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Gear Garage Live Show | February 11th, 2025

Courtney Sweeney / Wednesday, February 12, 2025

Gear Garage Live Show
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Gear Garage Live Show | February 11th, 2025
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This podcast is the audio version of the Gear Garage Live Show, where we answer submitted questions and talk all things whitewater.

Topics and links that Zach talked about this episode

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Some of the Questions that Zach covered in the Q&A section of this episode

Topic: SOTAR Valve Placement

I'm having a SOTAR raft built- it's a 12'6" non diminished design, and will be run as both an oar rig and R2 paddle raft. I'm trying to settle on valve placement. The standard SOTAR fill valves are positioned on the tubes at 2 o'clock and 8 o'clock if looking down from above the boat.
I see most of your NWRC boats have the fill valves at the bow and stern, what's the thought process behind placing them there? Do you see any issues with the standard SOTAR placement?

Thanks in advance, see you on the river!

Author

Courtney Sweeney

Courtney Sweeney grew up in Texas, and has spent the last decade living in different areas of the Rocky Mountains and on the West coast. She enjoys both melted and frozen water, rafting in the summer and skiing in the winter.

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