Shep wrote:May 1st has come and gone... Haven't found any dealers suggesting they have possession of the L'Edge. I'm hoping I can find one in New England to demo this summer. I might even renew my passport and visit the factory for a chance!
Thanks,
Shep
There was a slight delay with the $$,$$$ aluminum mold... probably another week or so and I'll have something for you to all see.
djutzi wrote:This may have been covered already, but any word on how big a guy can be to paddle a l'Edge?
6'3'', 220?
-DJ
Craig was kind enough to let me take the prototype for a spin last summer at Wausau. I'm 6'0" and 215ish. Lots of freeboard left and no issues getting my post-middle-aged potbelly into the cockpit. Certainly enough displacement for you and hey - it's an OC so lots of leg room.
Very fun. Very stable. Very dry. A little sharper edged than I'm used to. I understand the production model is less edgy. Nice acceleration for a shorter boat.
I can hardly wait to get into one where Craig won't be warning me not to bang it up on the rocks.
Craig Smerda wrote:There was a slight delay with the $$,$$$ aluminum mold... probably another week or so and I'll have something for you to all see.
so...whats the latest?
Its June!!!
All I can tell you at the moment is that there are a lot of Quebecians with very sore fingers, hands, wrists, elbows and shoulders from hand sanding and polishing the mold... but I'm being told that it's almost ready.
Okay, officially giving up hope of paddling one at Zoars demofest at the end of the month... Any possibility of one of the protos making an appearance?!?
I THINK IN TWO WEEK TIME there will be fifty of the "new" new boats ready for sale. Still can't make up my mind about the bottom, is it a Spanish Fly crossed with a Teaurea or is it a Teaurea crossed with a Spanish Fly? No longer symetrical, slightly asymetrical, shoe box edges are gone. Yea we been headrin about it for a year, but I rather hear you say what a good boat it is, while you bitch about how long it took, than hear you happly talk about how quickly it got made quick and then bitch about what a shitty boat it is.
welcome to the world new boat
