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WTB: Prijon Tornado
Looking for used Prijon Tornado; email me at winemaker at myvine.com
Midwest area preferred, but will consider shipping from either coast. |
Saw one on the Monocacy Canoe Club message board I think
http://www.monocacycanoe.org/ but they sell fast good luck wrote in message oups.com... Looking for used Prijon Tornado; email me at winemaker at myvine.com Midwest area preferred, but will consider shipping from either coast. |
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The trihedral hull will make a huge difference in White Water. It will track
too well, performance wise, for what the poster wanted, the Tornado can't be beat. Another possibility however may be a full sized Perception Pirouette? "Larry C" wrote in message oups.com... wrote: Looking for used Prijon Tornado; email me at winemaker at myvine.com Midwest area preferred, but will consider shipping from either coast. Good luck. Might want to look at the new Prijon Whitewater Combi. Looks like it's a Tornado with a hatch. It is supposed to have a trihedral shaped hull, but I wouldn't think that would make much difference in how it performed. Disclaimer. I have not seen this boat in person. Larry |
Grip wrote:
: The trihedral hull will make a huge difference in White Water. It will track : too well, performance wise, for what the poster wanted, the Tornado can't be : beat. Another possibility however may be a full sized Perception Pirouette? Yea, problem is it's not really worth selling a used boat unless you can't store it... most folks want to depreciate it way more than a car in percentage, I have a Tornado, and someone was trying to give me $250 for it a year or so ago saying "think of all the rocks it's hit" (which it really hasn't) you wouldn't depreciate a car at 80% in a few years yet here in Chicago cars are beaten constantly by potholes and the weather... My Tornado lives in the rafters of the garage, and even getting it down might be a 3 day ordeal... My Torrent... that's the boat has been beaten ;-) -- John Nelson ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chicago Area Paddling/Fishing Page http://www.chicagopaddling.org http://www.chicagofishing.org (A Non-Commercial Web Site: No Sponsors, No Paid Ads and Nothing to Sell) |
John, your Tornado is worth a bunch more than you think! Guys are looking
for them ata premium right before big water down river races. "Chicago Paddling-Fishing" wrote in message ... Grip wrote: : The trihedral hull will make a huge difference in White Water. It will track : too well, performance wise, for what the poster wanted, the Tornado can't be : beat. Another possibility however may be a full sized Perception Pirouette? Yea, problem is it's not really worth selling a used boat unless you can't store it... most folks want to depreciate it way more than a car in percentage, I have a Tornado, and someone was trying to give me $250 for it a year or so ago saying "think of all the rocks it's hit" (which it really hasn't) you wouldn't depreciate a car at 80% in a few years yet here in Chicago cars are beaten constantly by potholes and the weather... My Tornado lives in the rafters of the garage, and even getting it down might be a 3 day ordeal... My Torrent... that's the boat has been beaten ;-) -- John Nelson -------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Chicago Area Paddling/Fishing Page http://www.chicagopaddling.org http://www.chicagofishing.org (A Non-Commercial Web Site: No Sponsors, No Paid Ads and Nothing to Sell) |
Grip wrote: The trihedral hull will make a huge difference in White Water. It will track too well, performance wise, for what the poster wanted, the Tornado can't be beat. Another possibility however may be a full sized Perception Pirouette? "Larry C" wrote in message oups.com... wrote: Looking for used Prijon Tornado; email me at winemaker at myvine.com Midwest area preferred, but will consider shipping from either coast. Good luck. Might want to look at the new Prijon Whitewater Combi. Looks like it's a Tornado with a hatch. It is supposed to have a trihedral shaped hull, but I wouldn't think that would make much difference in how it performed. Disclaimer. I have not seen this boat in person. Larry Why would perform any different than many of the newer Creeker/River Runners that have a flat bottom and beveled chines? While it would probably track somewhat better than the old Tornado (which I used to paddle BTW), the edge would let it turn better when you leaned it. I paddle a Yukon Expedition with a trihedral hull on occasion. It's a surprisingly nimble boat for a 14' kayak. While I wouldn't creek with it, it handles fine in open whitewater. Larry |
Hey Larry,
I too still have an expedition, and a Tornado, although have not paddled either in a while, (preferring my super EZ or Dagger Creeker), technically both have their strong points of course, but the expedition is simply not my choice when I think of white water. I do however remember reading of it's popularity with Grand Canyon trips some time back. "Larry C" wrote in message oups.com... Grip wrote: The trihedral hull will make a huge difference in White Water. It will track too well, performance wise, for what the poster wanted, the Tornado can't be beat. Another possibility however may be a full sized Perception Pirouette? "Larry C" wrote in message oups.com... wrote: Looking for used Prijon Tornado; email me at winemaker at myvine.com Midwest area preferred, but will consider shipping from either coast. Good luck. Might want to look at the new Prijon Whitewater Combi. Looks like it's a Tornado with a hatch. It is supposed to have a trihedral shaped hull, but I wouldn't think that would make much difference in how it performed. Disclaimer. I have not seen this boat in person. Larry Why would perform any different than many of the newer Creeker/River Runners that have a flat bottom and beveled chines? While it would probably track somewhat better than the old Tornado (which I used to paddle BTW), the edge would let it turn better when you leaned it. I paddle a Yukon Expedition with a trihedral hull on occasion. It's a surprisingly nimble boat for a 14' kayak. While I wouldn't creek with it, it handles fine in open whitewater. Larry |
Grip wrote: Hey Larry, I too still have an expedition, and a Tornado, although have not paddled either in a while, (preferring my super EZ or Dagger Creeker), technically both have their strong points of course, but the expedition is simply not my choice when I think of white water. I do however remember reading of it's popularity with Grand Canyon trips some time back. "Larry C" wrote in message oups.com... Prijon used to advertize about a couple of paddlers that ran the Grand Canyon in the Expedition. Recently there was an article in the American Whitewater magazine about a group of paddlers that did the whole Grand Canyon in 5 days paddling Yukon Expeditions, although in one photo there looks to be a Tornado and maybe an old Dagger Vortex. If you ever want to get rid of the Tornado, I would spring for more than 250 for it. Which seat setup does it have in it? Larry |
Oh you bet Larry! These things go for a premium come downriver race days.
Not sure of difference in seats, but this one was originally bought I'de say in 99 or 00. I think a previous poster had mentioned being offered 250 for his. And I'll probably keep the expedition forever, even if it's paddled once a year, just too good a boat for when you need that type. "Larry C" wrote in message ups.com... Grip wrote: Hey Larry, I too still have an expedition, and a Tornado, although have not paddled either in a while, (preferring my super EZ or Dagger Creeker), technically both have their strong points of course, but the expedition is simply not my choice when I think of white water. I do however remember reading of it's popularity with Grand Canyon trips some time back. "Larry C" wrote in message oups.com... Prijon used to advertize about a couple of paddlers that ran the Grand Canyon in the Expedition. Recently there was an article in the American Whitewater magazine about a group of paddlers that did the whole Grand Canyon in 5 days paddling Yukon Expeditions, although in one photo there looks to be a Tornado and maybe an old Dagger Vortex. If you ever want to get rid of the Tornado, I would spring for more than 250 for it. Which seat setup does it have in it? Larry |
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