Quote Originally Posted by michaeln View Post
Dunno what that means, but the Spring Creek prams are hand laid, not chopper gun.



The Stillwater Classic "Lite" is 59lbs. Remember that those boats have full USCG flotation, sturdy solid oak gunwales and a pedestal swivel seat built-in and included in that weight.
Hand laid can mean fabric and glue over chopper though. Does SC use any sort of core material? Or perhaps a thick roving or mat between fabric? Because fabric alone would make for a thinner, flexy layup. Thick enough to be rigid would be heavier.

On your Hopper II can you guess how thick the walls were? Did they have plywood/foam/anything embedded in the 'glass?

59 lbs ain't bad, but it's not a feather - though the seat probably weighs 5 pounds alone.

I like all the "if I were to do things different" comments BTW. Keep 'em coming!

So, does anyone stand on the seat bench? Folding boat seat that much better than sitting on a flotation throw?

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