Dave Uebele wrote: >is there any special ceremony for first launch? I'm just finishing up a >Pygmy stitch and glue kayak, and hoping to finish outfitting and do a >test launch this weekend. Well, if you're a homebrewer, it would probably be appropriate to pour a bit of your finest ale over the bow of your "homebrew" boat. I forgot to do that--the boat was spared but the builder got plenty of ale! Maybe a nice bottle of your fav microbrew? Shawn *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
>>is there any special ceremony for first launch? I'm just finishing up a >>Pygmy stitch and glue kayak, and hoping to finish outfitting and do a >>test launch this weekend. > Some years ago, a bunch of us all bought our new boats at the same time. We went down to pick them up at the dealer's and on the way back we stopped for dinner. In the parking lot, we took out the ceremonial stone and each placed the ceremonial First Scratch on our boats. Now that that was over with, we could get on with the fun of boating. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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