Sailboat Restorations, Inc. wrote: > > BTW, I too dream of getting a folding boat. We were in Ireland a couple > years ago, and I kept thinking about how awesome it would be to kayak in > many of the places we visited. Next time we go, I plan to carry a couple of > folding kayaks. That is, after I hit the lottery. . . <g>. > > Mark Lane Folding kayaks are largely overrated. Tales of their utility and pleasures are largely the result of owners who have paid mucho bucks and want to justify the huge outlays they have made. They know the boats are slow, cumbersome on the water, weigh too much, will fall apart at the sight of the first wave and are a horror to assemble. Since I own three I do more justifying than the average folding kayak owner who had the good sense to quit after the purchase of the first one. Take it from an authority, don't buy one. About the only good thing about them is that they come with sponsons already so you don't have to buy them from that Canadian zealot to make your boat safe. ralph -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Ralph Diaz . . . Folding Kayaker newsletter PO Box 0754, New York, NY 10024 Tel: 212-724-5069; E-mail: rdiaz_at_ix.netcom.com "Where's your sea kayak?"----"It's in the bag." ----------------------------------------------------------------------- *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced/forwarded outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue Sep 19 2000 - 18:48:28 PDT
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