What do you want to see from the boatmakers?

Louie · Post by **Louie** » Fri Jan 12, 2007 2:03 pm

I guess everyonje want to see some demmo boats at the March Singler sticker thing, the guys at the factory keep askin what should they bring? You want to ask them to show how to repair gunnels, add bulkheads, glue in out fitting ? If they are willin to come to the party we might as well put them to work. Oh ya Chris told me that Craig would be convertin a K1 to a C1, I think he ment boat not boater.

Craig Smerda · Post by **Craig Smerda** » Fri Jan 12, 2007 2:31 pm

I what?

Louie · Post by **Louie** » Fri Jan 12, 2007 2:40 pm

your way down ayou were going to get drunk and convert it from K1 to C1 Milt is goin to record it for posterirty. No?

Randy Dodson · Post by **Randy Dodson** » Fri Jan 12, 2007 2:46 pm

I wanna see/paddle a Paradygm (in a differnt color)

Louie · Post by **Louie** » Fri Jan 12, 2007 2:55 pm

for sure

Mike W. · Post by **Mike W.** » Fri Jan 12, 2007 6:47 pm

What do I want to see from the boatmaker? I want to see 'em get a gun that'll shoot metal-flake. I want to see a new red & metal-flake boat when I look down

I can get over the metal-flake addiction...for now...I think...

MotorCityOC-1 · Post by **MotorCityOC-1** » Fri Jan 12, 2007 7:24 pm

none of this is prolly gunna be do-able for the It Ain't LouieFest '07, but here's what I'd like to see from boatmakers:

1 purpose built C-1 creeker
2 purpose built C-1 creeker (not glass, duh!)
3 more hulls available in Twintex
4 a Taureau that's factory decked (see #'s 1 and 2)
5 an answer on a bomber adhesive for vinyl to Twintex

BTW- it say's A LOT about Esquif that they're hands down closer to making my wishes come true than any other boat maker out there.

Presque à la ligne d'arrivée, Jacques.

driftwood · Post by **driftwood** » Fri Jan 12, 2007 7:49 pm

anybody hear any thing about the OC-1 creek specific that Drakkar is supposed to be developing?

Wood

bearboater · Post by **bearboater** » Fri Jan 12, 2007 11:45 pm

i think it would be cool to have the new esquif's: spark, teareau, paradygm, etc. louie, i don't really know who else is coming boatmaker wise. but if there is any composite makers, that would be cool.

as do driftwood, drakkar is making the fatboy(a creeking c1 that has been in the works for a few years) and the openboy(a playboat that supposed to be really short. both boats, I have no idea on when they are going to come out. but as far as an OC-1 creeker, I have heard/read nothing of.
Prost
-Isaac

cheajack · Post by **cheajack** » Sat Jan 13, 2007 12:14 am

I'd like to test drive a Spark and a Taureau for longer than five minutes and in steady Class III water and be able to buy one and not have to wear out three other boats waiting to get it.

Jack
Plus, I'd like 'em to buy most of the beer.

MotorCityOC-1 · Post by **MotorCityOC-1** » Sat Jan 13, 2007 2:20 am

What I meant to say was:

Taureau, Zephyr, Paradigm, Spark

Jim P · Post by **Jim P** » Sat Jan 13, 2007 4:18 pm

twintex repairs

there was a thread a while back about soft sterns that seems to have been taken off - line between Esquif and the customer. If there are repair methods - I think potential buyers and current owners both will want to know how.

Bruce Farrenkopf · Post by **Bruce Farrenkopf** » Sun Jan 14, 2007 11:49 pm

I would like to see (at least a picture of) the Drakkar Fatboy. I am wondering if the Fatboy is really going to happen

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SYOTR,
Bruce

Alden · Post by **Alden** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 12:03 am

I'd like to swipe Davey's old boat from the lodge at the Ocoee, take it for a spin, and then hang it back up in the lodge, still dripping, tourists and little kids getting wet downstairs as a result. They would think this was actually some dazzling special effect.

So I guess I'm saying that I'd like for the rangers and gift shop people over there to let me do this.

Alden

billcanoes · Post by **billcanoes** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 5:18 am

Driftwood was right there was a mention about an oc1 carbon kevlar creeker- I think there was even some talk of it on cboats where people were upset that more and more boats were going to the drawing board but the ones in the works- i.e. the fatboy were put on the backburner

http://www.backwashkayaks.com/drakkar/n ... l#12092005

I think the fatboy would be an outstanding boat if the it made it to production-As far as I knew the plug was ready about two years ago- and its a matter of capital and business decisions now- The basic summary is they would probably break even if they produced a mold- of course business' open "for profit"-

PAC sold me his Micro and I bought it because we both though 16 months ago it would only be a few months and we would both have shiny new fatboys- and I didnt want to spend a lot on a creeker and he could get by with his Cascade-

So I think the consensus is to go about your business and if it comes to be hopefully there will be some nice conversions available for people beginning in the sport

C-Forum

What do you want to see from the boatmakers?

What do you want to see from the boatmakers?

Rick the thin pointy death trap from Ohio is givin you a boat to pick up on

I'll let him know

wish list

creeker

Oh, I get it!

How about

boatin

oc1 creeker