Mel Grindol wrote: > > You do NOT want a plastic boat. You want a fiberglass or composite > > boat. > > If you are starting out you may not _want_ a plastic boat but you should get one to learn in. One reason to get a glass boat is weight. But consider the following scenario: You (180# (well, me, if not you)) are paddling along in your plastic boat (65#) loaded with gear (60#), food (20#), water (25#), and snake bite medicine (1l). That's 350+ pounds you have to motivate. Suddenly, your fairy godmother appears in the air above your bow hatch. "You are working so hard," she says. "How about some magic? I can wave my wand and reduce your load by 20 pounds." "That's not much," you say. "What's it going to cost me?" "About $1200. But your boat will be so much prettier. Of course, you'll also have to learn to do boat maintenance." Do you.... (A) fork over the $1200? (B) swat her with your paddle? (C) ask for a date with Cinderella? Steve (but that Arctic Hawk is so nice) -- Test Scoring & Reporting Services Sometimes, you never can University of Georgia always tell what you Athens, GA 30602-5593 least expect the most. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************Received on Fri Mar 05 1999 - 12:35:44 PST
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