It's pretty clear that the ideal boat for rocks and surf is going to be made of plastic. The good news is that there are more boats suitable for this every year. I just hope the economy isn't going to squash the people who are doing this. I think an SOF like the SC-1 would have plenty of durobility for me. I'm finding that my memories of paddling in class IV water are more fun than the reality of doing it any time soon. But my poor little Coaster had so many cracks and blemishes when I bought it that I'm pretty sure whatever it went through would have demolished an SOF. Even so, I'd love to have Doug Lloyd get one out in some weather and then give us what he thinks. Of course, it would be so light he'd have to go join a gym in order to get his weight-training workout (grin). So there's your winter challenge, Doug. Build and test an SOF and let the rest of us know. Craig Jungers Moses Lake, WA *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Thu Dec 18 2008 - 08:30:25 PST
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