P&H Cetus LV Test & Long Term Review

From Douglas Wilcox’s Sea Kayaking blog:



http://seakayakphoto.blogspot.com/2010/06/p-cetus-lv-test-and-long-term-review.html

read this last year

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and thought it a very fair review, refreshing to read from a tester when he didn't like in specific terms, with a followup as to how P&H addresses them. Was also good comparing it w. other boats of similiar design intent.

I don't paddle a P&H boat (have only demo'd some, incl. this Cetus LV) and confess I'm still on the fence w. the new pinch type skeg.

Of course, if I owned one I might admit to using the skeg every now and then - LOL - so it might be a non-issue. I certainly admire the consistently high build quality of all the P&H boats I've encountered.

Cetus vs. Cetus LV
There is another review for the Cetus there : http://seakayakphoto.blogspot.com/2010/03/p-cetus-long-term-test.html



I have not seen the LV review before, though the blog reuses some of the photos b/w the two reviews…

Cetus LV review… not written last year

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Mr. Wilcox did not write a review of the Cetus LV last year, but he did pen a review of the Cetus, as Kocho notes. Douglas did comment on the Cetus LV earlier this year on his blog in Feb/March, but indicated that the full review would come in June 2010, AFTER it was published in 'Ocean Paddler'.

I know what you are saying on the skeg. I found the thumb release on 2008-9 versions to be quite stiff. The 2010 Cetus LV I demoed recently didn't have that issue. However, note Douglas other comments on the P&H skeg. He indicates that the blade might be to 'flexy' for some. I thought they have fixed that issue after some negative feedback on the full sized Cetus.

pinch…
They have corrected the skeg problem…



As to the “pinch type,” the slider is not a pinch type movement as many think. You have to push the slider forward, releasing it and using the lock to trim as needed.