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Consider upgrading from my 2 Fun to a Fuse. Seems more versatile, I've heard good things, just wondering if anyone's paddled one.
Thanks,
Katie.

I paddled one that was too small for me, but I loved it. I'd really like to try out the 63 but haven't been anywhere near one. Ozark mountain trading co has some 54's you could try out.

sweet! I think I'm gonna need a 48, but I'll definitely try it out.

Katie - ask Richard Lancaster. I think he used to paddle one. Why don't you like the 2Fun anymore?

I will. The outfitting is killing me, its wayyy to high maintenance. I mean the boat itself is awesome, but I am getting too tall for it and I don't think gutting it and putting new outfitting would be worth it. Plus I 'm a huge fan of Wavesport!
Thanks!

Hey Katie,
Got to demo a Fuse 48 last week at the Salida Playpark. First off, I'm no surfer. But I am real impressed with the Fuse 48.
I'm 5'9'' and about 155lbs and the boat felt real stable in the wave. I have a first generation All-Star and the Wavesport felt much more stable.
The outfitting is very comfy. I prefer the Wavesport outfitting over the Jackson outfitting....

Just My 2 cents....

Thanks Tom!
Thats what I've been hearing. I'm checking out Richard Lancaster's on Saturday at Surf N' Turf! We'll see how that plays out.
Thanks!

Just bought a new FUSE 56! Reviews later as I have'nt even had 'er wet!
But, the outfitting is nice and easy to set up!
More later!
Don

Well, I got out on flat water and tried the new Fuse. I had a hard time getting the stern down for a little while, then I got it figured out.
After about an hour on flat water I was bow and stern stalling it pretty well. It just was different and took a while to get dialed in.
It rolls well and paddled through strokes and maneuvers well. Now I can't wait to get it on some whitewater!
Also, the outfitting is very comfy!

AWESOME. Man I've been looking for one like crazy. Where'd you get yours?

Well, I ordered mine online from Outdoorplay up in Hood River, Oregon. I could only find them at a couple of places.
Outdoorplay has free shipping and no sales tax. This is the third boat that I have bought from them.
I saw today that CKS has them on sale for about $100.00 dollars less, but they have significant shipping charges so not much difference. You could contact them and discuss how much it would cost you.
I would prefer to buy locally, but could not find what I was looking for as far as product and convenience.

Outdoorplay now has the Fuse on sale for $785.36. Now that is a deal.

O.K., thursday when the big rain hit I got to paddle the Fuse on West Cedar!
Having got up too late to catch creek boaters ( I got off work at 12:30 am ) I thought I had missed out, but I recieved a call
from a crew headed to West Cedar. It was bigger than I had ever seen it by at least 2-3 feet. Big, Big, Big!!!
We waited for the level to drop into a sane level!
At a high optimal level we put on.
Anyway the Fuse was great, it felt pretty stable, crashed holes well , ferried outstandingly, and had good hull speed for a small boat!
It surfed real good and caught holes well!
I think I'm going to love this boat!
Oh, and for those interested, the stopper hole halfway to the bridge from the put-in has changed some. It had shoulders on it and looked boxed in. It did'nt look very forgiving! None of us tangled with it! You should have seen it when we first got there, it looked like a 10-12 foot wall of foam!

Picked up my shiny new 64 today. Can't wait to give it a flatwater test tomorrow. Now all we need is rain.

Took it out to the lake for a bit this morning and my initial reaction is LOVE.
Rolls like a dream, changes direction with the slightest effort and seems to have incredible secondary stability.
I can not wait to get it in some moving water.