05-09-2011, 01:54 PM
Thanks for the film clip. It appears that the escape seat is touching the water surface with Larry Tullis aboard. You can see this when the boat tips turn toward the camera. Water even spills into the seat with him from what I can see, even though he does ride high. I think the 600# capacity is counted with the seat touching the water under increased weight and providing additional buoyancy. Maybe the seat contact are is reduced compared to all the other tubes, so that is an improvement, at least. With 80# of troll motor/ battery added, there would appear to be some contact. Still that is a really cool boat to be able to handle rapids like that. Couldn't do it with my ODC420 because of the bottom not having a protected coating, ((could switch to regular 420) but I easily ride at the same height due to much lower weight (7# vs. 22).
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[quote flygoddess]My hubby weighs around 230 and he was still off the water. I think the floor/seat is just placed in the right spot. If you watch the videos of this boat, Larry Tullis even rides high. And as far as the rowing, Dave is over six feet tall and long legs.
[url "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqi9uYhr1lU[/quote]"]http://www.youtube.com/...lqi9uYhr1lU[/quote][/url]
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[quote flygoddess]My hubby weighs around 230 and he was still off the water. I think the floor/seat is just placed in the right spot. If you watch the videos of this boat, Larry Tullis even rides high. And as far as the rowing, Dave is over six feet tall and long legs.
[url "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqi9uYhr1lU[/quote]"]http://www.youtube.com/...lqi9uYhr1lU[/quote][/url]
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