I'm also not convinced about jamming a paddle in a centreboard slot to lever on, if you have jib sheets just throw one across the hull and pull on that, if the boats are una rigged have the safety boats carry some bits of rope that can be tied to a shroud or thwart instead of using jib sheets. I ver...

Tay descent will be back next year: https://www.canoescotland.org/tay-descent?fbclid=IwAR0zY2sEVHGO_UB2Wk8JlohQ2S2FRILg0CLn7VorwJkrZqsZDkWGLxlJvdw Don't believe the hype about stating in 2010, I beleive it was re-invented in 2010 and actually goes back a lot further, I remember people talking about ...

There have been duos in recent years, fairly sure there was one last year, I think this is the first year (since it moved to the shorter route) I haven't seen any touring boats at all on the start line. Usually members of the organising club enter in touring boats, I think they were all too busy wit...

Rarely. Main things for me these days are superglue and gaffer tape, if I can't mend myself with them, I probably can't mend me.

I think that will depend on your skills, ambitions and the people you paddle with. Before modern creek boats we all used to run rivers in playboats, but there aren't many of us left and the boats have got a bit shorter - what you are looking to do isn't the normal way people seem to go these days. H...

Tyne Descent (not on Martin's original list) is getting bigger again, around 30 boats last weekend, all WWR's for a change (there was a creek boat in the regional classic the following day) but still open to all boat types.

No idea about the others, a bit far south for me these days...

Don't know, those tabs look like they might be made solid so you can just drill through without impacting the watertight integrity. Maybe try asking on Song of the paddle form, there are more SOT kayak paddlers there who might know.

This is not going to help at all! By my mid thirties I had kind of got fed up with pushing to do ever harder rivers, for harder, read steeper, more rocky - I mean we only have 6 grades of which only 5 are really used and I was paddling all of the used grades already so things were not particularly g...

If you can swim, for most people most of the time a buoyancy aid is the best choice, especially if you expect to be regularly falling in or jumping in. It also provides insulation and padding which can be useful on some trips. If you are very confident about never falling in and just want something ...

Try the c-boating UK facebook group, someone there will know who has one - there is at least one in the UK, which is a start!

You might consider one of these https://northwater.com/products/underdeck-bag . Mine is the perfect size for me and doesn’t get in my way despite my long legs (Im 6ft 2) Interesting but I’m leery about having any sort of structure taking up that part of the cockpit. I keep an emergency paddle to on...

I have one with a built in solar panel from Halfords and bigger one from these guys https://www.mobilesolarchargers.co.uk/ both seem to work perfectly but neither are listed on either website any more. MSC have a whole baffling range of alternatives though, just a shame their website is a bit clutte...

My friend imported a WWR K1 from Czech, she paid 500 euros, but the manufacturer did basically send a man with a van with only that kayak on it so that is probably a fair price for his round trip! Normally the manufacturers or their reps or team paddlers attend international races and deliver boats ...

I don't know about Marsport, Northborn have essentially taken over the part of the Vajda range that Hydrasport used to import, i.e. slalom, but that does not necessarily mean there is not room for other importers to be importing from their other ranges. Before Brexit ruined the import part of his bu...

The Vajda https://www.vajdagroup.com boats are thermoformed in Styrolite and offer a range of Skis and Sea type kayaks, they are available in the UK from Craig at Marsport http://marsport.co.uk . We had one of their junior boats in this construction a while back and it was really good. Heng That's ...

Sorry, I'm not aware of thermoformed kayaks, so neither of the ones mentioned. 12-14 feet is more of an inland touring length than a sea kayak length, not that this is critical, but I wonder if the boats you are looking at have sea kayak features? I'm not really sure if there are rotomoulded boats i...

That's good to hear it is an effective method thank you, I was thinking that aswell, I think I will always carry it with me, definitely handy incase of emergencies for me or anyone else I'm out with, I didn't know it worked underwater, that's brilliant The underwater feature may depend on brand, bu...

P40 is still polyester based and unlikely to bond well with epoxy which the paddle is most likely made from, however if it is just spacing the glass cloth, it probably won't matter too much.

The best thing about epoxy putty is that you can even use it underwater so it is great to carry on trips for field repairs when you can't dry the boat properly - my old boat had (has?) a lot of similar epoxy putty repairs to the seam, not the neatest but effective. If you want a neat job in future, ...

P38 is polyester based with a filler medium that is easy to sand, it is meant for fairing not strength. For a structural filler you want to be looking at mixing up a custom epoxy filler, West do a small repair pack which comes with 105 resin and hardener and small selection of fillers - I would sugg...

I spotted some braided carbon sleeves yesterday (whilst looking for other reinforcements), probably not appropriate for this application (I think the shaft will be glass, and expect the spigot would be too), but I wonder if for similar repairs it might be an option to wet out a length of sleeve, thr...

Image or Impulse? Got a feeling it was Impulse now. Called in there once (Garstang rings a bell) on the way to or from somewhere. Andy and Mark had composite playboats (illusion?) they had built, and our Uni club ended up buying a fleet of their polo boats (Predator) - in fact I think they are still...

Not sure who made the Spate but I think they were made in Lancashire somewhere? I suspect you're right - you quoted El Pres having one, and he's Bolton CC. The only boatbuilder in Lancashire I can think of was Image, run by Pete Wignall (if I remember the names right) but I don't remember the Spate...

For a repair, try Christopher Hobson at Design Composites, he seems to be able to do good repairs on carbon paddles, or Paul Knight at PK paddlesport (I know he does boat repairs, not sure about paddles). If the spigot is split it might be possible to remove the spigot and glue a new one in (araldit...

Eckla. Is fairly strong and folds well, there is a knack to strapping the boat on in a way that the trolley can't accidentally fold up in use which takes some figuring out and some people never work out, the plastic connector parts can break and getting hold of replacements is difficult and wheels w...

I've often used a bit of silicone sealant around the edge of the fitting and backing pad or washer, but rubber washers work just as well in most locations and are less messy. Only time sealant will be better is if you have rough chopped strand internal finish but unless you have a really old boat th...

I won't see it for another couple of weeks so not really able to comment.
I may be able to comment later, assuming I can still remember what it was like last year...

Chalky723 wrote: ↑

Fri Sep 13, 2019 1:22 pm

Jim wrote: ↑

Fri Sep 13, 2019 9:34 am

Pretty sure my burn is closer to 30kg than 20kg.

Might feel like that, but the empty weight of an XL Burn 3 is 22.3kg..... :-)

Add in all your gear etc & it might get to that weight - but the kit'll weigh the same whichever boat it's in.

D

It is not a burn 3

Not heard of the Quantum, but the only way to tell is to try them and see which YOU prefer. Try to test them in rough conditions, and then pick whichever you are most comfortable with in the rough. It doesn't matter which is fastest on a mirror calm day (unless that is the only time you paddle), you...

Thanks for the tips guys, i reckon i may have gotten too comfortable with intended capsizing for practising and having the paddle set up nice and easy, I'll spend some more time going upside down holding the paddle in all sorts of places and working it out under the boat like a real situation, i al...