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Gear Talk / Re: Best mobile air compressors to blow up iSups?

« on: July 08, 2015, 04:32:29 PM »

Looking at this one - same price as the coleman and says 20psi:

http://www.amazon.com/Volt-Inflatable-Stand-Paddle-Board/dp/B00WIWUIJG/ref=pd_sim_sbs_468_6?ie=UTF8&refRID=0BTBH57RM1WHQ40GXECS

but 2 reviews? ugh. Does say 2 stays - so a "leaf blower" to 1 or 2 psi then switched to piston pump.

Anyone see one yet?

Erik

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Gear Talk / Re: The ventral fin from Larry W. Allison

« on: July 07, 2015, 09:34:16 PM »

That's going to be tough on my Blue Planet isup....  maybe I can duct tape one on....

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Flatwater and Touring / Re: Rental in Seattle

« on: June 15, 2015, 04:07:17 PM »

Thanks! 

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Flatwater and Touring / Rental in Seattle

« on: June 14, 2015, 09:37:00 PM »

Any I should not use?
Any place renting displacement hulls? I would love to try something faster than my 12'6" isup.
Erik
Oh it would be weekdays this week. Back this weekend. I'm back to Alaska next week

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SUP General / Re: Dupuytren's Contracture

« on: June 12, 2015, 02:58:23 PM »

Wife has it - her mom has had it multiple times. I can't add to how it would suck with paddling - I know it can be seriously painfull, and I'd imagine paddling would aggravate it.

Cortesone can help for awhile but the long term fix is surgery.....

I feel your pain - my miniscus in left and right knee is 90% or more eroded...new custom knees are in my future. I've had injections that got me off a cane I was hobbling around on tho' ..... I think that pushed back surgery about 5 years.

Erik

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Gear Talk / Re: Inflatable Shapes

« on: June 12, 2015, 02:54:28 PM »

That Core board look very interesting. Looks like they have figured out how to shape in bottom contours and a displacement nose without some rigid add-on piece. I wonder why other brand have not done something similar?

I think it IS a rigid add-on piece.

But why not an inflatable keel like a Zodiak? At least up in the nose?

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Flatwater and Touring / Re: Tern Lake, Alaska

« on: June 12, 2015, 12:28:19 PM »

Thanks - yeah I enjoy supthecreek touring around so I'm trying to copy him

Found another - there were a couple snow geese out there too - I didn't want to disturb them and kept my distance - but they are majestic creatures.

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Flatwater and Touring / Re: Tern Lake, Alaska

« on: June 12, 2015, 10:52:35 AM »

View from shore, along the highway - it was about 45 minutes "on the water" - took about an hour and 15 minutes with filling up the sup and packing it away again. I've been wanting to stop here on one of my trips - I'm glad I made the time.

Erik

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Flatwater and Touring / Re: Tern Lake, Alaska

« on: June 12, 2015, 10:50:23 AM »

I got rained on while it was still sunny....



Almost there back - over too soon. But I have like 3 hours of driving yet - I live an hour past Anchorage...

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Flatwater and Touring / Re: Tern Lake, Alaska

« on: June 12, 2015, 10:47:51 AM »

Facing up the creek....



Hmmm....I thought I had the creek itself online - I'll have to follow up with more later It was tough making time to edit and upload this stuff - been a busy week..


Headed out, down-breezing - that was fund

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Flatwater and Touring / Re: Tern Lake, Alaska

« on: June 12, 2015, 10:44:51 AM »

Looking back ...



Thru the hazards...



The creek that feeds the lake is ahead and to the right up there....

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Flatwater and Touring / Re: Tern Lake, Alaska

« on: June 12, 2015, 10:42:51 AM »

Shallow with pokey-branch logs and stuff waiting to trip me up



Opening up again....



I like this shot...

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Flatwater and Touring / Re: Tern Lake, Alaska

« on: June 12, 2015, 10:40:52 AM »

Closer pic of the tundra islands - that's bear poop in the middle there....makes you think "hmmm...what's in the woods over there... ....



Getting in close to shore.....



Sqeezing thru the grass tufts...I really need a break-away skeg in back....

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Flatwater and Touring / Re: Tern Lake, Alaska

« on: June 12, 2015, 10:38:09 AM »

Lots of pics I put my Sony RX100ii into a sort of useable waterproof bag/thing - it doesn't quite line up some of time and crops corners, and I can't see the back to know what's going on, and I can't use the zoom - not on a paddle board. But it keeps the $700 camera dry

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Flatwater and Touring / Re: Tern Lake, Alaska

« on: June 12, 2015, 10:35:42 AM »

Some of the tundra islands - the lake is sharply defined from little, low island to water - it drops off just about straight down 3 feet or so.