Liquidlogic Hoss 2nd hand

Since the good old days of the LL Session and Session+, Liquid Logic has focused on designs for the park �n play market. The Hoss is a departure from the park � n play side of the sport and aims it sights quite clearly on the river runners amongst you. The Hoss is 7 feet, 10 inches long and has a volume of 70 gallons (US). All in all this makes the Hoss a comfy boat with plenty of foot room for my size 10 feet (UK). As with all of there other boats Liquid Logic provides a fairly comprehensive outfitting kit that includes an array of pads. Just a little bit of time and care is needed and the boat is ready to go. On a safety note the Hoss is easy to exit, it also comes with grab bars made by Black Diamond � they are extremely well though out and well placed. Its great that LL have brought in experts from the climbing world to help push boat design/outfitting that little bit further. This is something that should certainly be encouraged. Out on a grade III/IV run the Hoss handled very well and was impeccably well behaved. The large volume inspires confidence! Yet when I wanted to let loose on a steep wave it delivered the goods. Carving was good and the hull loose enough for a spin or two at this point it reminded me very much of the LL Airhead. Despite its relatively short length forward speed was OK and I found that punching through stoppers proved to be easy and catching tight eddies the same � so a big thumbs up there. The Hoss is certainly another step in the development of kayaks and I believe that the it will appeal to many paddlers out there. It provides a good platform from which to learn, progress and even instruct. It will also prove to be a great big water boat, this I have no doubt. So it looks like LL have come of age, producing a fine river runner to sit along side its p �n p stable mates. If your in the market for a new river runner this year prehaps you may want to consider the Hoss. Well worth a demo at least. Hoss � Length 7�10� 239cm � Width 26� 66cm � Bow Rocker 10� 25cm 25cm � Stern Rocker 8.75� 22cm � Cockpit size 33.5� X 18.75� (85 X 47cm) � Paddler Weight 160lbs � 220lbs (80 � 111kg)