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I'm looking into a used Ride 135 that the owner says is around 10 yrs old but has hardly been used and garage stored.     I have fishing boats including a Tarpon 160i that I like but I was thinking of trying the ride for a boat I could stand in.Question is.... how has the ride changed over the last ten yrs?   Same basic hull?   Are there just bell and whistle changes or is it a very different boat nowadays?Thanks,JohnSee More

I got out in my Tarpon again today and I'm getting it set up as I like it for fishing.  When I was rinsing it down and getting my stuff out of the hatches I found in the hatch behind the seat a foam block that sits behind the scupper "pillars" that run from floor to ceiling inside the hatch.    The block has a specific shape but I'm not too sure what it is and I couldn't get it out from behind the scupper pillars in the time I had to mess with it.     I'm thinking it is something that's…See More

I recently bought a new-to-me Tarpon 160i.   It's a 2006 model and has a rudder.   I took it out for the first time on Friday and honestly, I forgot to use the rudder.    I'm not used to paddling with a rudder and I just didn't think of it.  The Tarpon seemed to paddle fine without using it though I only logged about 5 miles in small doses while fishing. What's the opinions here?   Is the rudder really needed on this yak?   I'm inclined to take it off just because I don't like the extra cables…See More