[Paddlewise] Who We Are, etc.

I also am enjoying this thread and wanted to reply to the list. I bought
a beat up Old Town canvas canoe about 20 years ago and enjoyed stripping
the old varnish off, fixing broken ribs, putting on new canvas and
varnishing the insides. That took a couple of winters to do. It was a
neat canoe when finished and a fun project... but is too big to handle
myself. My son now has the canoe which is just right for his wife and
two kids.

I am retired, age 66, and a couple of years ago became interested in
getting some kind of boat I could use by myself. I live in western
Michigan with lots of small inland lakes and nice rivers to explore. I
purchased a new Feathercraft K-Light kayak last year and enjoyed
exploring numerous lakes and rivers. Now I am in process of building a
17' Chesapeake Light Craft kayak... a nice thing to do in winters when
the lakes are frozen. Too new to have any war stories but enjoy the day
trips I make... either with the kayak or on the trails with my mountain
bike. 

I appreciate all the help I get from the folks that subscribe to
Paddlewise... and want especially to thank Ralph for his personal help
answering my various questions about folding kayaks when I was studying
them. 

Jim Musser

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