[Paddlewise] The "Tyne" folding kayak - Restore or Preserve???

G'Day Paul, Bill and Ralph,
                              And thanks very much for all the feedback on 
the Tyne folding kayak. My Brother in law and I were very glad to learn the 
background of this boat. Actually its in pretty good condition. The skin and 
canvas are solid except for two small rat holes, which a couple of patches 
would fix. I suspect we could easily bleach and dye the canvas close to its 
original color to remove the stains - my sister illustrates books and 
probably knows about this stuff. The two struts could be made up in a small 
workshop. So although I said  I wouldn't go to sea in it I'ld be quite happy 
to go out on Sydney Harbour!!!

All the best, PeterO

Paul Raymond wrote: -
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>Richard Mitchell has a small web site at > 
>http://www.brunel.ac.uk/~acsrrrm/kayak/ For further info on the Tyne he 
>suggests The Historic Canoe and Kayak Association

Bill Newman wrote: -
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>My parents used to import and sell the Tyne boats and I grew up paddling 
>them. My parents still have a few boats that have survived
>for nearly 40 years!

Ralph Diaz wrote: -
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>I agree that the value would be mainly sentimental as the skin would > be 
>costly to obtain.




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