Granate
Paddler weight range
L version from 75 to 85kg
Good
Nice to turn and fast
Bad
Nose is really low and boofing is sometime harder than other boats
L version from 75 to 85kg
Nice to turn and fast
Nose is really low and boofing is sometime harder than other boats
model 7.6 from 50 to 60kg,
model 8.1 from 65 to 75 kg,
model 8.6 from 75 to 85 kg.
The mamba is an easy boat to start with. It's indicated for river under class IV. It could be considered a easy boat to start with since it's stable and quite easy to direct.
The low profile nose, associated with the general low volume, do not permit hard creeking and doesn't help in difficult water. The hull is slow but stable and easy to direct. The design is quite old and there are more performing boat on market now.