Any reviews of Prijon Boxer?

[Jason J Hamilton]

Any one out there having any comments on a Prijon Boxer? I'm thinking about
getting a new boat and this is one of the few choices I have.

I have a Tornado and a Samurai currently. The Samurai performs like a
strict squirt boat rather than the play boat it is because of my
weight(315lbs). In addition, I have to paddle Prijons because I rip the
seats out and build minicell seats(out of necessity to fit in them) in all
of my boats. Prijons are the only boats with strong enough plastic for me
to take the seats out of.

I've been paddling the Tornado for 3 years and wouldn't mind a slightly
shorter river cruiser like the Boxer. I paddle mostly III/IV stuff. Thanks
in advance for any reviews.

Jason

[Chris Pretorius]

Have you ever tried an Eskimo boat? Their plastic is said to be even better
than that of Prijon and they have a couple of nice designs.

Hope it helps!

Chris Pretorius

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[Larry Cable]

>"Jason J Hamilton" <wil...@stargate.net>

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>Any one out there having any comments on a Prijon Boxer? I'm thinking about
>getting a new boat and this is one of the few choices I have.

I've paddled one most of this summer and
really like it. Like you, I was paddling a
Tornado and was looking for something a
little quicker for creeking and playing around.

Good point are that the boat is very agile,
turns quickly and eddies well. It's a lot wetter than a Tornado, but your bow
is about 2' closer to you. The stern is flatter
than the Tornado, but if you paddle a Samurai, you probably wont notice. It
has enough volume up front to keep it from
diving at the bottom of a drop. And the flat
bottom makes the intitial stability good.

Down side. The cockpit isn't a comfortable as the Tornado. My 28" Thighs are a
tight
fit in this boat. If your tall, you might have some problem with foot room,
most of the
volume is fairly close to the cockpit and the
bow get narrow quick. It plays OK, but just
OK.

It performs very well on Big Water(Gauley and New size stuff) and seems to be a

good creeker, but that season hasn't made
it here yet. I'm happy with the boat and
don't plan on trading for awhile.
SYOTR
Larry C.

[Alder Creek]

If you like the Prijon boats and especially the Tornado I think you will like the Boxer. It should fit nicely between the Sam and the Tornado, though 315 will be at it's upper limit. =O.

Steve Scherrer

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Alder Creek Kayak and Canoe
250 NE Tomahawk Isle Dr
Portland, OR 97217

Phone: 503.285.0464
Fax: 503.285.0106
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"Jason J Hamilton" <wil...@stargate.net> wrote in message news:Sxi34.106$r5.7...@news.sgi.net...

> Any one out there having any comments on a Prijon Boxer? I'm thinking about
> getting a new boat and this is one of the few choices I have.
>

[Jason J Hamilton]

>Down side. The cockpit isn't a comfortable as the Tornado. My 28" Thighs
are a
>tight fit in this boat.

Yeh, the Boxer has the same cockpit style as the Samurai. I don't know why
Prijon decided to use that awful hard plastic coaming and deceptively
restrictive cockpit style when their other boats were so comfy.

I've had to remove that cockpit ring and re-seal my Samurai with 100% clear
silicon 2X because of leakage problems. Although, since I resealed the
second time its been dry as a bone.

Thanks to everyone for your input! Jason

[CKoll1234]

i have a boxer (along with a hurricane, rockit, t-canyon and six boats from
other manufacturers). i bought it to use as a big-water boat and for
large-volume creeks and i am well satisfied. despite being negligibly longer,
it is faster and holds a line better than my rockit. i didn't buy it for
play--but it surfs prettygood as well.