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Mcnally78

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JIMMY LEWIS SLICE 12'6 RACE BOARD REVIEW
« on: April 04, 2010, 08:35:24 PM »
I GOT TO TRY THE NEW JIMMY LEWIS SLICE 12'6 YESTERDAY AND I WAS VERY IMPRESSED. I LIVE IN FLORIDA AND THE REP WAS ABLE TO LET ME HAVE A PRIVATE DEMO BEFORE ONE OF HIS LOCAL EVENTS.
I AM 5'11 AND CLOSE TO 200LBS. I WAS LOOKING FOR A BOARD THAT COULD FLOAT ME WELL, WAS FAST, AND NOT TOO UNSTABLE. THE SLICE DID ALL OF THE ABOVE FOR ME AND THEN SOME. THE BOARD HAD A SEMI FLAT BOTTOM WITH PRETTY ROUND RAILS. IT IS 12'6X30X6. I TRIED IT ON FLATWATER WITH A GARMIN 410XT WATCH FOR SPEED DATA.
WHEN I GOT ON IT, I WAS WORRIED ABOUT THE STABILITY. I SOON FOUND THAT IT HAD GOOD INITIAL STABILITY AND GREAT SECONDARY STABILITY. ONCE IT WAS GOING FASTER THAN 3.5-4 MPH THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH BALANCE AT ALL. IT FELT FAST AND APPEARED TO GO AS FAST AS I COULD PADDLE. INTO THE CURRENT WITH MODERATE EFFORT, I WAS ABLE TO HIT 4.5-4.8 MPH. WHEN I TURNED AROUND WITH THE CURRENT, I HIT 6.2 MPH WITHOUT EVEN TRYING TO GO HARD! THE CURRENT WAS NOT MOVING FAST AT ALL. I DIDN'T EVEN NOTICE IT UNTIL I TURNED AROUND AND LOOKED AT MY GPS. I WAS ASLO PLAYING WITH THE "SWEET SPOT" WHERE YOU STAND. THE BOARD WOULD CHANGE QUITE A BIT DEPENDING ON HOW FORWARD OR BACKWARD YOUR STANCE WAS. YOU WILL NOTICE THAT IN SOME OF THE SHOTS BELOW. THE BOARD SLICED RIGHT THROUGH THE BOAT WAKE AND WAVES VERY WELL. EVEN AT MY SIZE THERE DIDN'T SEEM ANY PROBLEMS AT ALL. IT DID MAKE A LARGE WAVE FLOWING AWAY FROM THE BOARD AS I WENT FASTER THAN 5MPH. I WAS ACTUALLY FLOATING HIGHER THAN AC OUPLE OF THE SHOTS. THE WAKE FROM THE BOARD BLOCKS THE VIEW OF THE RAIL. I ORDERED ON THE SAME AFTERNOON. I SHOULD GET IT IN A MONTH OR SO. I WILL POST MORE ON THAT AS I USE IT. WOULD HIGHLY RECOMEND IT IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN A FLATWATER BOARD. WELL WORTH THE PRICE AND WAIT. I THINK THEY GO FOR 1750.00 OR SO.
« Last Edit: April 04, 2010, 08:38:19 PM by Mcnally78 »

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Re: JIMMY LEWIS SLICE 12'6 RACE BOARD REVIEW
« Reply #1 on: April 04, 2010, 10:43:29 PM »
Nice review but hard to read. Ease off on the capslock there buddy. Even if you don't take the time to do capitalization of the first letter of sentences, lower caps letters are easier to read.
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Re: JIMMY LEWIS SLICE 12'6 RACE BOARD REVIEW
« Reply #2 on: April 05, 2010, 08:45:11 AM »
Good review, thanks.
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Re: JIMMY LEWIS SLICE 12'6 RACE BOARD REVIEW
« Reply #3 on: April 05, 2010, 08:47:11 PM »
sorry for caps.

 


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