One more Taureau question

[mshelton]

I've heard there have been more than one production models released. Is this true?

The boat that I am looking at has the seam that actually protrudes from the side of the boat and the cockpit area is not finished off, it just kinda ends.

Neither of these things bother me but if there have been changes made I'd like to get the latest improvements / boat for my cash.

[Wendy]

I was told mine was made in Oct. The cockpit is not trimmed out. Go get some door trim edging, warm it up, and put on- very simple and looks great. I also sanded the edges of the seam so if my thumb hits it it is not such an abrupt hit.
Wendy

[mshelton]

Thanks Wendy, if yours was made that recently then there probably is only one release model.

The way the seam looks or the cockpit dosen't bother me, I'm just trying to get all the details before I go buy a boat that I've never paddled, the one at the store has the reg factory outfitting that I can't even come close to sqeezeing in at my size.

[Wendy]

Too bad you're not closer- I have carved out enough foam for my big thighs.

[creek1r]

A young paddler in this area got a Tareau last summer. I paddled the boat breifly in Aug or Sept. Sometime around then, the seam split at the stern. Class 2 is all the boat had been on. The seam looked like two flanges fused together. Esquif took the Tareau back for replacement with a boat with redesigned seam. As of couple weeks ago the boat had not been replaced yet. I heard that other early boats had this problem. The Tareau felt good, stable and quick. Surfed good. Maybe they have held up production to solve the seam splitting problem.

[mshelton]

Hmmm..grumble grumble.

This boat has been at the store since last April-ish.

Any Esquif guys out there that could say a little something about the seam?

[Louie]

I have used tiney #4 brass screw and nutwith brass washer and gone dowm both sides then split some 3/8 nylon reinforced tygon tubein, filled tubin with black silocone caulk and cove the entire flange, looks goods and holds boat together, only added 1.75 lbs to weight. The factory is still working on seam improvement. Call me for more details. 865 388 0915.