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

From: James Lofton <n5yyx_at_etsc.net>
Date: Mon, 06 Dec 1999 10:54:00 -0800
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

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