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I will start by saying that I own and have been using both these boats for the past couple of years and am an avid lover of both. The Delphin, in my opinion, is the best all-around sea kayak on the market. And I have been having lots of fun paddling the Fusion as my go to rock garden boat for the last couple years.
Last week I picked up the Hammer from California Canoe & Kayak, where it is living right now, if you want to see it live. And had the opportunity to paddle it over two days, logging over 10 hours in the three categories that I wanted to try this boat in:
• Surfing and ocean wave play
• Rock Gardening
• Tide rip play
So here is my take on what I thought about this boat...
The short version:
- Caught waves nicely and very maneuverable
- While surfing, once speed is introduced the boat starts planing, takes off and is easy to control by putting it on edge
- It will effortlessly punch over about any wave you dare try, and you don't get the body slam that you would feel with other boats
- It will do a 180 flat spin with just two strokes (1 forward 1 reverse), I put it on edge and its about the same but seemed to spin better flat
- It's not fast, but will get you where you want to go
- Tracks straight
- Super stable, even when getting tossed around in chaotic white water
- Edge turns on a dime, similar to the Delphin if you lean back slightly put a little extra weight on the rear outer corner it turns much sharper
- Good primary, secondary and a bonus stability point where it locks in on its side, I have never seen a boat with such a solid feeling on its side.
See the long version of this review on my blog:
neptunesrangers.blogspot.com/2013/02/the-new-p-hammer.html
Watch YouTube video of experience: www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3p4fRfrf_4