In a message dated 1/6/00 7:58:38 PM, paddlin_at_home.com writes: << I've used a P & H Sirius in "side drops" off a pier 4-5 ft above the water a couple of times strictly for showing off and it worked well>> ** snip, snip, snip ** <<The apparent strength of the hull inspires such horseplay that I would never have considered in a typical American made boat. >> This is the kind of thing I'm talking about. British boat owners having way too much fun with maneuvers that the rest of us would never attempt. I have enjoyed my American boats. If they made them stronger, stiffer, more rigid, with a skeg rather than a rudder, with waterproof hatch covers, more abrasion resistant, with waterproof bulkheads, with a lower rear deck (so I can layback), with less windage and strong enough to sit on, then I would not be shopping for used British boats. British versus American? Vive la difference! Vive la choix! Jed *************************************************************************** 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 Thu Jan 06 2000 - 12:32:26 PST
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