Sorry - was gone for a while.zrow wrote:Hi, Bayrower, since you have both, you are the right person to ask:bayrower wrote:I have a CD custom 1x. .... No comparison to my fluid.
Which boat do you think is faster, and why? How do they handle different water conditions?
No doubt Carl Douglas boats beat Fluid in beauty contests hands down, but speed?
I am most curious, because I just sold my Fluid (that I actually *really* liked!) in favor of keeping a Van Dusen Advantage.
best regards
I am going to sell a fluid to keep the CD.
I like the CD better in more difficult conditions, I think the fluid might set a bit better, but given I will never be the fastest, I just feel better all around about the CD (the fluid is lighter)
Having said that, I really like my fluid (I had 4). It's just the fittings etc are much cheaper and harder to adjust. The CD is a masterpiece. Even the impeller is built into the skeg. You can adjust the stretchers in boat. I didn't need to worry about always tightening the stretchers as the wing it would come off. Etc.