Picture of a couple of ledges

bushpaddler · Post by **bushpaddler** » Tue Sep 21, 2010 7:58 pm

Finally arrived in Europe

Florian

Craig Smerda · Post by **Craig Smerda** » Tue Sep 21, 2010 9:22 pm

Louie wrote:

Well... has Randy named his "de-decked" boat yet?

karstmaninaboat · Post by **karstmaninaboat** » Tue Sep 21, 2010 11:02 pm

Wow, that de-decked one is sweet.

Craig, do you think a 225# guy would need another coupla thwarts if he did that, or would it be strong enough as pictured?

Louie · Post by **Louie** » Tue Sep 21, 2010 11:52 pm

How would he know he didn't do it ? Randy said it was still very rigid aand he wasn't goin to put in any other twarts.

karstmaninaboat · Post by **karstmaninaboat** » Wed Sep 22, 2010 12:20 am

Yeah, I reckon you are right Louie.

Thanks, for the help.

Craig Smerda · Post by **Craig Smerda** » Wed Sep 22, 2010 12:41 am

I'd probably add two small thwarts just for insurance... but as Louie stated... I didn't do it to my own and Randy has.

Louie · Post by **Louie** » Wed Sep 22, 2010 12:41 am

He ended up takin 6.5 pounds of deck off, but left a lip the same witdh as the lip at the cockpit cut out on the factory model. Right after that picture was made we weighted his boat and it was 53 lbs. He siad no more cuttin out or gunnels for the time bein. We will test drive it this weekend on the Ocoee. It is stiffer than a preacher penis still so he didn't think he would be puttin in any extra cross twarts

Bailey told him not to cut it out, the extra water it would take on would negate the lost in deck weight, Randy told him he didn't care if it lighter on the river, he wanted it lighter when he was tryin to put it on the truck.

Craig Smerda · Post by **Craig Smerda** » Wed Sep 22, 2010 1:02 am

Tell Randy he needs to starting eating like Lugbill

http://www2.timesdispatch.com/business/ ... -ar-30451/

Smurfwarrior · Post by **Smurfwarrior** » Wed Sep 22, 2010 3:01 am

Looking to have one in my hands before my Westwater trip with Cadster on the 17th Oct.

cant wait

Todhunter · Post by **Todhunter** » Wed Sep 22, 2010 12:37 pm

That looks cool, and well done.

biggreenjefe · Post by **biggreenjefe** » Wed Sep 22, 2010 1:26 pm

Since I'm here at with Bailey's shop at my disposal I whipped out a pair of wood gunnels yesterday afternoon just to have on hand in case I do decide to go that route. Took about an hour. But I'm going with the pictured version and no I'm not adding extra thwarts...it's very rigid as is.

smbjs · Post by **smbjs** » Wed Sep 22, 2010 2:09 pm

Just curious what did you use to cut it?

Louie · Post by **Louie** » Wed Sep 22, 2010 4:26 pm

hE WAS GOIN TO USE A ROUTER WITH A LAMINATE BIT, but he endin up doin it with a jig saw. I think I am a little too shakely to use a jig saw so I will do mine woth a router

yarnellboat · Post by **yarnellboat** » Thu Sep 23, 2010 6:04 am

A few more pics of a L'Edge demo (decked & unmodified) can be seen here:

http://picasaweb.google.ca/vanc.yarnell ... amihiFive0#

As advertised, it is super stable and dry, rides high even for big guys. Also as advertised, it's heavy and, for those coming from traditional 11-12' boats, doesn't have a lot of hull speed.

So, it was a challenge for us class II-III hacks to drive around the slalom gates precisely and/or quickly (though would get easier with more time), but really fun on the waves and holes. First try and I could spin better in it than I can in my own boat (Outrage). Never felt that it was going to flip.

Concensus was that it would be a great surfer and creeker, but people (class III weekend-warrior river runners) weren't sure they'd want it as their quiver-of-one do-everything boat, because this crowd doesn't spend that much time on the steep & boofy.

Pat.

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