Touring Double RZ96 ...
a boat for voyaging.

The Feel:

• It's sleek
  The RZ96 is an evolution of the traditional RZ85 and takes its lines below the waterline from that highly efficient of double folding touring hulls.
• It's strong
  Strong, light, resilient, flexible wood frame -- tough PVC hull with traditional canvas deck (Hypalon hull upon request).
• It's dry
  The steeply pitched deck and washboards keep the cockpit dry even in wind and waves. A canvas detail strip in the deck-hull-seam expands when wet and completely seals the seam.
• It's fast
  In the Pouch tradition of very fast hull shapes, the RZ96 is the current pinnacle of ongoing development.
• It flies
  Through assembly, on the water, packing up and then at car, train, jet speed!

The facts:

• Assembly Method
  Quickly assemble the frame halves outside of the skin, insert them into as yet slack skin, expand the keelson and gunwales, affix washboards, inflate the full length sponsons -- finished!
• Flexibility
  The ability to flex with the water is a beneficial feature of all "skin-on-frame" boats.
• Beam
  35 inch
• Length
  18 foot 1inch
• Weight
  84 US-lbs with PVC hull (95 US-lbs with Hypalon hull)
• Dimensions of Packed Boat
  Bag for skin and longitudinal frame members (rucksack):
  60 x 18 x 8 inch
  Bag for transverse frame members and "sundries" (like seats, rudder etc.):
  31 x 24 x 8 inch
• Hull Material
  Hypalon or PVC (please specify preference)
• Deck Material
  Canvas (high quality cotton fabric)
• Frame
  Wood: Stringers of Ash; Ribs of Birch
• Price
  Please call (425) 962-2987 or email us at .

 

What do these facts do for you? Dimensions RZ96

The RZ96 is a wood frame boat. Many people have the experience and confidence necessary to work with wood. This opens an endless variety for customizing not just the cockpit, but the whole boat to suit your personal needs! (For some specific customizing ideas see "The Importance of Fit".)