Combi 15.8

I bought an experimental combi from Phil, it is 17'6 and I love it. I have been on lakes, fast rivers. Lake Michigan (Racine, WI.). I am 250lbs and with my wife two kids and the lab added up to about 650lbs. The Combi is our work horse and still when I go solo it is like I own two canoes. Dream boat. Last I heard in '87 Phil was heading to Missouri. Never heard any thing since.

This is Blackhawk's larger Combi, made primarily for tandem use but also usable for solo. Mine was fiberglass with ash trim and somewhere in the low 50 pound range. Mine had a beautiful contoured ash and mahogany kneeling thwart. This is a hot tandem...a bit narrower than most so also a bit more lively (tippy), and it's also a lower volume tandem so it's happiest with lighter tandem loads...maybe 450 or less. But for medium sized paddlers that are willing to kneel this is a sweetheart of a tandem...fast, efficient, effortless, and turns on a dime. Really well made with great artistic details like most Blackhawks. Performs well even against more modern hulls. If you don't want to kneel or if your load is bigger you might be better off in a Morningstar or Northstar.