RE: [Paddlewise] Too cold to paddle ...

From: Bill Leonhardt <WJLeonhardt_at_bnl.gov>
Date: Thu, 11 Mar 1999 09:14:36 -0500
At 07:21 AM 3/11/99 -0500, you wrote:
>No, I would not [rebuy] my current boat, a CD Solstice GTS.  Don't get me
>wrong, it's a great boat but it is not the ultimate match for me.  I
>definately want a low volumne boat with hard chines and a skeg.  Thus, I
>have decided to build  the Outer Island, a cedar strip design.  Oh boy!
>Debbie Reeves
>Sandy Hook, NJ
>
>> ----------
>> Which leads me to ask you, fellow PaddleWisers, what would 
>> <you> do if someone trashed your boat by accident and gave you 
>> the replacement cost?  Would you buy what you've got now or 
>> something else.  And why?
>> 
>> Jack Martin
>> 

Jack, et al,

I paddle a Current designs Solstice GT.  If it went away, I'd probably buy
a Solstice GTS (perhaps from Debbie after she builds the Outer Island).  I
think I'm a little better at handling the narrower boat now, and I really
like all the interior of the Solstice as well as the performance for me.  

There may be other, better boats for me but I'm not sure I'd have the
patience to seek one out.

Now, if I could keep my current boat and still get a pile of money and the
time to search for a "better" boat, ah then the search could really be fun.
 (Dream on, Leonhardt!!!)

Regards,

Bill
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Received on Thu Mar 11 1999 - 06:17:10 PST

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