Rapid below lower ramp at McIver State Park

[VertolNut]

The first time I shot this on my own last year I was a bit nervous. I had done the stretch from Barton to Carver numerous times and heard all sorts of stories about this stretch. I could find videos on line for the minefield below the upper boat ramp but never this stretch. So yesterday I took the opportunity to film a boat shooting the rapid before I went through with my boat. They did a great job keeping to the right to avoid the rock half way down. Of course, a video of a rapid doesn't mean it always looks like this. So as always, walk a rapid you aren't sure about. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8iGNkkn9unk

 

[Billamicasr]

Looks pretty easy to skirt the bad stuff once you know where it is; thanks for the video. I saw something else in the video that I had not considered. I've never used an outboard on a driftboat, in your video it is easy to see how much it makes the boat do the hobbyhorse motion; I'd never stopped to notice it before. I'm guessing if you got caught in a suck-hole that outboard could cause some trouble.
I've got to get a waterproof camera.

 

[Berg03]

I did that stretch on my inflatable pontoon boat. It was pretty fun, a little sketchy at times but nothing to bad.

 

[brewer]

Thanks for sharing. I just got a drift boat last year. It has been fun to learn kudos for taking the time to share this.

 

[Hooked Up]

Thanks for the video. Like B03 I've done it with my 'toon, not sure if I'd take my DB.