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Louie wrote: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?
Nothing like a Taureau... much much much closer to the Fly.
Louie wrote:No longer symetrical, slightly asymetrical,
Still symetrical... except we made a slight change to the fore and aft rocker... that's it.

Most of the changes aren't radical... just fine tuned and softened up were they were too aggressive in P1.
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I don't know about that, seems like the sterm is 7/8" of an more rockered that the bow. I guess the tape could have been off, or the molder didn't build what was sent to him.
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Nothing like a Teaurea ????????????? Are you sure you have looked at it?
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Yer right Mike.... wtf would I know about it? :roll:
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Fifty ready by July 8? That's great. I hope everyone loves the boat and it sells like hotcakes. Then someone will need to sell their Spanish Fly at a good price.
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WELL THE TIME HAS COME. La Edge's are coming out of the mold daily.
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Pictures? Impressions?
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ncdavid wrote:Pictures? Impressions?
Yeah, what he said...and I wanna see a gunwale version!

Very exciting!
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Louie wrote:WELL THE TIME HAS COME. La Edge's are coming out of the mold daily.
....believe it when I see it.

(BTW - are they linear or cross-linked?)
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Spiderwebs and moonbeams. I hear that Mohawk's new material is going to be a composite of candy wrappers, g-flex, and the salty tears of children.
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Did I hear G-Flex? And the salty tears of Kayakers Children? Gotta be waiting for me ole mother Mo' then, sorry La Edgar!

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Come on, I've spent the two grand to get this thing (wood gunnels, no airbags, whats up with that) let's see some pics of what I'm getting
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Hey Dennis (kanur)

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I talked this past weekend with Scott Berry of Bearpaw Resort. He mentioned that a couple of guys from Mo. had called and ordered a couple of L'Edges. I replied, "I bet they wanted the traditional gunwale version". He asked how I knew and I replied that one of the Missouri purchasers had to be you, and that you would want it to look like a "real" canoe. I bet you will be able to paddle the hades out of this boat. Hopefully, you won't have to resort to your heat lamps and two by fours again!........the Boathead........
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Louie wrote:I THINK IN TWO WEEK TIME there will be fifty of the "new" new boats ready for sale.
Two weeks have passed. If it isn't ready for sale yet, can we at least get a picture?
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Post by mahyongg »

I can't believe it, d'you all give up on this thread? Where's the fun in that? It's probably a surprise strategy by now like, next time you visit your favorite boat dealer shack its there and the guy tells you it has been for two weeks ;D

(even in trad outfit ;)

So?
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