Poppa,
Congrats on the purchase,Fins thanks for the compliment always a pleasure fishing with you and the Barbonater.Poppa get that boat of yours in a lake and screw around with it, dig your oars into the water and see what you get for a response.Once you get the feel for it,the Nitty is a great river to learn on and same for the San Juan.Only problem with the San Juan, depending on the flow there's a lot of dead water.One bit of advice when your learning the sticks is always point your bow at the danger spot, That way you can row away from the danger.Good luck tight lines and maybe we'll see you on some flow.
Cheers Reddog.