figured I should catch up...
SO
virob, craig & sbroam... it'll be rotomolded in PE in the old Riot oven. IMO it's the best material to handle the punishment we can dish out that's availible currently... I have several
well abused boats I'm still using to prove it. No idea on the final weight yet but it will weigh more than royalex/royalite which is a slight penalty for durability.
Wayner... thanks for your praise... that means a lot. Do still have your old cut-down Ocoee out of curiousity? That was a sick little boat as well.
Oci-One Kanubi... the open model will be lighter... and of course potentially wetter... but it was an option we both felt we had to make availible to people that still enjoy the look of traditional gunnels. For the moment the boat will be setup with a bulkhead style saddle due to the materials. I have an
idea on how to make an adjustable strap system for folks that prefer them but we're a long ways and a lot of dollars from crossing that bridge yet. You can't glue patch straps to PE... you can drill holes in the side of the hull though... if
you want although I'm fairly certain this would void your warranty.
Mikey B, sganarelle, tennOC, Wendy, TGG, Taniwha, jakke, kanur, philinasheville & Paddle Power
... thanks!
Sir Adam... a huge thanks to you and everyone that keeps Cboats.net alive and kickin'... without you guys and gals... it might have ended up on a kayak site. It was
quite a thrill hopping in it for the first time and it performing as planned.
jim gross... the edges are raised so unless your landing on a sidewalk from ten stories high... I think you should be o.k. Your squirt boat looks awfully cool as well.
rcgalwa... yup... 100% symetrical. Looks just as good going backwards as it does forwards... it also helps confuse the poor guy that has to put on the serial number.
popetim... hopefully they'll be availible around late summer. Compared to the Fly... a lot... but not much. It's faster and edgier... has volume and it isn't designed specifically for "playboating".
D-Caption... the hull is based off the SpanishFly and CUFly but it's flatter in the center. I need to get it on a big wave yet... kinda wish I had one in my backyard to try it on.
Dooleyoc-1... well... as we discussed... it isn't designed specifically as a "creekin machine" but neither was the SpanishFly or Prelude... sometimes things just work out that way.
kaz... thanks John... and thanks again for being one of my "sounding boards"
TonyB & yarnellboat... we just started testing it this weekend. I had one person in it over 200lbs that's around 6ft... seemed pretty good. The other testers Dewey Ewers, Roy Crimmins, Teal Fyksen and myself all weigh in the 150-175lb bracket and Hailey Thompson the young female C-1 racer and playboater said she weighs 110lbs or so. All are skilled paddlers in their own rights. I'm not sure where the weight ceiling is going to be. It is important to keep in mind the more one weighs the further they can dig in the edges. I'm feeling at this point it'll handle up to 225lbs. This boat is also deep... so don't think I wasn't considering any of my larger and more cuddly friends out there.
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I'd love to do a little bigger version down the road... it'd be called the L'edge
Ten-Four (good buddy)
jscottl67... thanks... it's silly dry... and always buy good airbags!!!
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(fwiw... one of us always carries a spare airbag when we're running larger stuff... cuz' ya never know?)
billcanoes... just like me...
you'll have to be patient.
Louie... as your tag clearly states.... "Need we say more?" Thanks for not blabbin' yer head off... but it was equally difficult for me as well.
btw... the prototype is Kevlar and it wasn't cheap by any means... so no beating the snot out of it for me...
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