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>>My boat is a 2003 Merlin XT. I purchased it spring of >>2004 new for 1400. At any rate I >>am really enjoying this ittle boat and as I have said >>would recomend it to paddlers big and small alike. > >If you got a Eddyline Merlin XT for $1,400.00 new, >then you got the bargain of the century. This kayak >retails everywhere for $1,900.00. I know that they >made the cockpit bigger (probably from customers like >myself that complained and complained about the >cramped little cockpit in the earlier models) but >still wouldn't recommend this kayak to "big and small >alike" by any stretch of the imagination. The cockpit >is sloppy width wise, and has to be padded out to fit >anyone with smallish hips. If you have big wide hips >and short legs, then you might fit ok. Not everyone >is built like that. I have 36" inseam and had the >footpegs all the way out to the end, and that still >wasn't long enough. And the deep V hull made my heels >fall to the lowest part of the hull in a V, >comfortable for about 30 minutes and then numbness. >The seat back is still cheap, for such a "high-end" >kayak, and the deck rigging looks like an >afterthought, rather than well thought out and laid >out. The Carbonlite still flexes and cracks just like >everything else in composite, and it still scratches >and gouges quite easily. The hatches are still hard >to get on and off, and mine leaked front and rear in >any wave conditions. I am happy that you seem to fit >this small kayak well, and that you are happy with it. > I was just telling the original poster to try it >before he buys it, and to shop around, as there are >many many kayaks in kevlar and fiberglass that are far >more functional, faster, and use better materials than >the Eddyline kayaks. (and are cheaper in price!) >Being a former owner, I feel I have a right to inform >people of MY experiences with the boat. If it goes >against your feelings, I understand, but you have to >be subjective enough to hear other people's opinions >about this kayak. It ISN'T for everyone, that's for >sure.
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