subaruguru Posted September 18, 2006 Share Posted September 18, 2006 Mark at CRCK got to try a prototype of the upcoming P&H Cetus, and liked it a lot. As he's smaller, I've no idea if it'll fit me, but it sounds a lot like a Force 5...fast, great-tracking and maneuverable. Here's the only "review" I've found (Ben Lawry)...but quite promising: http://pages.prodigy.net/apnp/info.html As I'm searching for A Force 5 with an Aquanaut cockpit! I wonder if waiting for this newcomer makes sense. Any news or comments? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EEL Posted September 18, 2006 Share Posted September 18, 2006 >>Any news or comments? I think you need to keep trying boats till you find the one that fits and performs right for you. Might as well wait and see what 2007 brings. New NDK boat as well I hear. Seems there are several new boats coming out whose hulls are going for less rocker, fuller, and less "dead wood". Interesting times.Ed lawson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dee Hall Posted September 19, 2006 Share Posted September 19, 2006 Mark is not a big guy, but he does like his boats roomy. So the boat might be bigger than you think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin B (RPS Coach) Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 What? What? New NDK boat? Do tell all... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccarlson Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 Yeah... something about a CK Explorer weighing in around 46lb with a squishy form-to-your-butt mystery foam seat. But, hey, you know how phony rumors get started ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EEL Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 >What? What? New NDK boat? Do tell all... I know nothing. Only read snippets supposedly by Nigel Dennis on a webpage. http://www.kayakwisconsin.net/2006/07/x-boat.html Suspect little will be known until after dealer's meeting or wahtever this Fall. If I remember correctly, he said it had less rocker and a few other tweaks. It was intended as more a do anything day/play/weekend boat, but not a full expedition boat which was the design goal for the Explorer. Might be all wrong, but that is what I remember anyway Ed Lawson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex_L Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 I got a chance to try the Cetus as well, and I loved it. Flatwater demo environment, so its of limited use. But, the boat is FAST, and really not much less maneuverable than my Cappella 163. The secondary stability is more robust on the top end much like a Valley boat, but the effective range of the stability is wider- I didn't seem to come off the radius as quickly as I do in say an Avocet. The finished boat I am told will have adjustable thighbraces, and it will also come standard with 4 hatches- a small dayhatch on the deck opening into a rigid kneetube as well as the regular dayhatch and bow and stern hatches. Sizewise, the proto is a bit bigger in the cockpit than a Cap 163, but hard to tell what the finished boat will be like with the thighooks.Thinking about ordering myself one, and that's huge, because I really love my 163. The boat was VERY popular at the Hartford tradeshow, so I think its going to do very well.Alex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EEL Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 >Yeah... something about a CK Explorer weighing in around >46lb Don't you have those numbers transposed? Ed Lawson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subaruguru Posted September 24, 2006 Author Share Posted September 24, 2006 I'm told that Ben is a P&H rep! So absolute review neutrality is not assured. The Cetus won't arrive until April anyway.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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