I would echo Ethan's comments

I got mine last summer - It is very cool to be up a bit higher than in a Jon boat

However, I put a 6hp engine on it and it seems to drop the stern pretty low in the water causing a bit more wake than I expected.

Now I'm having issues trying to kep up with my crews. They say that the boat can hold up to a 15hp engine - I just don't believe it - I think the stern would be submerged

Then there is the weight issue.

I'm just a bit lighter than Ethan (I'm sure he'll appreciate me saying that) and I have only been able to carry one passenger without sinking the boat (even a small coxswain will slow the speed significantly

Try seat racing and changing personnel on the water - especially some of the bigger boys - FORGET IT! doesn't work

I had 3 small women on it once just transporting across the river and we were UNDER WATER

Maybe I should talk with Wintech about getting a trade in on the newer one

cswartz

On Thu, 26 Jul 2007 11:50:22 -0400, Ethan Curren wrote
> We have a 16' Wintec, which has proven to be quite popular with coaches. It is far mor maneuverable than the Stillwater solo -- an issue where we are.
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> We had one of the originals, and returned it, as it was unsuitable -- I got wet everytime I got in it and I am only just over 200 lbs. it also had no way to drain the pontoons if they leaked.
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> This one is much much better.
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> However I have a some reservations: I am not sure how many people you could load on it in a rescue situation -- I use it mostly for sculling with a few people. We are on the Charles, where we are never far from shore, or other coaches for that matter. It really only works with one extra  passenger for normal use. I have never had it in rough water either, so I don't now how it would respond. While it is less expensive than the Stillwaters, it feels a bit flimsier construction -- though we have had no problems thus far. We got it this spring (late), and it gets used a lot.
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> It is quite wakeless.
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> Yours,
>  
> Ethan Curren
> Community Rowing
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>  
>  
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>  
> On 7/26/07, Derek Parsons <crewcoach@hotmail.com> wrote:

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> Hey Chris,
>
> Yah we are looking at the smaller one. The 16' is small enough but still
> wakeless(or more wakeless then what we use right now). The larger wakeless
> launches are too big for use on the upper Potomac.
>
> What is your opinion on them? Do you like using it? Does it work well?
>
> Derek
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> >From: "cswartz" < cswartz@...>
> >Reply-To: youthrowing@yahoogroups.com
> >To: youthrowing@yahoogroups.com
> >Subject: Re: [youthrowing] Wakeless Launches
> >Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2007 10:33:06 -0400
> >
> >Derek
> >
> >If your talking about the smaller wakeless launch I have one
> >
> >contact me directly at cswartz@...
> >
> >Chris Swartz
> >
> >UpperArlington
> >
> >On Mon, 23 Jul 2007 17:57:12 -0000, Derek Parsons wrote
> > > Does anyone have experience with the 16' wakeless wintech launch? I'm
> > > looking at a wakeless option but the length is the real problem for us
> > > at our boathouse. We currently run 16' caronlina skiffs.
> > >
> > > Derek Parsons
> > > Head Coach
> > > Washington-Lee HS Crew
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