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FullGnarlzOC
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Is there a warranty on new prelude?
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Postby FullGnarlzOC »
What happens if I break the $1500 hull of the prelude in 3 months? 6 months? 12 months?
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FullGnarlzOC
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Postby FullGnarlzOC »
Is there a warranty? Like... if I buy a prelude, and broke it at some point...would it be replaced after every breakage? ...How can I get THAT to happen?...if it isn't already offered that is
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Smurfwarrior
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Postby Smurfwarrior »
Not sure why you'd by a new Prelude with the L'Edge on the market... seems more your type of boat.
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Postby gumpy »
just go see the amish dude. no big deal, good as new.
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- Sir Adam
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Postby Sir Adam »
I'd ask a dealer who knows the current ins and outs... and may be the one lending you a hand with any warranty issues rather than posting it here, as you may get better (or at least more current) info.
That said, here's my experience:
Last time I bought a plastic boat new it was a trial (Wheelboy), so I don't recall a set warranty (though I think there was something for obvious blems... not that it matters now that Drakkar isn't in the US). Before that it was a Dagger.. but that was a blem and had a limited warranty.
I've never asked on my glass boats (Groove and Sith), but knowing the folks personally always felt they'd stand by their product if need be.
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horizongfx
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Postby horizongfx »
Make friends with someone who welds Plastic near you, it's not a matter of "if" you break a boat it's more likely "when" you Crack it.
Welding Poly is easy, it's removing all the dam Outfitting and Glue in said Damaged area that takes time !
For me; boating brings me closer to to something divine, and in a open canoe I'm 8 Inches closer.
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the great gonzo
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Postby the great gonzo »
Dunno about the Esquif one's but The first one of my Pyranha's, which was a demo boat, lasted me 6 years. And I was hard on it.
PAC uses it now and he only had to weld it last year. The boat is still going. They are good stuff.
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- Larry Horne
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Postby Larry Horne »
yeah gonzo, but you're only gonzo. your not the knurlzzz. if you haven't noticed..He is super knurly 
knarlz, what do you expect them to do? I would expect it to be covered under normal use. and what video i've seen of your boating, it's pretty normal.
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Craig Smerda
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Postby Craig Smerda »
nadda... we've seen your videos
(we've = those of us on the internet)
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PAC
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Postby PAC »
Yep I have Gonzo's Lude and she is going strong. Had to put a second weld on her this summer but that was after some seriously LF run down a rocky stretch.
Tommy email the Mfg and ask. From what I've heard about other models have out in the market ...they stand behind what they build.
That said - you will break it if your rock banging...but not nearly as soon as you would have with other material. So think of it as a chance to learn a new skill ... welding! :wink
I can hear the pain of that wallet opening from here but I think the Prelude is an excellent choice.
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the great gonzo
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Postby the great gonzo »
Larry and Smerda, I never said I run the knarlz . You don't have to run the knarlz to be hard on a boat . I would even go as far as making a case that not running the knarlz and beich incompeten and chicken instead is way harder on boats.
I do it by getting pinned, pitoning into stuff, going off line and plowing into rocks or chickening out on running the meat (which I am, as a vegetarian, not into anyway...) and decicing on bowncing down the shallow rocks on the side instead... 
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TGG!
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- Creeker
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- Big Al
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Postby Big Al »
Tommy,
Hv u tried a WOOZ? or, in your case, a ZOOM?
Big Al
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Shep
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Hmm, maybe a BOON since it would be sideways most of the time?
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- RodeoClown
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Postby RodeoClown »
Let me google that for you:
http://www.lmgtfy.com/?q=esquif+warranty
The thing to keep in mind- and what usually gets people upset when their warranty claim is denied, is that if YOU break your boat, it's not covered, only if your boat breaks because it's defective.
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