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Took delivery today and made history as Beavertail became the first boat company to actually finish the boat on the date promised. Absolutely fantastic experience dealing with Liz and Will. They are super people and very customer-oriented.
I didn't do flowers and champagne as my wife jokingly suggested, but the new mistress is tucked safely in her new apartment. I'll spend the next couple days fine-tuning everything and getting her legal. With the cold front may end up running around the river to break the engine in, but I plan to fish as much as possible before the end of the year. Very excited and happy to be a new Beavertail owner.
"Sun rise and sun sets. Since the beginning, it hasn't changed yet." Little Feat
Congrats on getting your new envy-inducing toy, Dave. Glad it finally all came together for you.
I plan to do a similar forum series infomercial on my recent order...
A 10 foot Slipstream Watercraft Kevlar canoe, custom built in upstate New York. It weighs - get ready - EIGHT POUNDS! Expensive, but I don't hafta buy a trailer. It will be shipped in time for the first 2016 NFGFC tourney. This baby should get me into the few creeks I have not been able to drag my heavier kayaks into, as I can easily carry it on my back.
Nice boat! You are going to need to do some research on how well it poles in the super skinny water, sight casting for reds. I am available as a research assistant for such duties...just sayin.
After getting the skiff registered, protected with AwlCare and breaking in the E-TEC, I fished it as much as weather would allow over the holiday break. Christened it with a topwater trout, red and black sea bass for a quasi inshore slam. Took the wife's boss out the next day and we scored 15 trout and a couple more BSB.
The more I run this boat the more impressed I am. It floats in spit (literally 5 inches by myself with 3/4 fuel and cooler full), poles like a dart, is whisper quiet and absolutely bone dry. I was running in a two-foot chop Saturday into a NE 15-knot wind. Tabbed the bow down and zipped through without a drop of spray. My insurance is one-quarter of what it used to be and I'm topping off the tank for about $6 of no-corn gas. I've got all kinds of extra room in the boat shed and I'm finally mastering backing this micro trailer vs. the former dual axle behemoth.
Couldn't be happier with the performance and my overall Beavertail experience.
Making plans for a camping trip to Flamingo in late February to really put her to the test. In the meantime I'll continue harassing the trout and reds while counting the days until tarpon season.
"Sun rise and sun sets. Since the beginning, it hasn't changed yet." Little Feat