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I always prefer the wildfire after swapping from the YS. That said, I haven’t found a general purpose royalex solo with symmetrical rocker and hull design that I prefer over the YS. Been wanting to try the Mohawk Odyssey 14. And the Esquif Echo.

More than I need but I have space and have worked hard to try many and to find good examples of the boats I love… Three solos for whitewater, all in the hard chine Frankie Hubbard design/tradition: a blackfly octane 85 that I’m excited to get to know, in PE; a mohawk viper 12 in royalex, which...

Are paco pads comfortable? How comfortable? I’m intrigued for camping on rivers and in my van, with uneven/lumpy surfaces. I have used a thermarest guidelite for ever. In summer if conditions are no issue, I’ll put a thermareat ridge rest underneath. After a very cold October bwca trip a few...

my white gold Morningstar with wood trim and a third seat (no carry thwart) is 53# on my scale.

For cruising I have moved to a pretty short paddle. 32” shaft length is perfect for most cruising cases of mine. I like to keep the grip hand at about shoulder height. It just feels good. For ww I’ve moved to shorter too, though a little longer than for cruising. My preference varies with the...

MS mud that sounds great. In my late night reading I missed your original post about wood preference for shaft and grip. I have two friends with echo paddles. One is their creek stick and I have no idea how it has endured the steep creeking hardcore ww torture he puts it through. Another...

Good stroke this is awesome to hear. Werner’s composites and their dynel edge tech has come a long way. I think I’ve been reluctant to beat on mine since it wasn’t cheap and I have other paddles to beat on. I really love the journey paddle. It’s a smaller blade so an overall length that one...

If you were in minnesota you could try a pile of different ww paddles I own. my top suggestion is for you to grab a Werner bandit or bandito as they’re relatively affordable, widely available, and checks your boxes. I don’t think you’d regret having one. The spoon blade of a bandit paddle will...

Not my photos so not sure. I have some a friend built for me. 24” long feet, center posts are about 30” apart, inner to inner (not sure that width is needed and maybe overkill) they work great with all my boats, including a 18.5’ bell Northwoods. Does that answer your question?

Of course, done, thank you. Matt, I apologize for my unhelpful comments and sh*tty attitude here and there. It’s not my style and I regret. You have a great boat at a steal of a price. Someone will be lucky.

Sorry this didn’t work out, sincerely. if you or a moderator would consider removing or cropping my phone number from the post above, I would be grateful. Thanks, and again, best wishes.

I did make serious offers to purchase and have it picked up in early august. I was sad to see the holes for the foot bar, I’ll admit. I hope it finds a nice home. Good luck for a quick sale.

I owned a zephyr when I was fairly new to solo canoes and about 180lbs. I found it quite tender and I never got as comfortable with it as I wanted. Now that I’m significantly further along the learning curve, I’d love to have one again. I have owned four blackhawks and still own a starship. I...

I still have some extras that Lance sent me and I’d happily send them your way if you dm me your address. Will need to check if there are six…

Agree with your points. Results do vary with royalex spec, which was different across manufacturers and time. R-lite maybe was more susceptible.

I had a zephyr once and would like to own this one. Thanks to the board member that brought this to my attention here. I’m in Minnesota so that is a complication. I’m waiting to hear from a friend who may be traveling through there and back to MN in august. If anyone else is headed west from...

Love my composite wildfire. Also love my royalex Yellowstone solo. Both are excellent in their own ways as general purpose boats.

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Two lovely wooden paddles to add to this thread. Left paddle is a Keith Backlund signature model. Backlund was widely known for his paddles in the whitewater community. This custom paddle was designed and made for a customer who paddled open ocean settings in Kruger boats. It is moderately...