sandra running nantahala falls in a 10 foot soar canoe

Running nantahala falls was fun in a 10 foot soar canoe

[@chuckwilburn1298]

Sandra this is Chuck Wilburn. Happy Holidays .BTW I'm doing better with physical therapy. Eventually hope to use my 1 squirt again

[@MountainVisions]

Nice run. Seems like you have a fair amount of experience in the SOAR boats. What PSI do the SOAR boats run at?

[@the3carrs]

Not really sure...but they are really fun boats! We now have a s12 and usually paddle tandem but also paddle solo.

[@MountainVisions]

+Sandra Carr thanks. I found the info. 3-3.5 to account for sun expansion. I'll probably shoot for 3 on the floor and 3.35 on the tubes and see how that feels. Doesnt seem like anyone I asked uses a gauge... They just go by feel, which of course is my standby when I forget the gauge. I'd love to see you post more videos of them in action. This video is one of the very few of the S10 in action, and why I ended up with it (for a ridiculously good used deal). I know tons of folks own them, but info is scarce and even videos are rare, usually years old and hard to come by. Thanks again, can't wait to get mine in the water.

[@MountainVisions]

+Sandra Carr just a few other questions: are you using thigh straps? And the standard seat? And what about paddle length vs your hard OC with a saddle? I'm guessing I need to add a few inches to my normal 56" werner bandit?

[@the3carrs]

We only use the 12 foot one now and we are short i am 5'2 husband is 5'5. we use 52" AB edge paddles. we do have standard seats and it is the same size we use with hard shell canoes. We have thigh straps attached. I have a bad knee and don't normally paddle hard shell now. because your weight is mainly on the seat, it doesn't hurt my knee. I didn't like the 10 foot much as i felt i sat too high. I believe this was one of the prototypes and it could be changed some now. Also i wouldn't like soloing it on class Ii stuff as the wind blows it around more on still water. Love the soar 12. We had a 14 and it was too long for us. if we only had 1 boat, it would be soar 12. thanks, Sandra

[@MountainVisions]

+Sandra Carr thanks for the info and feedback. I can totally see the any of the inflatables getting blown around (afterall, OCs typically have this issue vs kayaks ). And I also figured the height of the seat might be an issue. I actually wrote Larry an email a while back asking about potential options for lowering the seat. This is something I might play around with. It does seem to ride high just setting it up in my living room. I'm wondering if hanging the seat below the thwarts would fix it. Maybe adding an inflatable thwart as a seat/kneeling thwart. Should be able to glue D-rings onto an inflatable thwart and then either use the gunnels or glue some into the S10. Thanks again. Enjoy the S12!