On Tue, 22 Jun 1999 08:17:34 Bob Denton wrote: >An average plastic touring boat >with hatches, etc weighs around 70 lbs. A typical glass boat weighs 50 lbs. >and Kevlar around 40 lbs. I don't agree with your numbers. A few months ago this same arguement ran across the list so I grabbed my catalogs and ran some numbers. IIRC, the average plastic boat weighed in at 62 pounds, the average fiberglass boat was 52 pounds. I distinctly remember there only being a 10 pound difference between the average for plastic versus the average for fiberglass. I'm sure you can find some extreme cases where you could get a 20 pound difference, but they are exceptions not the rule. That given I do agree that fiberglass are better boats, but not for a true beginner. I've done some stuff learning in my plastic boat that probably would have caused damage to a fiberglass boat. :O I'm in my second year of paddling and will probably look for a fiberglass boat next year. But for now I'm still learning and would like a better idea of what to look for before spending the big bucks on a good boat (not that my Looksha IV is bad). As towards buying a used glass boat that truly depends on location. In the two years of paddling in the KC area I have seen _two_ glass boats, one this last weekend. Both were day boats. It's hard enough to find anyone else even paddling plastic boats. I saw more kayaks in my weekend in Detroit for a GRO class than I have in the last year in KC. Boy, I hope that didn't come across rude. I'm truly not a rude person. :) Mel --- There are three types of people, those who can count and those who can't. --== Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ ==-- Share what you know. Learn what you don't. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue Jun 22 1999 - 09:42:51 PDT
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