In a message dated 12/3/99 8:19:56 PM, gadfly_at_tscnet.com writes: << I may be wrong, but I seem to recall finding out that it would be easier to repair glass than plastic...? I must admit however, that you bring up some interesting points in favor of plastic boats Duane, >> Okay, I'll bite. Glass my be easier to fix once damaged but it is MUCH harder to hurt plastic than glass. I don't have to wonder just how much water will dump into my boat before I can get my skirt on once I'm in the boat because I get in, put the skirt on THEN duck walk with my hands or push off with my lovely Greenland paddle. My boat may be a bit lacking in shine on its underside but it sure isn't damaged. Me, I'm a lot dryer <G>. OTOH, I do have a glass boat on order. I keep wondering if this $2300+++++ boat is worth all the grief I'm going to get when the boat shows up on the credit card this spring <G>. I'm buying stock in the company that makes 303. Tom, I sincerely agree with Sandy's admiration of your courage. Without knowing what happened to you I was moved and inspired by what I read. Knowing a bit more floored me. How lovely you are you. This summer we ran into a woman who was paddling with a friend. She was using the paddling as therapy after breast cancer treatment. She did her little bit out and back. All the time she was smiling. She gained in all the ways the water and the paddling feed out hearts, minds and souls. One minute more in each trip. Soon you will be out there on weeks long trips when you are in need of doing that. Remind me that your site is there. I like seeing it in the sig line. I'll check in when I have a moment or just the need to reconnect with something more basic than my daily struggle to make ends meet around the life I have carved for myself. You are a gift. Paddle smart and keep safe and well. thank you, Joan Spinner *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Fri Dec 03 1999 - 20:29:22 PST
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