I currently own a shockwave and paddle with the tractor seat at middle back and low front heights. This boat is a dream to paddle and extremely stable. The only downside is it takes a football field to turn around in....lol. I would like to upgrade to a lighter than 48# boat, but!
Recently I test paddled a Hemlock Peregrine & NW Solo with a bent shaft paddle. Both boats had the least amount of drop set up for the seats. I did not at all like the twitchy feeling from the Peregrine. The NW Solo had a foot brace and the narrower gunnel width made for a better fit(5'10" 200#)! It was twitchy but not as bad as the peregrine. Unfortunately I did not have time to change out the drops and try the boats again as I'm certain the comfort level would have improved but nothing compared to a shockwave!
if there are any NS Magic owners reading this I'd be interested in their observation on the Magic and better yet if they have shockwave experience and how they might compare!
By the numbers the only real difference i see from shockwave to magic is the water line width being nearly 3" narrower for the magic.
Recently I test paddled a Hemlock Peregrine & NW Solo with a bent shaft paddle. Both boats had the least amount of drop set up for the seats. I did not at all like the twitchy feeling from the Peregrine. The NW Solo had a foot brace and the narrower gunnel width made for a better fit(5'10" 200#)! It was twitchy but not as bad as the peregrine. Unfortunately I did not have time to change out the drops and try the boats again as I'm certain the comfort level would have improved but nothing compared to a shockwave!
if there are any NS Magic owners reading this I'd be interested in their observation on the Magic and better yet if they have shockwave experience and how they might compare!
By the numbers the only real difference i see from shockwave to magic is the water line width being nearly 3" narrower for the magic.
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