Introducing the Esquif L'edge
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- Craig Smerda
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jim gross... we have a "plan"
Bob P... how exactly? your boat is wicked fast... but it has a fat lip... and I won't have to worry about repairing mine on shore when I smash into a rock. (I can't wait to see your "stern cam" setup in August)
TonyB... although the decks will remain on the "decked" model the gunnels and cutout will change slightly... in a better way. I don't know of any other ww-boats that offer both choices.
gumpy1114... I haven't spent much time in a Zoom but I'd venture to guess the Zoom is in fact faster. This boat isn't about flat out speed... never was... but it is considerably faster than a Spanish Fly... not that anyone would brag about that. I'm thinking the Zoom in it's length class is more like a top-fuel dragster while the L'edge is better compared to a Bowler Wildcat and a Lotus Elise... but with a 1967 427 Corvette's attitude.
semdoug... the decks are molded in during the rotomolding process... on the gunneled version we'll just cut the decks off and put on the gunnels and normal (short wood or plastic) deck plates... so it looks like a "normal" canoe.
jakke... if you've ever spent some time in the original "Sauvage" version of the Spanish Fly or the CU-Fly you'd understand. They work... well. With the deck plates I'm currently using standard 48"-ish bags which they were designed for... ironically the bags were from my old white Skeeter... that Eddyhops may or may not still have.
Lennart... flat area is a non-issue. I'm also working on a GenIII bulkhead for it that should provide a bit more support and better knee, ankle comfort. The "rails" are raised... and you won't notice them unless you want to use them or you are a "floater"... if you know what I mean. It holds a line but much like any "Edge" style boat it wants to be "driven"
Craig Smerda... stop being such a goon and kicking up old threads. Nice boat... but you sho' is ugly!!!
Randy Dodson... no clue on pricing at the moment... "that's not my department"
D-Caption & Helly... can you make it rain... really really hard? I'm working on something... just need rain... time... and a better video camera... and a helmet cam... and some more rain!!!
Louie... make you a deal... come to Wausau for Nationals and we'll play a game of "follow the leader" on our gnarly "classII" stuff... if you can follow me and not swim... I'll buy a keg of Pabst to celebrate your victory with at the VFW right at the course. But all joking aside... I'd love to get it out and hit the steeps and some bigger stuff... I think it's going to be a hoot.
Bob P... how exactly? your boat is wicked fast... but it has a fat lip... and I won't have to worry about repairing mine on shore when I smash into a rock. (I can't wait to see your "stern cam" setup in August)
TonyB... although the decks will remain on the "decked" model the gunnels and cutout will change slightly... in a better way. I don't know of any other ww-boats that offer both choices.
gumpy1114... I haven't spent much time in a Zoom but I'd venture to guess the Zoom is in fact faster. This boat isn't about flat out speed... never was... but it is considerably faster than a Spanish Fly... not that anyone would brag about that. I'm thinking the Zoom in it's length class is more like a top-fuel dragster while the L'edge is better compared to a Bowler Wildcat and a Lotus Elise... but with a 1967 427 Corvette's attitude.
semdoug... the decks are molded in during the rotomolding process... on the gunneled version we'll just cut the decks off and put on the gunnels and normal (short wood or plastic) deck plates... so it looks like a "normal" canoe.
jakke... if you've ever spent some time in the original "Sauvage" version of the Spanish Fly or the CU-Fly you'd understand. They work... well. With the deck plates I'm currently using standard 48"-ish bags which they were designed for... ironically the bags were from my old white Skeeter... that Eddyhops may or may not still have.
Lennart... flat area is a non-issue. I'm also working on a GenIII bulkhead for it that should provide a bit more support and better knee, ankle comfort. The "rails" are raised... and you won't notice them unless you want to use them or you are a "floater"... if you know what I mean. It holds a line but much like any "Edge" style boat it wants to be "driven"
Craig Smerda... stop being such a goon and kicking up old threads. Nice boat... but you sho' is ugly!!!
Randy Dodson... no clue on pricing at the moment... "that's not my department"
D-Caption & Helly... can you make it rain... really really hard? I'm working on something... just need rain... time... and a better video camera... and a helmet cam... and some more rain!!!
Louie... make you a deal... come to Wausau for Nationals and we'll play a game of "follow the leader" on our gnarly "classII" stuff... if you can follow me and not swim... I'll buy a keg of Pabst to celebrate your victory with at the VFW right at the course. But all joking aside... I'd love to get it out and hit the steeps and some bigger stuff... I think it's going to be a hoot.
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Have you seen J's (not Elvis) means for setting up thigh straps in a PE hull? No bulkhead...
http://picasaweb.google.com/scott.broam ... 4394807026
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- Craig Smerda
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There are a couple of more pictures in that gallery - can't get there from here (work) to provide links... The gist of it is that he used his "plate" technique that he uses for C-1 conversions in the open boat - it allows multiple anchor points so you could do single or double straps. He also created bag tie down points. The downside would be weight, but you would be offsetting that against a bulkhead that wouldn't be there. Adding to the upside would be additional stiffness - oilcanning may be a concern with that big expanse of flat hull.Craig Smerda wrote:sbroam... I'd like to see more of that setup if you can post some pictures or provide some links. Is it a single strap or double strap system. (thigh... or thigh/knee?)
I have one of his "plates" in a Rockit conversion, pictures of which are in selfsame gallery.
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SWEEET!
the sport moveth forward perhaps
paul
paul
- Craig Smerda
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Re: SWEEET!
Maybe I can convince Jacques to make just one red boatpmp wrote:the sport moveth forward perhaps
paul
Dimensions??
Hey Craig,
Do you know what the width and depth are???
thanks
Helen
Do you know what the width and depth are???
thanks
Helen
- Craig Smerda
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sorry folks... this is all the footage I have for the moment...
http://vimeo.com/5213136?pg=transcoded_ ... ec=5213136
I know... I know... "Abandons"... it was one in the morning
http://vimeo.com/5213136?pg=transcoded_ ... ec=5213136
I know... I know... "Abandons"... it was one in the morning
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- Craig Smerda
- L'Edge Designer
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- Joined: Tue Dec 10, 2002 3:59 am
- Location: WaUSAu Wisconsin USA North America Earth, etc.