Yep, they are nice boats. Yep, they are fast boats. I have the first 1556 they built, high 45" deck and bench seat across the back. Boat weighs 352 pounds empty. I run a 4 cylinder, 4 stroke, EFI, Merc with a 60 ecu. With me, a 12 gallon fuel tank, large starting battery, with my fishing prop, boat runs 52 mph, add aother 200# man, boat runs 49 mph. Handles like a pad boat, turns on a dime. Give me a day or two notice if you want a test ride....

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We missed the boat show this year. Sorry to have missed them.

Any idea when they'll have a price on just the hulls?

call Lake Area Marine

It will be interesting to watch these lightweight performance hulls with the "go-fast guys" on the rivers :D

It's really not a "lightweight" boat. I have double walls and a factory floor in mine. The 50" wide boats have 3 longitudinal ribs and the 56" wide have 5. I insisted on 5 ribs for strength. There is a steep learning curve to driving one empty. It ain't yer standard flatbottom, nail the throttle and go. The boat is finicky about the trim. If you nail the throttle and hit the trim, it starts chine walking, gets worse and worse till you have to chop the throttle. Way to run one without chine walking is to feed the trim slowly. Bump the up button, let the boat catch up, bump the up again, let the boat catch up. Takes a few trips to learn it, then it's all good. Here is the perfect example of how NOT to do it, too uch trim too quickly:

FIRST: I am not their saleman, I am not sponsored by Edge, I just worked with them designing a boat the way I wanted an aluminum boat to perform. By performance, I mean a boat that runs fast, carries a load well, turns great, and the quality of workmanship. I paid for my boat, no favors there. I make ZERO, NADA, NOTHING if anyone buys their boat. They have several established dealers in Arkansas. Black Ops Duck Calls sells the Edge line with Black Ops trademarked camo paint job. Go to their website, they have dealers that can and will give you a price. That said, personally, I would rather deal with a local dealer in case problems arise. I have never known Lake Area not trying to keep a customer happy.
Edge has a website: http://www.edgeboats.com/
According to their website,
550 Retail Price: 4755.00 including aluminum trailer + prep, taxes, and shipping

NOW, note that is for the Edge with a dropdeck, not the standard deck we are accustomed to. All of the testing we have done, the 556 runs within 1 mph of the 550 with a 2 and/or 3 cylinder 25hp motor.
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they are light because they are made of .090 aluminum. 3/32 of an inch. if you run around a bunch of stumps prob not a good idea.

Alweld is .100 gauge on most of their new boats and Alumaweld use to be .080 along with most other makers..... if its made and braced right .090 should be fine or atleast as good as others

If you run around a bunch of stumps a mud motor type hull is probably better. Compared to Jon boats in the same class edge boats will probably do pretty good. Definitely better than 0.80 boats.

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how fast would the 556 run with a tldi 50 with a 15 or 16 inch prop?

Has anybody run a tall transom 550 w/ a short shaft 25 3 cylinder Yamaha on a CMC T & T unit? I've heard of the 40/50 Tohatsu's running this setup. Just wondering how this would work with the Yamaha before I order my 550 w/ a short transom.

any pics?

Just a FYI, Edge has changed the bottom design of their boats:cry: The manufacturer and I do not agree, but, it's his business, not mine. I have set up 3 of the newer design boats and am not pleased with the changes. Oh well, the Edge is now the fastest boat on the water,,,EMPTY!
Danny

http://www.h2osportz.com/new-boats/
This website has a few new ones for sale to give yall and idea of price.

What was their reason?

Does LAM sell them .?

Like I said:

Soooo, buy at your own risk, I can no longer endorse their product. That is the beauty of paying for your own stuff, you are not indebted to anyone to lie about their products.
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Yes they do and they have a few in stock.

What would you recommend now?

Do you want speed or longevity, you can't have both now.
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