ralph diaz wrote: > > > I however revert to the "ram it full speed up the beach to keep my feet > > dry approach" once I have gotten a couple of scratches in the gelcoat > > anyhow. > > >> > > If you are of the ram-the-beach school, there is nothing quite like a > Folbot folding kayak for doing this. The bow and stern have a thick > curved aluminum rail protecting them that runs from the tip of the boat > and down and under to part way along the keel. The marks they make on > sand and any rocks they hit looks like they were made by a plowshare. > > I often wonder how a Folbot would do for playing kayak polo against > plastic and fiberglass boats. While Folbots don't turn that well and so > would lack in agility, they would make a mash of any hardshell they hit > with their killer ramming ends. I can see a Folbot on a kayak polo team > acting like those legendary enforcers that the Boston Celtics use to > employ to break arms and legs of opposing team stars. > > ralph diaz ...and if that don't get "us" a little respect, why we'll just finish them off with our "stock" paddles!! James *************************************************************************** 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 Mon Dec 06 1999 - 09:57:42 PST
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