On 9/18/98 13:43PM, Scott Ives wrote: >You guys are kidding, right? Why would anyone actually buy rocks? >Why not use water jugs if you need more ballast? > I usually lurk on this list, but I had to respond to this posting. Yes, they're kidding-actually, if you live in the US, we sell Gulf Coast sand by the pound which makes a much better ballast than the Canadian Rocks. Those rocks tend to roll around the bilge, whereas the sand can be molded into any shape and will pretty much stay put. Our sand also comes in a mud-brown color so it's easy to color co-ordinate with your other gear. Prices are very competitive! ------------------------------------------------------------------- Neil Harrison-Houston, Texas email: nil_at_nol.net (_at_ _at_) web: www.nol.net/~nil/ ----------------------------ooO~(_)~Ooo---------------------------- 100% recycled electrons *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
At 10:50 AM 9/18/98 -0000, you wrote: >Yes, they're kidding-actually, if you live in the US, we sell Gulf Coast >sand by the pound which makes a much better ballast than the Canadian >Rocks. Those rocks tend to roll around the bilge, whereas the sand can >be molded into any shape and will pretty much stay put. Our sand also >comes in a mud-brown color so it's easy to color co-ordinate with your >other gear. > >Prices are very competitive! > >------------------------------------------------------------------- > Neil Harrison-Houston, Texas > email: nil_at_nol.net (_at_ _at_) web: www.nol.net/~nil/ >----------------------------ooO~(_)~Ooo---------------------------- > 100% recycled electrons > A suggested brand name: "AmeriSand(TM) - true patriot grit". I'll accept a purely nominal 10% of the gross profits in return for use of this idea. Cheers Philip Torrens **************************************** Mountain Equipment Co-op 1655 West 3rd Avenue, Vancouver, BC, Canada V6J 1K1 Tel: 640-732-1989 Fax: 604-731-6483 email: pid_at_mec.ca Visit our website at: http://www.mec.ca ***************************************** *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
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