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Must......still.......resist.Ok here is another update. I went to the Sportsmans show in Puyallup on Saturday. I spoke to Mr Dave Scadden face to face about the debacle that is my order. Did not leave with oars in hand but was told that I would receive then within a week and a half. So again I am waiting for another, this will be shipment number four, box from the NFO Dave Scadden company. I did how ever explain that if I do not receive them I would see him again at the Portland show.. I WILL GET MY ENTIRE ORDER!!!!
aqua bound makes them. I called their customer service line - got it touch with a nice guy - explained my issues with having to wait weeks - he's going to do what he can to help out.I waited a while too. Not sure who makes them for NFO.
i just creamed in panties, what size oars are those?I went directly to sawyer and got these new oars. Just make sure you let them know you'll be pinning the oar locks and order the dynel wrap where you have to drill for the oarlocks View attachment 23509
Not to hi-jack, but RCSflyfish, would you tell us about those Sawyer oars?
I saw that this thread turned to oars so I thought I would put this in. I had made a pair of oars from cheaper Kayak paddles but they were cheap and didn't only last two floats and broke But I loved the additional rowing power with the kayak style paddle. I was just ready to spend a bunch of money on some Carbon Fiber Kayak Paddles (2) and cut them. My local Kayak shop told me to check out Sawyer Oars, They said the guys there were really cool. So I went to their website and under the Composite Oars. I saw the Camo SST and their standard SST (Smaller personal watercraft oars) Perfect, exactly what I was wanting to build on my own. So I wanted to give the Local Kayak store the business for helping me( instead of ordering directly online). They ordered the Camo SST for me. I called Sawyer and they explained the Dynel Wrap they used for pinned oar locks. They took my name and the Kayak shops name from me. When the order came to them, they built them for me with the Dynel Wrap and I just paid the upcharge for the Wrap. I enjoyed the power of the Kayak Paddle on the oar. Plus my buddy and I like to fish and float without a lot of attention. So the camo was perfect(my prior oars i have wrapped with camo). I frequent this site especially the Watercraft section and get a lot of good information so I wanted to pass this along. The only thing I did with these for my Watermaster was I could only get 6' length in camo. So I cut the handle section by 6" to get them to 5.5', foam filled the handle end and Plasti Dip the handle for a nice permanent rubber handle. They do offer the Standard SST's in 5.5' but I couldn't resist the camo.
Yes. Next you'll own a 12' Steelheader, sell that to buy a Super Puma, buy a salt boat, sell the SP to buy a bit larger raft, realize the limitations of your salt boat and upgrade with the knowledge your previous boat got you, buy a DB as some fisheries are just more pleasant while in a hard boat, all the while buying and selling 1 person boats until you find that perfect balance of being single, lonely, and confused which watercraft you should fish out of that day.Oh no! Will this be how it all gets started?
Thank you for this awesome trview. When was the assault that you rowed purchased? Scadden upgraded the seats this past year on them to be much more comfortable as they are higher and more paddedGreetings All,
I just got to spend 3 weeks working my way across the South Central US with a buddy who had an Assault XX. I used this thread in making my decision to get a Water Master Kodiak and figured others may benefit from my chance to use both boats on a variety of water. I first want to say they are both great boats and you can't go wrong with either one. I also noticed that the boats were different enough that I am considering buying the Assault because each is better under different conditions (and because I am a bit of a gear geek).
First the Water Master. I thought this was generally the better still water boat. It is definitely the one I would take on the North Platte and the Green. It did fairly well on the Colorado river below Austin. The biggest advantages of the Water Master are stability and wind resistance. It is very easy to manage with fins and you can stop quickly and easily in a back eddy if you want to stop and fish a seam. I also liked the upgraded seat better that what was on the Assault. My back felt much better after a day of rowing the WM. The disadvantages I found for the WM are that it is noticeably slower especially on still or nearly still water. It is also a bit sluggish to turn and can catch currents in swirling rapids. It also is not a true 2 person boat. I would be fine floating with my nine year old on the back but I expect an adult would get uncomfortable if he were on it more than an hour or two.
The Assault XX was a much better boat for rapids. I would feel comfortable taking it on the Black Canyon of the Gunnison, was much more fun on the White river during generation and I wouldn't feel overwhelmed on any river I have ever rafted. I loved the front seat on this and there were days when we only took the Assault and alternated rowing. No way we could do that with the Water Master. The Assault's rockering made it glide across the water and turn on a dime. If the WM was a pick up the Assault was a Ferrari. I would gladly take this boat on a white water trip because it is such a pleasure to row. The big disadvantage of the Assault comes from the very rockering that makes it so fun to ride. It often turns too much when trying to manage it with fins only and it sometimes is hard to keep facing where you want it when the wind picks up. The other big problem I noticed was in sustained winds the rockered design catches the wind. On the one day where we were bass fishing on a 58 acre lake in Texas with sustained 20-30 MPH winds the Assault took much more effort to row back against the wind.
I hope this helps anyone trying to decide between these craft.
Steve