I had a Wenonah Edge for a while - it was as tough as nails, when you
hit a rock it would rattle your teeth and show only superficial
scratches. It was also as heavy as if it had been made of nails, not
sure of the exact weight, but I'm positive it was heavier than a
similar roylaex boat (heavier than my Viper 12).

Check out Kaz's boats (www.millbrookboats.com) - I had one of his C-1
for a while (a Hornet) and it was bomber. Compared to the price of
plastic boats, his prices are very competitive.

Scott

(Dan Valleskey) wrote in message . com...
Nice to get validation-!

could this whole issue have any bearing on the rumour that Dagger is
bailing out on WW open boats?

You know, fiberglass can be made to be tough as nails, I've often
thought I should have bought a Wenonah Edge, Roger Scott had one for
cheap years back. Looked about like the Mohawk Edge, or maybe a
little like a Viper, I can't quite remember. Cool graphics in the gel
coat though. I have had some hellacious hits on my flat water
composite boats, they almost always bounce back for more.



On 10 Sep 2003 11:20:38 -0700, (Mike McCrea)
wrote:

snippsnipp...

Our newest Royalex canoes (2003 models) are sickeningly soft, they
"bruise" easily and the outer vinyl layer seems to wear away faster.
Kinda makes me wonder if perhaps the Royalex sheets have gotten even
less tough of late. And really makes me think that if I found a well
kept pre-1990 canoe in a model that I liked I'd snap it up (I do now
one tough-on-boats fellow who seeks out old Royalex for just that
reason).

Guess I should keep my eye open for a Genesis or an Encore.


-Dan V.