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ACE 4.7

 
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This boat equals playboater heaven. It will spin, cartwheel, handstand, you name it, the boat is at your command!

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2 reviews

Overall rating 
 
4.4
Design 
 
4.0  (2)
Perfomance 
 
4.5  (2)
Quality 
 
5.0  (2)
Value / Money 
 
4.0  (2)
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Overall rating 
 
4.5
Design 
 
4.0
Perfomance 
 
5.0
Quality 
 
5.0
Value / Money 
 
4.0

I think its a perfect boat for somebody who wants to run dow rivers and have fun at the same time stop in wholes and stuff preatty fun boat to ride and the hull is hard as hell dont be afraid to ride rocks it wont do a thing .


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so yesterday i went for a nice river runing slash playboating run ! this boat respond very well down the river and damn its fast . my friend have a fuse 56 and he could'nt keep up with me . but wen its time to play its long bow and stern slow you down a bit im only 135 pounds so im not heavy enough to trow my ends deep in the water but that boat can surf maybe with a bit more practice ill be able to cartwheel and stuff
Pros / The Good
fast boat
smooth ride
surfs well
Cons / The Bad
the bulked is kinda crampy i went for a 7 hour run so at the end of the day my feets were dead
could use a cut in the bow and the stern
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(Updated: February 27, 2007)
Overall rating 
 
4.3
Design 
 
4.0
Perfomance 
 
4.0
Quality 
 
5.0
Value / Money 
 
4.0

GREAT boat to begin in for me.

About myself


I got this boat as an almost absolute beginner, the only thing I could do was roll. I was also a little heavy for it, which helped me out a lot with learning moves on flatwater.

About the test environment


I'll mainly be referring to the boat's ability on flatwater, but I also tested it in some class III-IV whitewater, mostly breaking waves and fast holes.

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SLICEY! bomber plastic, very easy to use outfitting (I love the bulkhead), and incredibly easy to roll. Cartwheels and bow stalls like a dream due to the slicey, long ends, as well as stern squirts. The boat is pretty stable in whitewater as well, though I was too heavy to really do well with III+ water. Fantastic boat in a deep hole, and will surf waves well, though it doesn't carve incredibly fast. I can't imagine a better boat to learn in though.



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Location: USA, bunch of rivers in the Southeast
Age: 25
Weight: 83.9 kgs
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