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The completely new c-1 playboat ....

Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2004 6:15 am
by marko
If you are interest on c-1 freestyler looking like this please let me know you exist ! We think seriously about coming aviable in plastic really soon for everyone ...

See the link for rough 3d pics ::

[img]http://koulut.etela-karjala.fi/verkko/m ... ctive1.jpg[/img]
[img]http://koulut.etela-karjala.fi/verkko/m ... ctive3.jpg[/img]
[img]http://koulut.etela-karjala.fi/verkko/marko/top.jpg[/img]

Designed to be paddled with one blade in a kneeling position ...

lenght 197 cm
width 72 cm
volume approx 57 gal

Well 3d is just rough dravings. I think we can post some real pictures soon.

At this point we only have pics of the proto #3 in the net at my friends website and proto #4 from 03 worlds.

#3 [img]http://www.kolumbus.fi/harri.myllynen/k ... CT0051.jpg[/img]

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#4
[img]http://www.kolumbus.fi/harri.myllynen/k ... CT0038.jpg[/img]


cheers,

M

for more info !!

Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2004 6:44 am
by marko
drop me an email for more info... and pics about real thing

marko@rocsport.com

If my plastic project fails i still have mold.

pls, do not worry we vill finnish the plastic by next season.

IT is looking good for production !!

Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2004 4:34 pm
by marko
Fellow C-boaters,

today it looks more certain we are getting a new c-1 playboat out around march/ early apprill .... i give 75% certainty here

We vill star a collection of preorders ...soon ... and marketing website with pics will bo out soon ....

dealers/reps are very well come to contact me. We look for good floks and companies equally.

All prorderers will qualify for special price...

I will pass more info soon ...


marko

Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2004 2:16 am
by Bruce Farrenkopf
It's a MIRACLE! That makes two new bona-fide Cboats introduced inside of a year (Robson's Finkenmeister and this one). :D :D
SYOTR,
Bruce Farrenkopf

maybe not a miracle !! and big a guestion ??

Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2004 4:05 pm
by marko
I would call this miracle hard work...

it has taken 5 main prototypes with numerous variations of the same idea. And this has taken too many working hours. And a lot of money from my own pocket :-)


and secondly please do not get too exicited. C- boating aint mainstream yet :-)

I have seen finkenmaister allready early 2003 and this final one none except me has seen 2003 . So it goes to 2004 desings..

:-)

how long it took from atom to finkenmaister. maybe 4 years... it will quit after this for next 10 years :-)

I made an proto which has this playboat hull combined with an open c- deck. And if there is enough interest we can go try to make that aviable too somehow.. it is grazy...

I'm not an open boater so i hav ereally nothing serious to say. i was last on 2003 worlds ... well my friend has forgotten the straps home and it was a nice swim for me ... he got disgualified because missed his heat ... too bad Armin...

more later ...

www.drakkarkayaks.com

Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2004 7:58 am
by marko
It is looking really good with production.

More info will soon to be found on www.drakkarkayaks.com

Preordercampaing will hit the market soon. Pricing is uncertain yeat but maybe 500-600 € excluding VAT. prices freely from factory..

more info in coming days... the final seat will be ready today :-)

marko

News !!

Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2004 1:08 pm
by Marko
we have good and bad news:

GOOD NEWS.

We are running just fine with mold reparation and he huge number off stuff is done allready. We hope to be molding soon...

We are also looking for cheaper pricing than others in market

bad news is that our marketing site is delayed for few days !! max one week.. so we wil lhave it next wednesday if not sooner..

prepare to preorder :-)

the site update !!

Posted: Tue Feb 10, 2004 1:32 pm
by Marko
http://www.drakkarkayaks.com

Just updated some info to our new website !!

Real pics

Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2004 2:23 pm
by marko
While our molding engineers do their job fiddling with laser measuring tools, I put some pics upp of the final kayak. There is pics of carbon- kevlar proto. It has all the details of plastic ones except handles.

see it your self... i thnk it loks good ..

www.drakkarkayaks.com

DRAKKARKKAYAKS German and US dealers

Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2004 4:03 pm
by marko
We are talking with few peoples right now, it looks like US and Germany are getting dealer really soon.

There is also a new pics. of 100% lookalike wheelboy, some working shots and plug pictures etc

Just see the site for uppdates. We uppdate almost daily

www.drakkarkayaks.com