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
