Craig Smerda wrote:I have no idea where this "Esquif won't ship boats" stuff is coming from... they are in the business of selling canoes.
FYI... Vincent will have 18 boats along with him at the Gauley for dealers/customers to deliver and there are 30 boats in the warehouse ready to be shipped.
If you want a boat... get in touch with your dealer. Simple!
He has another for sale too- open version. Mon I should get to compare the two versions. I ran into the North Carolina Outward Bound group. They were very interested in the boat. Of course, I promised the new owner of my decked one I wouldn't let others paddle it.
If you want your open Lèdge to be a bit more "snappy" simply remove the center thwarts, drill one new hole in each of them that is 1" to 1-1/2" closer to the center and remove the same amount of stock from the end of the thwart. In other words... pull it in. I'd suggest most people only go an inch to begin with if they want to try it at all. There is no reason to do this modification to the decked model.
What would happen if you took one of those front-deck-only models that people are surely making, and just pulled in the rear thwart? Snappier turns when you are leaning back? More stability when you are leaning forward?
If you want your open Lèdge to be a bit more "snappy" simply remove the center thwarts, drill one new hole in each of them that is 1" to 1-1/2" closer to the center and remove the same amount of stock from the end of the thwart. In other words... pull it in. I'd suggest most people only go an inch to begin with if they want to try it at all. There is no reason to do this modification to the decked model.
Wait, so you are leaning away from the rock that makes the eddy to make an eddy turn? I thought you had to lean into an eddy?
If you want your open Lèdge to be a bit more "snappy" simply remove the center thwarts, drill one new hole in each of them that is 1" to 1-1/2" closer to the center and remove the same amount of stock from the end of the thwart. In other words... pull it in. I'd suggest most people only go an inch to begin with if they want to try it at all. There is no reason to do this modification to the decked model.
Wait, so you are leaning away from the rock that makes the eddy to make an eddy turn? I thought you had to lean into an eddy?
yup
Certain types of boats respond well to that... others don't
You can make turns the "normal" way by leaning into the turn... or you can use the outside edge to whip you around... it's best to practice on slower water first though if you aren't used to doing this.
