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I bought a new SS Pinman Pete Saturday from Appomatox River Co. I visited their Farmville store, which is a 2 hour drive for me. Great place to spend several hours talking boats and drooling over the inventory.
Al, the plastic welding magician, was able to fix my Caper again, though it now belongs to UTurn - for his wife he said[tongue]. Hope you enjoy it. Let me know how it holds up.
Anyway, got a T120 for the river and bay; no rudder but considering it though I really don't see a need for most of my fishing. Driving over the James on Route 15 I had to do a U turn and hit the boat ramp to get er broken in. Paddled and fished for an hour or so, with only one bite, but spent most of the time playing in the chutes and small waves in the rapid below the bridge.
Finished and was loading the boat back up when I heard an all to familiar sloshing sound: 2 quarts of water in the hull. ARRGGG!!! Filled the boat up Sunday morning and found 4 pin hole pricks in the right scupper behind the seat. Not what I wanted. I have enough leaky boats.[grin]
Emailed ARC back even though they were closed, and said I was coming down this way. I planned to stop in their Kiln Creek store and swap the defective boat out. No problemo at all, though this time I checked the scuppers with a flashlight first. Good thing too, cause the first boat we pulled out to look at had the same problem in the same place.
But I got a whole boat, instead of a holey one. Gonna get it wet in NC probably on Thursday. Great service, and a great price significantly less than the competition. If you are thinking of buying a yak, you owe yourself at least a phone call to ARC.
Al, the plastic welding magician, was able to fix my Caper again, though it now belongs to UTurn - for his wife he said[tongue]. Hope you enjoy it. Let me know how it holds up.
Anyway, got a T120 for the river and bay; no rudder but considering it though I really don't see a need for most of my fishing. Driving over the James on Route 15 I had to do a U turn and hit the boat ramp to get er broken in. Paddled and fished for an hour or so, with only one bite, but spent most of the time playing in the chutes and small waves in the rapid below the bridge.
Finished and was loading the boat back up when I heard an all to familiar sloshing sound: 2 quarts of water in the hull. ARRGGG!!! Filled the boat up Sunday morning and found 4 pin hole pricks in the right scupper behind the seat. Not what I wanted. I have enough leaky boats.[grin]
Emailed ARC back even though they were closed, and said I was coming down this way. I planned to stop in their Kiln Creek store and swap the defective boat out. No problemo at all, though this time I checked the scuppers with a flashlight first. Good thing too, cause the first boat we pulled out to look at had the same problem in the same place.
But I got a whole boat, instead of a holey one. Gonna get it wet in NC probably on Thursday. Great service, and a great price significantly less than the competition. If you are thinking of buying a yak, you owe yourself at least a phone call to ARC.