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Old Cat
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 Posted - 03/24/2012 : 09:05:56 AM
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Hello! Has anyone tried the ultimate 9.5 with an adult aboard? The thing would fit in my van and my skiff easily. My 14.5 does not. I would be in 2 feet of water or less and don't care about speed or manuverability, just stability and the ultimates have that. Would I swamp the boat with my 170 lbs?
Thanks, O.C.
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Hurricane701
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Posted - 03/24/2012 : 10:22:21 AM
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If you do that just means you will stay cool in these 100 degree temps that we are about to be seeing in a month haha
Bragging may not bring happiness,
but no man having caught a large fish,
goes home through the alley.
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nikonjedi
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Posted - 03/25/2012 : 11:06:37 AM
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I am about 265 and I don't swamp a 12.. you should be OK...
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retiredprincipal
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Posted - 03/25/2012 : 4:41:32 PM
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| My 100-pound female friend has one that I used for 8 hours one day. I weigh 212 and I had zero problems. |
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Lost@Sea
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Posted - 03/26/2012 : 11:09:37 AM
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I wouldn't be comfortable in something that small but that is just me. I would go for the 12 and it will still fit on top of your van. For that matter, why can't you fi the 14.5 on top of your van? I have seen much larger on top or do you literally mean in your van?
"The fishing was good; it was the catching that was bad."
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Old Cat
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Posted - 03/31/2012 : 08:25:46 AM
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Ya, I mean IN the van. My options for really skinny water are 1) Buy a flats boat (already have 5 boats) 2) Hoist my 14.5 onto my van, off the van into my skiff, ride to skinny water with a whale on board, hoist the yak into the water, out of the water, onto the dock, onto the van, off of the van... Throw this into the mix; pulling crab pots and shaking mud off, shaking crabs out, pulling anchor a dozen times, trolling motor in and out a dozen times, throwing the cast net... Hmm, maybee that's why I don't get any takers on fishing trip offers. Fishing with me is not necessarily relaxing. Really, transporting the 14.5 in my skiif is the real problem. I'll have to try the little tike during the kayak festival this year. see you there!
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Ultimate 9.5
