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Topic: NW river Kayak designs...  (Read 3490 times)

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rogerdodger

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I found this quote in a forum post:

"...Way short on rocker for what I consider a good NW river boat IMO.  ...It would not be my first choice for running NW salmon/steelhead water"...

what is the opposite of this?  what are considered good designs/boats for NW river/salmon/steelhead water?

cheers, roger
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Roger,
Care to post a link back to that forum post? might be helpful to get more context.


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I think the consensus was more rocker (bow from nose to tail) and less chine (the full length keel most SOT's sport to improve flat water handling).

I still haven't seen the perfect river boat but I'm pretty happy with my T11.

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I think the consensus was more rocker (bow from nose to tail) and less chine (the full length keel most SOT's sport to improve flat water handling).


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+1.  I'm still looking for that perfect nw river yak.
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Roger,
Care to post a link back to that forum post? might be helpful to get more context.


not sure how to link to it, but the thread was on the Nucanoe Frontier.    cheers, roger
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