It’s the former ShanksMare launch point since they shut down.
There is a Current Designs Expedition for $800 in Virginia on Facebook Marketplace, marketplace/item/838127735192241
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Thanks it’s a 1993.
I had to go back and review the details in your previous posts. Based on your observations, I think you the 175 may be too spacious for you. Your lighter weight would result in the boat being higher than the intended load water line. My conclusion is based on the way the 145 and the 175 perform after I dropped from 255 to 235 lbs. My recent weigh change, from 255 lbs to 235 lbs made the 145 more controllable but the 175 became less controllable. My conclusion, whether right or wrong, makes me believe that the 350 lb max capacity is right for me. Howevee, I don’t know if it’s due to the weight change or gaining more skill about edging. As I mentioned in previous posts, I gave up using paddle strokes to track straight and typicall rely on edging. By emiminating 30 lbs, the boat rides higher and possibly makes edging more efficient. Conversely, the lighter load in the 175 has the opposite effect. Riding higher may have changed the load water line enough to make the boat susceptible to the wind and add to the tendancy for weather cocking which is not an issue in the 140 or 145. My sister, daughters and grand daughters use my rudder-equipped Tsunami and have never deployed the rudders on the 12 ft Tsunami SP or the 140 Tsunamis.
The difference in hull speed between a 16 ft and 17 ft boat is about .2 mph. However, the slightly narrower width, and several pounds difference in the two boats might reduce the hull length advantage offered by the longer boat. The 175 Tsunami is so stable at 24 nches wide, the 23.5 inch width (or 23.77 inches depending on the stat sheet referenced) of the 165 should be a positive for speed without impacting the already ample stability.
The 180 Tempest was just what you needed against your rival in a 22 inch wide boat. You dropped an inch in width, added a few inches in length, and a lighter, better shaped hull with slightly less displacement.