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    Posted: 18 Aug 10 at 9:49pm
How good is the Scorpian at weight carrying, i saw one on the lake recently and it looked quite a nice boat.  If i can get one within my price range i could be tempted.
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Take a look at the Scorpion website. Really useful information on there....
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Originally posted by MattHarris

How good is the Scorpian at weight carrying,.

In answer to your question - Very good (within reason of course). Considering it is a light boat at 81kg the competitive crew weight range is very big. The nationals have been won by anything ranging from 20 stone to 26 stone in recent years and that is not just a sign of the winds, we won a light wind nationals in abersoch 2 years ago with 25 stone in the boat.

Other people race them with more but struggle a bit when it is lighter. Most people are around the 22 / 23 stone mark for combined weight.

How much are you looking to spend? Am happy to try and suggest some good options if we have a ballpark to aim for. Easiest thing may be to pm me and can see what's around...

 
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