Re: [Paddlewise] Boat bags: was Storm Kayaks(rambling off topic)

On Wed, 19 May 1999, Mel Grindol wrote:

> On Wed, 19 May 1999 11:45:51   Kirk Olsen wrote:
> >Color matching a Wenonah ultra light?  Ah, the color of kevlar and clear 
> >epoxy.
> 
> It's beautiful isn't it?  I just love the way it is semi-transparent.  
> Watch the water lap against the side of the boat from the inside.  :)

I've paddled a couple of vacuum bagged fiberglass boats, they are even more
translucent than kevlar.  It's definitely funky to see the water 
through the hull.

> Principal reason we got this boat: weight.  No wood trim, just adds 
> weight.  No gel coat.  Just an ash yoke with pads that adds 2.5 pounds.  
> Total weight 44.5 pounds for an 18' 6" by 35" boat.  :) 

Still heavy ;-)  I've got 2 18'6" by 32" boats that are about 32 pounds 
apiece.

> >Although a bag for car topping/storage is worthwhile, 
> To what do you refer?  I would be immensely interested in some form of 
> bag for transport.  Where can I get one?  Inquiring minds want to know. 

The bag is to stop the UV light from affecting the hull while it's not in 
use.  I can hunt down the address from the 2 covers that I have.  I believe
they were made by "The Bag Lady" from Waterbury Connecticut (but that's off 
the top of my head).  

A quick web search turned up a couple
http://www.connix.com/~wwcanoe/bag.htm supposedly sells the bag lady bags.
http://www.wwworks-canoe.com/canoe_covers.html (which is listed as
  "The bag lady" but their server didn't respond just now)
http://www.cookecustomsewing.com  looks like it would have covers, but the
   ones they feature are tripping spray covers.
http://www.greenval.com/boatcovers.html   has a kayak cover and covers for
   a few Swift designs.
 
kirk

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