Just got a rewind (2022) and the bulkhead moves forward and backwards when you press into it. It only has two wingnut style screws, one on either side, and apparently that's the default. Iit looks like there's a place for two on each side? That would really help to stabilize it. Anyone have this experience and have any solutions?

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The sliders are as expanded as I can get them. You can see the whole bulkhead shifts about an inch (not just foam compression). The attachment bars move up and down too. I'm pressing on it here just from sitting, without thigh braces.

Hello, Im a fairly novice whitewater canoer and trying to build my first pin fit for an upcoming trip on the Petawawa river in Ontario. Most of the gear I have is for rock climbing and mountaineering. I'm fairly competent with crevasse rescue techniques (3:1, 6:1, 7:1 systems I know well) and it seems like there's quite a bit of overlap for canoe rescue.

First I'm asking if anyone has any preferred resources for the types of systems used commonly in for canoe rescue. Second I'd like to avoid buying too much gear for my kit, my plan is to basically bring the petzl crevasse rescue kit along with 2x 1m and 15m 6mm static cord for prussiks + a 240cm dynema sling, a few extra beaners plus ill have two good throw ropes. If more experienced paddlers don't think this is adequate please advise what else I should bring. Thx

I’m wondering if anyone has experienced a hip injury that prevented them from kayaking and what they did for treatment to get back to the sport?

I started feeling pain in my right hip while kayaking, especially a sharp pain with boofing and side surfing on my left side, that got to the point where I couldn’t paddle. I’ve been diagnosed with an acetabular labral tear, gluteus minimus partial thickness tear, and tendinosis of gluteus medius and minimus tendons. I’ve done tons of PT, a PRP injection, and cortisone injection and am no better after 18 months.

I now have generalized pain/aching around my lateral hip extending down my whole leg with walking, running, standing, climbing stairs/ hiking, and sleeping. I also have sharp pain in my lateral hip, especially when seated in a kayaking position and pushing my knees up/out.

My doctors can’t seem to decide which of my several injuries is the primary one and the source of my pain, but my feeling is that it is the gluteus minimus tendon. I’m Getting to the point where surgery is being considered, but the surgeon made gluteal tendon repair sound like a very rough recovery.

Have any boaters out there experienced similar injuries and what treatment worked for you?? Thanks so much for any advice!!!

How do u guys dry your gear l, do you just let it hang dry, or do u use like a vacuum type thing, I'm new to white water sport so give me any feedback you can.

Hi there! I'm looking for a playboat and would need recommendations . I'm 6'1", 175lbs with 10.5 feet (186 cm, 80kg, 44.5 EU shoe size) and very long legs : 37.5” inseam (95 cm). I currently have these boats :

• Jackson Rockstar 3 Medium, but I need to have the seat at the rear so I’m “wheeling” it;

- Necky Orbit Fish which is not that comfortable at all: my feet are compressed inside.

I tried a GuiguiProd Helixir 2018 Large, without any footrest, I can’t go inside…

Any ideas for plastic playboat?

 Thanks a lot!

I've noticed the last few times after kayaking the inside of my knee hurts (just one, not both). For anyone who has had bursitis, it feels just like that. I definitely didn't hit on anything and my boat does not feel uncomfortable. Anyone else had this? I feel like it could be just the sitting position without being able to bend/stretch my leg much. Anyone else get this sort of pain?

Hey, I am looking for a creek boat to start running class v in. I live near Asheville so mostly narrows and nantahala Cascades. Right now I am looking at the dagger code, Jackson gnarvana and ll rmx. I'm in the upper end of a small (5'9 150lbs) and would prefer Jackson dagger or logic as I work at a kayaking store and get employee discounts on those brands

Hi everyone, I’m a raft guide who wants to learn to whitewater kayak. I don’t know anything about boats so give your best recommendations on beginner boats and everything kayaking! I am looking at a wave sport zg 48 right now but it has no foot blocks and I’m not sure how stable that would feel even with foam or happy feet?? For reference I am about 5’8 and 135lbs and guide on the colorado daily but live up in northern Utah most of the year

Olympics are around the corner, but the white water disciplines aren't a big thing in my country, so they probably won't show it on the regular (free) news sites.

Where do you guys stream canoe/kayak slalom?

Hey everyone

I'm a brand-new whitewater kayaker. I've been putting my time in on class II rivers and just started learning how to roll. I've spent the summer renting kayaks before committing but I think I'm ready. I don't want anything fancy, I am nervous in life so something stable and confidence boosting is a must. I am 5ft and 115lbs.

I've mainly been renting Scorches and really like them but I don't have much to compare them to

I've gotten a few recommendations for the Machno and I have the ability to buy one at a great price right now

I sat in a Code for the first time and loved how secure I felt

Any insight on which directions I should go? I don't know if my brain can handle any more model recommendations

Doing an overnight whitewater trip with my girlfriend. I have an Exped deepsleep duo that I need to fit into the bow of my medium code. Can I pull out the step out pillar and bulkhead for a single trip? Mostly class 2 river with a single class 3 rapid that I have ran hundreds of times in my playboat. I’ve ran class 5, but I’m far more comfortable on class 4.

Has anyone put fishing frames on a mini max? Is it possible to do something like this or is it simply too small? Any success with putting a front rail on the Welfelt frames?

I bought a pretty cheap dagger jitsu that is in generally good shape. However it doesn’t have any foot blocks. I’ve tried YouTube and I’m still so confused.

Do I need to drill in foot braces and also put in foam blocking? Or is it just one or the other? I think I’ve figured out where to get foam but are there certain foot braces that I can install that are better than others?

I still don’t understand how I’m supposed to measure all of this accurately to put it in the correct position. And one tutorial said to seal it after drilling but didn’t say with what. I’m nervous drilling into something that needs to not leak.

Would appreciate any good beginner friendly tutorial videos! Thanks!

Hey everyone, I've always struggled with a lack of ambidexterity when it comes to making bow draw type strokes on my left side. It could be a bow draw to turn, catching/peeling out of eddies, leaning into a lateral wave or going into a wave sideways and trying to pull myself through it with a bow draw, a skulling bow draw to move myself laterally, or basically any technique where I have my blade nearly vertical and parallel to my boat. Going down a rapid, I tend to turn to the right with a right side bow draw, but I tend to turn left with a right side sweep stroke, and I end up trying to catch mid-stream eddies on my right side if possible.

I've been trying to fix this issue. When I do a bow draw or any of the other techniques I described on my right side, I use my right (dominant) hand to control the angle of the blade. My left hand has a looser grip and isn't controlling the paddle. When I try to do the same thing on my left side, I'm not sure what's best. If I control the paddle with my right hand, my controlling hand is not next to the blade in the water which leads to a weak bow draw. If I control the paddle with my left hand, I struggle to control the angle of the blade when I'm entering/exiting eddies for example.

This is something I need to work through with repetitive drills at my local WW park. My question is: on my left side, should I try to control the blade with my left (non dominant) hand or my right (dominant hand)?

Looking to go on a commercial rafting trip in the next month or so in California, preferably somewhere within a three hour drive of SF, so not too far south or north.

Recently went on a rafting trip in Alaska on IIIs and IVs on an 11 mile stretch of river and felt like it was too short of a time on the river so I’m looking at trips at least 15+ miles. All the rafting trips I’ve done previously to my Alaska trip were just paddle boats, but the Alaska trip was on an oar boat and our guide didn’t make us paddle much, so I while I enjoyed looking at the scenery, I felt like we only paddled 30% of the time because the guide was on the oars the whole time and that didn’t feel like enough participation for me I’m hoping to find a trip that paddling is required much more of the time, hopefully 70%+.

After some googling, it seems like a lot is offered on the Middle Fork of the American River. Is that a fun river? Any concerns regarding ability, level of rapids, etc?

I swim well, have been rafting many times, including Kaituna River + Tutea Falls in New Zealand, but never in the boulder heavy rivers of California.

While reading different websites, at least one said they mandatorily avoid Ruck Chucky Falls or something (walking around it), and others mention that they let customers run it. Thoughts on this?

Does anyone just strongly recommend a certain company? A certain trip?

I am looking at a very gently used large Shiva as a first boat. (I'm 6'3 245). My thought is that as I develop my skills and bomb proof my roll, a particular boat likely won't be what holds me back.

Can someone give me a sanity check? I know that the Shiva was a pretty dedicated creek boat, and it's old, but any boat (not a play boat) will be fine for a few seasons at least, right?

Is the large Pyranha ReactR out yet? Specifically to the west coast of the states?

I often end up running back up the road, running path, whatever back to the car after paddling a section of river. (Yea sometimes I bring a bike instead).

Does anyone know of any water shoes good for paddling in but are comfortable enough to run a few miles or more back up the road to fetch the car? I was looking at the Salomon Amphib Bold 2, but doesn't look like they are making them anymore (or at least they are sold out on their online store)

Heyo. I'm shopping for a new-to-me used half-slice and am looking for recommendations.

I'm still a novice. I have a comat roll and an offside (no combat there), have paddled the Nantahala and French Broad (not the class IV sextions), frequent the USNWC in NC, and have front and side surfed a bit in a Dagger Code (M) and LL Party Braaap.

The Code feels like a lot of boat and I find the outfitting to be uncomfortable. I liked the Party Braaap but the seat bolts just cracked.

I wear a sz 13 Astral and my feet barely fit comfortably in the Braaap and not at all in my buddy's Antix 2.0 (M). I'm 6'0 and 180lbs.

What do you recommend I look for on the used market? I'm open to older boats with solid reputations and I'm still scraping my stern often at the WWC, so I'm not keen on spending $1K+ on a nice kayak I haven't earned.

I do plan on trying to repair the Braaap but will also need a more reliable boat in the fleet.

Hi all! I'm looking for some late season float reccomendations... I work in wildfire so I'm not able to get out during the summer as much as I'd like! Probably looking at something in September or October. My husband and I have a 14.5 foot raft thats fully rigged so day trip or overnight trip recommendations are welcome! We're located in southeast Washington but are willing to drive a little bit so something in washington/oregon/idaho would be preferred. Thanks in advanced!

Hi Reddit, I am lucky enough to have been invited on the upper Rio Marnon gorge starting on Oct. 6. We are using Sierrarios and Rocky as our outfitter. I am looking for what boat you would suggest I use for that section. I am 6 feet 2, 215 lbs. and have been kayaking for 15 years mainly in Colorado. My playboat at home is a Mobius 65 and my creek boat is a Lettman Granante L. Appreciative of any and all help.

Mamba 8.6, Nomad 8.5 are both claimed by people in my trip.

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