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The Dagger Centrifuge
Centrifuge Specs
Boat:Dagger Centrifuge
Weight: 38 lbs.
Volume: 52 gal.
Length: 7 feet 10 inches
Mfr. Price: Discontinued fall 2001, $300-500 used
Material: EXL Plastic
Boater Weight (recommended): 140-220 lbs.
Arthur Dickey has paddled for 3 years in 7 states. His family has owned a camp on Moxie Pond for most his life. This summer he is making his living as a video boater on raft trips. Contact him at: pazzoman62@hotmail.com. Here is what Arthur has to say about the Centrifuge:
| Surfing | ìSteep waves are sweet, but youíve got to really work this boat to catch and stay on the small waves. Carves nice, but a tad slow on the surf.î |
Learning | ìHard to learn in. Not recommended for a first year paddler.î |
| Balance | ìEnd to end balance is sweet. One of the most stable squirt and bobbing boats Dagger has made.î |
Cartwheel | ìThis boat is made to cartwheel: The small tail helps you get that hard second point.î |
| Creeking | ìI always have a blast, but you have to know what youíre doing because this is not a creek boat.î |
Fit | ìKnees are further apart and higher than in a skinnier boat, which adds balance and stability.î |
| Tracking | ìSuper. You can easily get where you need to go because of Daggerís engineered tracking grooves. However these grooves make flat spinning more difficult for a less experienced paddler.î |
Speed | ìNot too fast, not too slow.î |
| Arthur's Final Comments | ìThis is a perfect boat for a beginner to upgrade to when he/she feels itís time. Very forgiving design: the Centrifuge is shaped sort of like a rain drop with a bigger front than tail, allowing you to punch through holes and big waves without much chance for a recirc.î |
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