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Old 02-14-2022, 07:27 AM   #1
BenCantrell
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Anyone tried the Swell Watercraft Scupper 14?

I've had my eye on this for a few years, and it's looking pretty good since they dropped the weight down to 65 lbs. Has anyone paddled or fished out of one of these?

https://swellwatercraft.com/product/...r-14-w-rudder/
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Old 03-21-2022, 12:53 PM   #2
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Crickets on this thread, lol. I can share a small update. I called a kayak shop in Stuart that occasionally gets Scupper 14s. The owner says it's a great fitness and calm water kayak, but it wouldn't be the best on the ocean or for fishing. The seat is positioned lower than most sit-on-tops, so to avoid having your butt in an inch of water you have to close the scupper valves. To drain water you have to get up to about 5 knots and open the valves. That sounds like a giant pain for surf launching when you want the water to drain out those holes fast, and you might not have much forward momentum. Nonetheless, I hope I can still demo one day. The shop owner recommended the 11’10” Profish GT or 14’9″ Profish Reload from Viking. They're both lighter than my Trident.
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Old 03-21-2022, 02:44 PM   #3
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Looks like a fast kayak, but too uncomfortable for my tastes. One thing about paddle kayaks is they don't hold their value like Hobies.



I won this Viking Reload in an Extreme tournament a few years back, never used it, I added a $100 paddle and it took 6 months to find a buyer to take it at 2/3rds of the retail price.
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Old 03-21-2022, 03:15 PM   #4
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One thing about paddle kayaks is they don't hold their value like Hobies.
*cries a little* Yeah I don't disagree.
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