03-12-2015, 11:40 AM | #1 |
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THRESHER 155 REVIEW
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03-12-2015, 12:35 PM | #2 |
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Good on you man... AWESOME!!!
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03-12-2015, 01:01 PM | #3 |
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That front hatch is cool and seems pretty dry
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03-12-2015, 01:32 PM | #4 |
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Nice!!!!
I've been having my crosshairs on this kayak since last year!! Love that color or the dusk!!! How did you like the seat?? |
03-12-2015, 03:56 PM | #5 |
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I'm a big fan of the seat. It's the same seat as the tarpon.
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03-12-2015, 06:53 PM | #6 |
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I was going to hit you up to get a comparison but this post answered my questions. I've always loved the Tarpon line but I think the Thresher is it for my next boat.
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03-14-2015, 11:57 PM | #7 |
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I think I may have a complex or something but I always want the bigger boat offered. I'm sure I could have easily gotten away with the 140, but then I thought I liked the T160 so much better than the T140 I assumed the same would be true with the thresher.
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The major flaw in the thresher is that it does not have side carry handles. It is very difficult to lift, load and unload your kayak. It has handles for the bow and stern and molded in handles on the side that go into the yak. Very poorly designed. If you get a thresher you will have to add handles for sure if you ever need to carry the boat by yourself.
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05-19-2015, 10:52 PM | #9 |
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You can easily add handles if you wanted to. I like the design of the molded in handles. Less things to get that stupid sabiki caught on. I have the 15.5 and I load it up on the roof of my SUV several times a week and think the molded in handles work better for me. If you would like to add straps to yours shoot me a PM and I'll point you in the right direction of which hardware we have found works well, there is a couple guys who have added side handles and have had good results. Tight lines.
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05-20-2015, 10:59 AM | #10 |
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Thanks for the review, I've been checking these out as well. CJ did some nice test videos on them out in the surf.
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Do you have any photos of your new ride?
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05-21-2015, 09:46 AM | #13 |
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Josh, those boats of yours are just so DUCKY!!!!!!
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05-22-2015, 07:48 AM | #14 |
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Looks pretty awesome. Nice yak!
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05-22-2015, 02:01 PM | #15 |
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I also found that putting more than two rods in the hull can be a pain. Compared to my Trident 15 the Thresher has very limited and super tight hull space. It's also super heavy in the front so when I installed my side carry handles I had to use a sawhorse to figure out its center of gravity to place the handles in the ideal spot. Other than that I think it's a well made kayak. I'll have a better idea of how it paddles once I fish it this weekend. Hopefully it paddles we'll because the last time I had a wilderness systems it was the 160i (back when they first came out) and it paddled beautifully.
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05-22-2015, 04:32 PM | #17 |
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Easyday do you have the drop in box for the center hatch? Where can I order that? Mine didn't have one.
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05-22-2015, 06:24 PM | #18 |
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You can order through OEX.
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