Recommend a used playboat?

[FreakofSnow]

Well I got my grubby lil paws on the Kingpin. I've been out the past 2 days on the playwave in Missoula and you know what.......I love it.

As for the leaking, I have not had a problem at all. Both times I have been in it for over and hour, playing the entire time. I have had to purge a whopping spongeful worth of h20. That ain't bad in my opinion.

The boat is loose, carves and spins on a dime. Have thrown a few ends (but haven't really got my fill as the water is still not deep enough). I'm definitely selling the Big EZ, I won't be needing that in the quiver any more.

Outfitting is good. I like the inflatable hipsters. I need to dial in the bulkhead outfitting and I'll be $$$$$.

Oh yeah, the deal was sweetened by the fact that Sports Express failed to deliver the boat on the guaranteed date. FREE SHIPPING = 100 bones saved.

[Conundrum]

Outfitting is good. I like the inflatable hipsters. I need to dial in the bulkhead outfitting and I'll be $$$$$

Watch for these leaking air though. Most people I know with these eventually take them out and use foam. Glad your stoked!

[RootSkier]

Can we get a picture of the finished wave? I have yet to see it with my own brown eyes.

[kayaktheworld]

Only thing you gotta watch out for is the hip pads starting to leak air. From what I have seen, they work extremely well for a few times and then go down hill =(. The other thing is that in a king pin I woud pu and extra seat pad on the seat since most people seem to sit low in the King Pin.

[seldon]

someone mentioned the LL pop above - how would that be for a beginner play/river-running boat? They seem to be going for cheap ($300) in good condition online, which is attractice compared to the newer boats I've been looking into (CR, EZG, etc.) Any other suggestsions for a compromise boat of this type?

[Storm11]

The pop is a fairly unforgiving boat. It has large flat chines, which will make it hard to roll, especially for a beginner. Definately not a river runner but if you learn to play in it, then by the time you're ready to start getting into creeking/river running, you'll either have a bomber roll, or you'll have given up out of frustration.
Other boats to consider that are mainly playboats are the Dagger Crazy 88 or Kingpin series which are a little easier to roll and are a little faster, making them a bit better river running boats. Maybe a Jackson Fun, probably a little pricier though, a Riot Air or LL Vision.
The WaveSport EZ series would be my reccomendation if you're wanting to get more into riverrunning, but still play a fair bit. You can easily find one for around 300.

[Mybad!]

I have heard the new Dagger Agent is great with tons of room. If you have the cash for a new one that is. This is the first year making them so no used ones out there. If you don't want to spend a lot of money I bet you could find a Dagger Gforce out there supper cheap. Depending on foot size you should check out a project too. Get something you can "boat in to" or progress in to instead of progressing then having to get a new boat.