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How do you feel this stacks up for an entry level canoe for light to moderate whitewater?
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Define light to moderate whitewater. What rivers are you thinking? Also depends how much you plan to load it. Casual day of fishing and floating ?….two person overnighter?……or strictly whitewater? It only has 1.25″ of rocker. That’s not a lot.
Dean
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Dagger Caption would be nice, if you can find one. Although it’s not a small solo boat at 14′. Some have a triple saddle system where you can seat two or one. The Mad River boat you posted had recreational seats. You can outfit a rec boat but it’s not worth it unless you plan on doing expedition style trips in whitewater. I’d try a couple out before you commit to the dark side.
Dean
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Would you define expedition style trips as overnighters or weekenders? Im not really too interested in surfing and playing around. I expect something like the mad river above to take on water, but I figure with enough flotation and skill development, class III would eventually become manageable.
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I have a 16′ Nova Craft Prospector. I spent a lot of time and $ outfitting it and had it on whitewater twice, if that tells you anything. And the prospector is one of the more whitewater friendly rec boat designs. Rec boats take on too much water. Even with floatation, it’s almost impossible to negotiate a rapid with the weight of two people and the water you take on, no matter how skilled you are. Look at a tandem whitewater canoe. They are heavily rockered, and the seats are close to the middle. Both for turning purposes. My advice is to get a whitewater specific boat if you plan on doing whitewater with it at all. You can always paddle it on flat water too. Not so much the other way around.
Dean
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