Not sure if this is the right spot or not...L'edge Mods.

[beardedcanadian]

I just bought a L'egde fully decked and I am considering cutting the decks back. Has anyone done that here? any suggestions or photos in progress would be great!

[Todhunter]

Yep, I did it. My pictures are here: http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set= ... 481&type=3" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

It's easy if you take your time. Take out the thwarts, tape out the line you want to cut and make sure you like it (I went 1" down in the center, 0.5" down on the ends). Install gunwales, put thwarts in to the length you want, and go paddle.

[beardedcanadian]

Thanks! Looks like it was a lot of work! Did you notice any loss of stiffness or response when it was completed?

[Todhunter]

It took about 14 hours, but it was also my first time.

I ended up cutting foam off the top of the saddle so there wasn't so much pressure on the thwarts, but my saddle ended up really loose after paddling it a few months. I went back in and added foam and a dowel (both front and rear), and screwed the thwarts down into the dowels.

I pulled in my thwarts a little, and I lost some initial stability, but gained a little speed and much responsiveness.

[TonyB]

cut mine one inch in at the thwart holes, very little loss of stability. improves the boat drastically. Left enough deckplate to support handles. two thwarts is enough support for me. even took the pump back out.

[bdb]

What do you mean - cut mine 1" in at the thwart holes? Didi you narrow the boat 1" at the twarts, and if so what was the drastic improvement? Tracking?