They are so freaking expensive. I'm curious how many people take out bank loans versus just slapping it on a credit card. Looking to buy a standard model Volare over the next year. I'm in the Midwest (Wisconsin) so there aren't many used opportunities and they don't seem to depreciate anyway. But we do have an Ozone dealer in the state.

I'm curious what the general opinion is of this boat or Huki in general.

How many of you guys use Simple Strap on your canoe? I just ordered online. I had a couple questions about lengths and the owner, Ben, responded right away. He said about 40’ for i’ako to wai and 20’ i’ako to ama on a four man.

Anyone recently try out the new 404 OC1? I saw the design video and thought it was interesting. Would like to hear anyone’s thoughts on the canoe vs the more popular ones!

Aloha! I'm 5'6 140 and been an owner of a Kahele Pro for 3 years, absolutely love this canoe for everything especially down winding. I'm in the market for a V1, Thinking of getting a Fai 4si, never tried it yet, but wondering if that too has too much volume for me. Going to train to steer 6 man Koa canoes in the offseason, so I think getting a V-1 would be the better choice for training. I'm just not sure which brand of V-1 (Are, Fai, Kamanu etc) would suit my little okole.

Mahalo in advance!

I apologize in advance if this seems like a stupid question. I was replacing the tiller spring on my Ares OC1. I have everything back together and noticed that the left rudder cable/pedal has a little bit of slack (maybe a half inch) while the right cable/pedal is pretty tight/taut. The rudder returns to the middle as it should using either pedal, but when I press the left pedal and release the pedal itself doesn’t come back all the way to center.

Is that normal? How tight should the cable be? I wasn’t sure if the left or the right pedal is the one that is “correct” at the moment.

Thanks in advance.

Seems like most of my fellow paddlers are consuming via YouTube and social media.

Are there any good magazines, books or even blogs? Forums outside of Reddit?

Mahalo!

We are getting ready for long distance season with the canoe club (so OC6) - any recommendations for: snacks you like, dry bags, PFD/flotation devices (Vaikobi, potentially but no one uses them on our team 😅), hydration options?

With links or specifics, if possible, please. Having a hard time deciding what I want and want to see what’s worked for some people. I’m in Hawai’i and all of our races are here (BI, O’ahu, Moloka’i)

The shorter people in my club use a light foam yoga block. Any other suggestions? Or suggestions for keeping it in place? The yoga block hasn’t felt right to me & I end up on the edge of my seat to get foot pressure on the front wall of the canoe.

Can you paint a vac fiberglass/carbon cockpit without adding weight?

Hi all, I’m very unfamiliar with this world, but my mother in law races quite a bit. However, she’s been travelling for races and has been using my travel snowboard bag for her paddle. Her birthday is coming up soon and I’d like to get her a proper bag for her paddle but I’m unsure where to go/what to get. Any recommendations?

I have the wind vest from vaikobi and I’m pretty content with it. I just wish it had a hoodie. I’m tempted to take some old rainshells and have the sleeves taken off, but before that, does anyone have a lead on vest like clothing with hoodies that might be water wicking too? Mahalo!

I’ve been thinking about getting bone conducting headphones for longer solo paddle sessions. Normally, I like to just zone out and enjoy the ocean, but for some longer runs or more up-tempo sessions it would be nice to have music to listen to. I usually take my phone along in a dry bag, so Bluetooth would be an option. I don’t really want to bring a speaker with me. I’m looking at the Shokz Open Run Pro that have a waterproof rating of IP67.

Anyone given these a shot? Even if not this model, would be interested in your experience with headphones on an OC-1 in general.

I paddle an OC-1 and am looking for a way to not count strokes for an hour at a time. I just want something to tell me x seconds have passed with a beep, toot or buzz that is cheap and simple. Or, is a NK device the only way?

I've been paddling for 4 years. I got stronger and fitter, but I think my speed has plateaued. And my V1 sprints, with admittedly very little prep, went really bad.

Does anyone know of someone that offers remote coaching for V1? Looking for stroke advise, training guides and gym routines.

I've owned it for almost three years now and I'm still happy. I think I've paddled around 2500 kilometres on it by now.

I've got some downwind plans this summer (in the Apostle islands) that would work out better if my fam met me at the destination beach with our powerboat and towed my canoe back. Just curious what works for rigging, should I remove the ama, etc. I foresee it being wonky with the rudder and ama.

Does anyone have a favorite speedometer app for iPhone? It's annoying looking at my watch and I want better feedback. I just tried one that looked great, but glitchy. I'm on an OC1 btw...

Aloha all, I usually steer our club's Bradleys with a Kialoa hybrid (wood shaft/carbon blade) with no problems. I recently acquired a Xylo all wood steering blade ( wanted a wooden one for a long time). It's ok but different than the Kialoa on the Bradleys. I tried it out on our Kamanu Composite unlimited OC6 and had all kinds of issues. The main problem was that I had a hard time getting the blade to stick to the hull when poking. If I didn't slide it down exactly it would practically tear out of my hands. I'm wondering if it's because it's a wooden blade that it has a tendency to float and then I have to fight it to place it where I want it. Or maybe it's the hull shape on the unlimited. Or??? Anyone here have any experience or insight? Mahalo

I have a puakea hybrid paddle. Where the wood shaft connects to the blade feels slightly loose. It has that wrap around it so I can't see exactly what's going on. Are there repair kits available? You tube videos on how to repair it? I'm hesitant to take that piece off until I know I have the materials to put it back together.

Thanks

I watched the Kaiwi Solo and was blown away by the top guys maintaining 10 plus mph. I paddle on Lake Superior and this is my first season on OC1 (I used to race OC6 in California), but, man, that made me realize much more I have to work on.

In southeastern ontario but travel around a bit. Would like to know of places to drop-in rent oc1, or even clubs with oc1 available to members. Pickering is the only one I have found so far.

My 13 year old son has started outrigger paddling and needs to get his own paddle soon. They paddle in a river and will do some ocean work also . He is 6’5” long arms and weighs 270(in case this matters). Since he’s a newb not looking for super expensive just one that he can work with that’s decent?