Dear Cyber paddlers, I have a friend who has a 40 year old KLEPPER MASTER . He says it has a 70 sq. foot sail and oars <not paddles> and is in good shape. Anyone out there familiar with this vessel?? Value?? TIA Steve Scherrer President ACKS Alder Creek Kayak and Canoe 250 NE Tomahawk Island Dr. Portland, Oregon 97217 Web: http://www.aldercreek.com Email: aldercreek_at_aldercreek.com Phone: 503-285-0464 Fax: 503-285-0106 *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
Actually, yes! I bought a used one about 8 years ago. Beautiful boat, but way too complicated. Think twice the time to build as the Aerius II. The boat isn't all that big (I think about 12' long), and is too much of a compromise. Sails ok, rows ok, motors (small hp) ok. Also fairly heavy if I recall properly. The sail takes a long time to install properly. But basically, just too many pieces! Some boats are better off just being non-folding! I sold mine shortly after I bought it. Might be worth keeping if you like collecting. These are pretty rare boats. - Scott GScorpio_at_aol.com wrote: > > Dear Cyber paddlers, > > I have a friend who has a 40 year old KLEPPER MASTER . He says it has a 70 > sq. foot sail and oars <not paddles> and is in good shape. Anyone out there > familiar with this vessel?? Value?? > TIA > > Steve Scherrer > President ACKS > > Alder Creek Kayak and Canoe > 250 NE Tomahawk Island Dr. > Portland, Oregon 97217 > > Web: http://www.aldercreek.com > Email: aldercreek_at_aldercreek.com > Phone: 503-285-0464 > Fax: 503-285-0106 > *************************************************************************** > PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List > Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net > Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net > Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ > *************************************************************************** *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
ssives_at_erols.com wrote: > > Actually, yes! I bought a used one about 8 years ago. Beautiful > boat, but way too complicated. Think twice the time to build as the > Aerius II. The boat isn't all that big (I think about 12' long), and is > too much of a compromise. Sails ok, rows ok, motors (small hp) ok. > > Also fairly heavy if I recall properly. > > The sail takes a long time to install properly. But basically, just > too many pieces! Some boats are better off just being non-folding! > > I sold mine shortly after I bought it. Might be worth keeping if you > like collecting. These are pretty rare boats. > > - Scott It is a dedicated folding sail boat that can be motored or rowed. It is a job to assemble. I recently saw its bigger brother, the Tradewind, a real beauty. They both are quite heavy. ralph diaz -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Ralph Diaz . . . Folding Kayaker newsletter PO Box 0754, New York, NY 10024 Tel: 212-724-5069; E-mail: rdiaz_at_ix.netcom.com "Where's your sea kayak?"----"It's in the bag." ----------------------------------------------------------------------- *************************************************************************** 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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