All good my man. I claim no ownership over what this thread has become so you won't my feelings one bit and I quite enjoy the conversation.

I had a look at those Stream Tech rafts on the web this morning as I hadn't heard of them before. Pretty slick rigs. Looks like a custom tube design by Maravia to go with the stream tech frame. I am sure it would make a great all around ride for the coastal streams though I would wonder about the weight. That frame and components look heavy.

The high rocker on the tubes wouldn't be quite as friendly as the lower profile rafts like the Aire super puma and Super duper puma or Maravia spider which are the best fishing white water rigs out there. With a light load my super duper rows better than some drift boats out there.

I'd be curious to give one I these ST boats a go in some rough stuff and see the width and weight specs on them.
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