Whilst some paddlers are able to claim bragging rights for first crossings, lightest kayak built, etc, I can probably lay claim to having the most "holy" sea kayak. Now, unless some of you have a direct link to the Pope (via Ralph no doubt :-)), who may have blessed your craft, check out these stats. 1980 VCP Nordkapp, completely modified for the following screw and/or bolt holes, etc: 20 recessed deck fittings, one bolt per fitting = 20 holes 11 pad-eye cleats, two bolts per = 22 holes 3" compass hole with three bolts=4 holes 2 pairs of paddle float straps (front and rear)=8 holes 1 amidships carrying handle=4holes 2 "cinch" cleats=4 holes 6 "D" rings (for cross straps, paddle holder)=12 holes 2 "U" shaped paddle clips=4 holes 2 Prijion rudder cable through-deck fittings=6 holes rudder hold-down mount=2 holes rudder stern mount=2 holes bow-painter line forward deck clip=2 holes bow-painter steel cable loop-1 hole front toggle=1 hole Seaward rudder foot peddle mount (L/R)=4 holes pump discharge=1 hole full-length plastic keel strip=24 holes That's 121 holes. Now add my inlaid 4 1/2" deck hatch for rudder/pump access and front deck 4 1/2" hatch for top-access knee tube entry=2 holes Add two 7" hatches and one oval hatch=3 holes Heck, add the cockpit, that's 121 plus 5=126 holes! (There are also 30 holes from previous modifications subsequently moved and then filled in, plus 8 hull breaches over the years, but these don't count) So, I kind of laugh a bit when people on this list wince at drilling one or two holes in their kayak. BC'in Ya Doug Lloyd (whose theories are always full of holes) *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
> the most "holy" sea kayak. Now, unless some of you have a direct link to > the Pope (via Ralph no doubt :-)), who may have blessed your craft, My dog Max blessed my kayak last weekend. It was sitting on the grass in the front yard and . . . well, he did what he usually does to things he hasn't seen before. Sniff sniff, lift leg. . . . kayak blessed. Much better. Mark *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
I once had a dog "bless" my guitar while I was playing at a festival. I drop kicked it.. -----Original Message----- From: owner-paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net [mailto:owner-paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net]On Behalf Of Sailboat Restorations, Inc. Sent: Wednesday, May 10, 2000 12:40 PM To: Doug Lloyd; PaddleWise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Holy Kayak Batman! > the most "holy" sea kayak. Now, unless some of you have a direct link to > the Pope (via Ralph no doubt :-)), who may have blessed your craft, My dog Max blessed my kayak last weekend. It was sitting on the grass in the front yard and . . . well, he did what he usually does to things he hasn't seen before. Sniff sniff, lift leg. . . . kayak blessed. Much better. Mark *************************************************************************** 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/ *************************************************************************** *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
>I once had a dog "bless" my guitar while I was playing at a festival. I drop >kicked it.. Ooh. That's not good for a guitar. I think I would have just wiped it off. . . *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Doug Lloyd, bragging again, lists <Heck, add the cockpit, that's 121 plus 5=126 holes!> Holy Paddlesports Batman! (are most folks on the list too young to remember Robin's favorite invocation?) That's a lotta holes! For this you should get an honorary membership in the NRA, Doug Bill Hansen Ithaca NY *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Bill Hansen wrote: > Doug Lloyd, bragging again, lists <Heck, add the cockpit, that's 121 plus > 5=126 holes!> > > Holy Paddlesports Batman! (are most folks on the list too young to remember > Robin's favorite invocation?) That's a lotta holes! If nothing else, Doug will never lack for a cheese grater when out paddling! :-) The last time we did a who are we I came in on the young side at 41, so I'm pretty sure that most of the people here are old enough to remember when Batman was a prime time weekly show. Mike (who has yet to deface his kayak using a drill, but is thinking about an electric bilge pump if he can find a long enough extension cord! :-) ) -- Paddling along through fog so thick that only one's thoughts are visible, your reverie is abruptly shattered by the ancient cry of a great blue heron as she lifts uncertainly from the brilliant blue of a mussel-shell beach witnessed only by the brooding, wet spruce....your passage home seems as much back through time as it does through space. Mark H Hunt *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
>From: Doug Lloyd <dlloyd_at_telus.net> SNIP Now, unless some of you have a direct link to >the Pope (via Ralph no doubt :-)), who may have blessed your craft, >check out these stats. > >1980 VCP Nordkapp, completely modified for the following screw and/or >bolt holes, etc: > >20 recessed deck fittings, one bolt per fitting = 20 holes >11 pad-eye cleats, two bolts per = 22 holes >3" compass hole with three bolts=4 holes >2 pairs of paddle float straps (front and rear)=8 holes >1 amidships carrying handle=4holes >2 "cinch" cleats=4 holes >6 "D" rings (for cross straps, paddle holder)=12 holes >2 "U" shaped paddle clips=4 holes >2 Prijion rudder cable through-deck fittings=6 holes >rudder hold-down mount=2 holes >rudder stern mount=2 holes >bow-painter line forward deck clip=2 holes >bow-painter steel cable loop-1 hole >front toggle=1 hole >Seaward rudder foot peddle mount (L/R)=4 holes >pump discharge=1 hole >full-length plastic keel strip=24 holes > >That's 121 holes. Alas, to think the day has come that Doug is pulling a "holier than thou" attitude:-) Philip Torrens N49°16' W123°06' ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com *************************************************************************** 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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