Yes it's a shiny new P&H Cetus MV. I am lucky enough to have this on long term loan from P&H, so hopefully I will be able to give some good feedback and reviews. I have previously had long term loans of P&H, Valley, Seakayaks UK, Rockpool and Point 65 sea kayaks, so I hope any future reports will continue to be as impartial as possible.
Douglas, What's that in the front of the cockpit? A special footrest to help with your knee problems?
ReplyDeleteRegards, Stewart
I,m looking forward to your views on this, as I have just bought one.
ReplyDeleteoh, my favourite colour.. orange :-) Looks sweet, looking forward to reading about it.
ReplyDeleteYep, my next purchase, hopefully moving up from my delicious wee Capella 161 to the Cetus MV (orange would also be good.. what do you do with the boast once your 'LONG TERM' loan is finished?.. :-)is there a list I can put my name onto hahaha..I shall be keeping an eye oan the reviews.. all the best with it..Graham
ReplyDeleteI notice that there are no footrest-rail bolts through the hull, and you have a bulkhead shaped piece of minicell sitting in the cockpit. What are your plans? Is the fore bulkhead reinforced?
ReplyDeleteStewart I ordered it with a reinforced bulkhead to suit my legs, it comes with a bulkhead shaped foam which would mean you could sell it on to someone with shorter legs, in my case I can think of at least seven people, all friends of Miss S. White.
ReplyDeleteJohn, as you might see from the Dunure trip, this is one hell of a kayak. It shows none of the tendency to broach in following seas that the first generation Cetus displays, I love it!
Mike I usually go for a white deck but I borrowed an orange deck Cetus LV and I thought it looked great in typical grey Scottish days!
Graham, yes there is a list already, the seven little fellas mentioned above!
John, yes it's a reinforced bulkhead, I didn't need the big block of minicell, just 2cm of minicell for the toes.
re: broaching
ReplyDeleteWhich older Cetus are you referring to? Full size?
I own an LV, and have an MV on order. In my experience, the LV and MV behave similarly, more well-behaved than full size boat. They still tend to broach a bit in rear-quartering seas. I'm still searching for the perfect boat.
Hello John F, I was referring to the first generation of the full size Cetus. This one I found broached much more easily than a Quest in the same conditions, especially if it was loaded with a bit much weight in the front compartment.
ReplyDeleteI paddled a Cetus LV over the course of a winter, I was a bit heavy for it even on a day paddle, as when edged, the keel did not fully disengage from the water. However, I did not notice easy broaching being a particular problem with the Cetus LV.
As far as the Cetus MV is concerned, at 90kg, I have not yet noticed undue broaching when unloaded. So far I have used it with and without a sail and used it in conditions up to force 5 with up to 2m closely spaced waves. I will be using the Cetus MV over the winter and will report my impressions in the spring. So far, for my weight, I have found it to be another step forward in the quest for perfection. I like it a lot!
Hi Douglas
ReplyDeleteWhen can we expect the long term test For the P&H Cetus MV????????
Paul