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| - | "I love this boat. It is the best downwind ski i have ever paddled, and it is not even close. I have owned v12G2 and Elite S and they do not compare for me. The vega skis (flex is the same way) have this low volume tail that sinks into the wave. This keeps them right at the top of the wave at the sweet spot with very little tendency to plunge into the trough. They hold the wave a long time. Steering is pinpoint and bizarrely intuitive. The ski just wants to follow the wave and turns itself in the right direction as the wave intersects with other waves and changes shape. It sounds like voodoo but everyone I know who has paddled a Vega notices it. Construction is 21 pounds, seamless prepreg carbon with no stringers inside and very stiff. I need to sell the ski because my back is not tolerating the low seating position. I have a fused lumbar spine and stiff hamstrings and my back has been getting a bit worse this year. Downwind I am ok as the boat is mostly pointing downhill, but on the flat it is too much strain for me."\\ | + | "I love this boat. It is the best downwind ski i have ever paddled, and it is not even close. I have owned **V12G2** and **Elite S** and they do not compare for me. The **Vega** skis (**Flex** is the same way) have this low volume tail that sinks into the wave. This keeps them right at the top of the wave at the sweet spot with very little tendency to plunge into the trough. They hold the wave a long time. Steering is pinpoint and bizarrely intuitive. The ski just wants to follow the wave and turns itself in the right direction as the wave intersects with other waves and changes shape. It sounds like voodoo but everyone I know who has paddled a Vega notices it. Construction is 21 pounds, seamless prepreg carbon with no stringers inside and very stiff. I need to sell the ski because my back is not tolerating the low seating position. I have a fused lumbar spine and stiff hamstrings and my back has been getting a bit worse this year. Downwind I am ok as the boat is mostly pointing downhill, but on the flat it is too much strain for me."\\ |
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| - | //2) Also check out discussion of improving/improved [[:modifications#drainage|Vega Drainage]]// | + | //2) Also check out discussion of improving/improved [[:modifications#drainageair_pressure_equalization|Vega Drainage]]// |
| //3) Don't underestimate how much you can change the geometry of a seat with padding. Within any limitations you might potentially impose by interfering with stability - if you are adding padding underneath your butt you can change your seat height and your interaction with your leg thrust, rotation, etc. AND you can change the tilt of you seating position more than you might imagine with some well placed padding. But you will have to experiment and test padding configurations to determine whether you can solve any problems you encounter with a surfski seat design.// | //3) Don't underestimate how much you can change the geometry of a seat with padding. Within any limitations you might potentially impose by interfering with stability - if you are adding padding underneath your butt you can change your seat height and your interaction with your leg thrust, rotation, etc. AND you can change the tilt of you seating position more than you might imagine with some well placed padding. But you will have to experiment and test padding configurations to determine whether you can solve any problems you encounter with a surfski seat design.// | ||
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