Hi Sean I went with a group round Ulva and Gometra just over two years ago which included an overnight camp on Gometra, I wasn't driving but our car was still there when we returned, we had parked in a tight spot but there didn't appear to be restrictions Statistics: Posted by ChrisJK — Wed Apr 24, 2024 10:01 pm ..read more

Parking at Ulva Ferry is for residents and people using the ferry. Best place to leave your car and launch is the far side of Loch na Keal below Ben More in the area near Dhiseig or somewhere on that side of the Loch. Statistics: Posted by kayakski — Wed Apr 24, 2024 8:31 pm ..read more

I'm contemplating a possible trip to Mull over the next couple of weeks - can anyone provide an update on the current situation at Ulva Ferry, regarding parking (for a couple of days probably) and the general vibe of the place? It's possible that I might be about during the BH weekend so I guess it might be busy if so, though I'm hoping some of the madness of the last couple of post-pandemic summers will have gone away by now. I've read the previous threads, but thought I'd start a new one rather than bump the most recent as that one was a bit erm.. poo-centric. (And started with a photo I ca ..read more

I also took the fabric cushion off the seat in my Virgo, mainly to allow me to rotate in the seat for efficient paddling. It also seemed pointless, and liable to soak up water. Statistics: Posted by Chris Bolton — Wed Apr 24, 2024 12:59 pm ..read more

If you have got the P&H 'Connect' seating set up in your Virgo, before you do anything else drastic just try un-popping the fabric seat cover/cushion/liner and removing it. The hard basic seat is surprisingly comfortable beneath. I have a P&H Delphin and after my first paddle in it when new, an experienced coach suggested this to me and it was amazing the difference it made just being a few mm lower. Statistics: Posted by seawolf856 — Wed Apr 24, 2024 11:51 am ..read more

Cut out the skeg slider slot then fettled the hole with a Shinto rasp for a snug fit. Slider box test fit: Statistics: Posted by charleston14 — Tue Apr 23, 2024 6:47 pm ..read more

Thanks for these photo's its looking brilliant. Just a question and not a criticism did you not think of placing the bulkhead in a position so there would be no need for footrests and allowing more storage space in the front compartment. I presume it's only you who will use the boat? I thought about it, but I’m planning on letting anybody who wants to paddle it try it out, so the standard bulkhead and footrests were a very deliberate choice. Similarly I have a glass Ndk pilgrim seat that fits me, just about, but I’m fitting an Ndk foam seat so that a greater number of users will be able to ..read more

Seat position is always a problem, as paddlers are not all the same shape. Some seats suit some paddlers, the same seats really annoy others. I have a Virgo LV and was just thinking about whether to modify the seat, in my case I think I might find it better tilted forwards a bit. The seat in the LV is almost on the bottom of the boat, surely P&H haven't used the same seat on the HV and hung it off the higher deck? If it's too high, I'd either take it out and lay on the bottom of the boat or fit a foam seat, see viewtopic.php?t=134617 Statistics: Posted by Chris Bolton — Mon Apr 22, 2024 7 ..read more

My current plastic kayak is a Virgo HV. Having paddled it for a couple of years I’m feeling increasingly unhappy with it for two reasons. 1. The seat seems to high and as a consequence I feel unstable in the boat and 2. After an hour or so the muscles on the top of my legs at the front get incredibly painful. I was wondering if anyone else has had the same issues and whether there are any handy fixes out there. I also paddle a Romany Excel and feel very at home in its cockpit and don’t get any of the issues mentioned above. Thanks Statistics: Posted by Rudieward — Mon Apr 22, 2024 5:26 pm ..read more

I was allowed to go into a lock from The Ijsel meer into a canal by Edam in my inflatable, somehow I got let in as a boat was going in and there was no obvious way to otherwise get there and I think I may have just held onto the boat as we rose. Conversley I learnt not to reenter my inflatable just by a siphon outlet on the SU canal near Chester as I took a tumble and ended standing on the bottom, I was using the train to return home with the packed inflatable and was a tad wet! I advise finding a decent spot to reenter as some sides can be quite high. Statistics: Posted by ChrisJK — Sun Apr 2 ..read more