RE: [Paddlewise] (rambling off topic)

I do use a kayak cart (Primax - excellent!) to roll the boat from my hose to
the water which is a couple of hundred yards. The cart is useless once I get
to the bank. I also like to have a boat light enough so I can easily pick It
up and carry it across a beach or rough terrain. My old Nordkapp and my
Falcon are light enough to pick up over head and dump the water out of them.

cya

		-----Original Message-----
		From:	owner-paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net
[mailto:owner-paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net] On Behalf Of David Martin
		Sent:	Thursday, May 20, 1999 11:49 AM
		To:	Bob Denton; John Fereira; Mel Grindol
		Cc:	kolsen_at_imagelan.com; paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net
		Subject:	Re: [Paddlewise] (rambling off topic)

		Bob wrote:
		> "I for one, have to carry my boat down a 5 foot bank, over
		>slippery rocks covered with oyster shells and back. I also
have to solo
		load
		>the boat on my van. EVERY oz makes a difference! I have
foam seat and foot
		>rests, removed the glass seat and have added nothing that
would add
		>significant weight and the boat is STILL too heavy at
48lbs. Kevlar and
		>carbon is cheap compared to a back operation!"

		Response:
		Maybe it's time to consider a kayak cart. Then instead of
spending lots of
		money to shave off a few pounds, you can reduce the carrying
weight to
		practically nothing for relatively little $. I have found
that carts with
		inflatable tires are much easier to roll over sand and rough
surfaces.

		They may not roll easily over slippery rocks and down a 5
foot bank but when
		I do that kind of thing, I am more concerned about falling
down and breaking
		something than about developing a stress injury from the
weight of a load.
		
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