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I don't know about y'all -- and I mean no disrespect to the good Mr Smerda who I have never met and who has clearly given us a boat worthy of our attention -- but does starting a totally unrelated thread-within-a-thread about some camera-thingy smell to anyone else like stuffing the ballot box in the pursuit of setting/extending the CBoats record for single longest thread?
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ncdavid
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| Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2009 12:12 pm Post subject: |
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| So, when will the L'Edge be available for purchase? Late in 2009? Summer 2010? Before Mohawk designs a new boat? |
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Craig Smerda
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To make a long story short... I'm trying to figure out a logical way to get my L'edge down for Upper Yough on Friday and then to Gauley Fest on the weekend so people can give it a whirl. I might send it along with Roy and then I'd come down the following weekend to paddle the Lower/Upper G. then get a day on the Upper Yough if possible... depending what the doctor tells me.
If you are interested in trying it out or paddling it you can send me a p.m. so I don't get accused of racking up the post count... 
As of the moment... we're dialing in the final specs and making a few subtle changes, then the production mold will get made, the oven is getting closer to being ready to start cranking out Spanish Fly's and Preludes at the factory and a safe assumption would be that this boat will be in full production by spring 2010. Much as I'd like it to... this stuff just doesn't happen overnight.
Thank you for holding... please continue to hold... 
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Craig Smerda
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A-C-T-I-O-N with Jim Coffey from Esprit 
http://www.youtube.com/user/Espritadventures#p/u/0/CvMtwJxqBFE
Have fun with it down there!
FWIW... We're going to be making a few slight tweaks before going to production... figure on seeing production models right around ALF 2010
Sorry for the delay... but Jacques and I would rather the boat be exactly what you, he and I want the first time.
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Berkshire Jack
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| Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 11:40 pm Post subject: |
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Watching L'Edge handle those waterfalls  , sure whets my appetite. Can hardly wait for the spring appearance of the commercial version.
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insolence
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| Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 5:41 pm Post subject: |
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how about hull speed?
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ncdavid
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| Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 6:54 pm Post subject: |
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| Craig Smerda wrote: | A-C-T-I-O-N with Jim Coffey from Esprit
http://www.youtube.com/user/Espritadventures#p/u/0/CvMtwJxqBFE
Have fun with it down there!
FWIW... We're going to be making a few slight tweaks before going to production... figure on seeing production models right around ALF 2010
Sorry for the delay... but Jacques and I would rather the boat be exactly what you, he and I want the first time.
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When we see those production models what color will they be? Production length? Details, man, details. |
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Craig Smerda
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Update... I just returned from Quebec and we made some slight changes to the design to address a few things we learned from the prototypes.
L'edge (L'version 2.0) is looking fantastico'
I can't wait...
Lazarus: (played by Samuel L. Jackson) God put you in my path and I aim to cure you of your wicked ways. 
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Paddle Power
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| Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2009 6:10 pm Post subject: |
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...we are waiting
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Wendy
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| Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2009 6:32 pm Post subject: |
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Craig,
Has the length changed? |
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Louie
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| Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2009 8:12 pm Post subject: |
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Who care about the lenght, what color is it goin to be, lets talk about the important stuff first.
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jroneil
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| Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2009 8:25 pm Post subject: |
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It should be red
So the wives or SO will not notice the new boat |
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Mr.DeadLegs
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| Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2009 8:35 pm Post subject: |
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Who named the boat? why not just Edge or Ledge.
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Louie
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| Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2009 8:42 pm Post subject: |
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I think it is a French thing
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Craig Smerda
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| Paddle Power wrote: | | ...we are waiting |
be patient... I think the slight delay will be well worth the wait.
| Wendy wrote: | Craig,
Has the length changed? |
nope... should finish out around 9'-2"
| Louie wrote: | | Who care about the lenght, what color is it goin to be, lets talk about the important stuff first. |
| jroneil wrote: | It should be red
So the wives or SO will not notice the new boat |
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| Mr.DeadLegs wrote: | | Who named the boat? why not just Edge or Ledge. |
| Louie wrote: | | I think it is a French thing |
I did. I would have called it Le' Edge ("the Edge" in honor of Frankies first boat) but then some dweebs would've called it the "Leedge" when the apostrophe fell off and I'd have never heard the end of it.
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