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First Impressions on the 2015 FUN!

by | Sep 16, 2014 | Whitewater

First Impressions “you will never get a second chance to make a first impression” will rogers I know you should never put too much credence in first impressions, especially of a boat but from experience I can pretty much tell within a few minutes whether a boat and I...

Back to the Future with the 2015 FUN

by | Aug 25, 2014 | Whitewater

It’s 2014, right? Pretty incredible to be able to take the 2015 FUN for a two week trip down the Grand in 2014. Also along for the ride were several Zens, a couple Karmas, a SuperFun, a Funrunner, and a Supercharger which saw a lot of use and was a big hit. Thank you...

Culling the Herd- A “FUN” Review

by | Apr 11, 2014 | Fun, Whitewater

Its spring and I stand before the boat rack determined to cull the herd. I survey the boats, some new, most old to older, and start to make a plan. I figure I can put boats into piles, categories, ones that are must keeps descending down to the give aways. The hardest...

Poppies on the South Fork

by | Apr 4, 2014 | Whitewater

Poppies on the South Fork American River Every spring the poppy bloom on the South Fork is eagerly anticipated. The poppies were out in full force this weekend on the South Fork American River in Coloma Calif. Temperatures are hitting the 70’s and we are starting to...

Zen Outfitting Tips

by | May 20, 2012 | Whitewater

  ZEN OUTFITTING TIPS I have heard quite a few comments about boat manufacturers going backwards in design and pushing the “river-runner” line of boats as the new trend. While there will always be a niche for the two extremes of boating—playboating and...

JK Outfitting 101

by | May 27, 2011 | Whitewater

Outfitting Tips For Dummies I can’t say I miss the days of spending hours shaping foam and gluing pieces into a new boat to get a good fit but I do like tweaking my JK boats a bit to get even more out of the near-perfect standard outfitting. JK boats are really easy...

Review of JK Fun Floats

by | Apr 23, 2011 | Whitewater

FUN FLOATS REVIEW Most people don’t get too excited when they think about float bags. They just sort of hang out in your boat and they either hold air or they don’t. I have an entire shelf of them in some state of decay lying downstairs but I have to say when JK came...