Re:[Paddlewise] (Paddlewise) Plastic is Perfect!????????????????not!

At 02:16 AM 12/5/99 -0800, Matt Broze wrote:
>
>Well now that I have offended all the people on this list who love their
>plastic kayaks and didn't want to hear the downside I am going to sign off
>and duck all the flak by hiding out in the Sea of Cortez until the flames
>die down.  We will be renting Seda fiberglass kayaks, however, I would be
>taking a folding kayak down like I did last time (Khatsalano) if the only
>other choice was to rent a plastic kayak.

Matt, you make a persuasive case, and this will be waiting on your e-mail
spooler when you come back from Baja.

There is one area where plastic kayaks are far superior:

Sexy, fast, well-built Mariner kayak, with all the trimmings: $3k+
Slow, rubbery, scratchable, dentable, fun plastic kayak:      $1k-

I wish I had the kind of money to buy one of your boats (assuming I could
fit into it, never a safe assumption) -- but I can grind up the bottoms
of three plastic kayaks for the cost of grinding up one Mariner.

-- Wes

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