 months ago #2886
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thanks for the help..
Been looking at the S:7, all depends on price 4 me unfortunately.. Gonna take a trip down 2 the boat shop on sat  |
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playboat help?? 19 years 10 months ago #3031
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i paddled a gforce 6.1 2nite, bit 2 small for the boat but very nice boat!!!
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playboat help?? 19 years 10 months ago #3037
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try the wavesport ezg 42 or 50
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playboat help?? 19 years 10 months ago #3096
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If you liked the Gforce try the juice a slightly longer river play boat and theyve just come down in price my friend soph has just ordered one in a custom colour scheme she should have it this week!
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playboat help?? 19 years 10 months ago #3331
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just demo all the boats you think you might like
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playboat help?? 19 years 10 months ago #3338
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JUst remembered my friend is selling a riot Dominatrix44 awsome playboat good cartwheeler etc and he isnt askin much £295
www.cardiffcanoe.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=218
its in very good condition pm me if interested!
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playboat help?? 19 years 10 months ago #3362
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[quote:9787afc8b6="Urge"]JUst remembered my friend is selling a riot Dominatrix44 awsome playboat good cartwheeler etc and he isnt askin much £295
www.cardiffcanoe.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=218
its in very good condition pm me if interested![/quote:9787afc8b6]
thanks, i need to find a kayak a bit closer to home though. Are Dominatrix good for river/play? a friend has 1 and he really likes paddling it. |
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playboat help?? 19 years 10 months ago #3364
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yes it is pretty long but has nice slicey ends on it
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playboat help?? 19 years 10 months ago #3370
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[quote:0355deb183="texasfish"]yes it is pretty long but has nice slicey ends on it[/quote:0355deb183]
not actually that long when i compare it to my kendo  |
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playboat help?? 19 years 10 months ago #3371
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yeah but compared to the transformer 1 5'10"
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playboat help?? 19 years 10 months ago #3399
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whats the measurements of the transformer then?
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