>> It is so easy for a guru like Derrick Hutchinson to convince many of us that HEAVY MAKES STRONG. What heavy does is make hernias and bad backs worse and miserable carries across sandy beaches a torture, especially after a 15-20 mile paddle when all boats pick up an extra 10 pounds, anyway. Chris Duff might still be paddling his Romany if it had been vacuumed bagged. The Brits make some lovely boats and the Romany is certainly one of them but it is beyond me why the won't lighten up. John >> As I recall, Chris' Romany split mostly at the seam, and, last I heard, he was still paddling it after making repairs. Also, fiberglass boats do not pick up an extra 10 pounds after a long paddle. You must be thinking of canvas canoes. Chuck Holst *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
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