Sisu LV

it's been a year since i got my SisuLV.... i'm 6'1 / 205 / shoe size 11, the LV fits me well, paddle 12 months / year in coastal BC last year the longest day was around 35km, longest crossing was 5 hours, & longest trip was 8 days self supported (my partner has a North Shore HV boat and carried the bulky stuff tho, so i was kinda cheating) things i like are: - the cockpit: no where near a tight as some other boats that i wedge into soldily, but the trade off there is all day comfort, sitting a bit more surfski style with knees up and together works really well for a long day in this boat - the seat: first boat i've owned that i did not need to make a custom foam seat, and never had my legs fall asleep, really good stuff - space for gear/food/water: loads of usefull space given the size of the hull, and the LV-ness, high front deck makes for a lot of room that is easly accessable, space for water behind footpegs - front day hatch: never in the way getting in & out, room for sunscreen / camera / 500Ml water bladder / energy bars - very agile / fun / responsive / light, 5 sweap strokes and a bit of edge turns it 360, loves a bow rudder/ just think about turning, and it turns for you - Trustworthy: in about any reasonable conditions, if it's too much for the boat, it's prolly a good day to sit on the beach wait out the weather ;-)- the less good stuff is: - this one is it's somewhat fragile, picked up some damage when rock gardening, fortunatly on the last day of a trip, so some tape over the missing gel coat got us home - if away from support, i'd look at self censoring the fun in return of haveing boat to return with - hatches are sorta / kinda dry, boat was built in 2019, and apperantly CD has upped the game with the mounting of hatch rims - front day hatch is bet thought of as an aquarium, use dry bags on anything and everything Sum it up? love the boat, lifetime keeper, will hang on to my Delphin to bounce off rocks with, tight for mutli-day trips, but workable with some lightweight camping gear and access to water every few days, light enough for a few hours splish-splash / workout in the winter would love a plastic Sisu or Karla tho

I had the very pleasant experience of spending a couple days paddling a Sisu LV. The boat was light feeling for its size and nicely finished. It had good and comfortable outfitting with confidence inspiring primary and especially secondary stability. While it turns well with minimal edging, its really maneuverable when additional edging is initiated. Tracking was pretty good for a boat this maneuverable. The skeg was effective when needed. I really enjoyed paddling the boat and would be stoked to have one. The only reason I rated it below 5 stars was the sizing. I am not an LV sized guy and it fit perfectly with a nice low back deck. For reference I was larger at the time at 5'10" and 230lbs when I paddled it and it was plenty big for me. Hopefully there is an extra LV for the petite amongst us.