In a message dated 12/18/2000 11:21:29 AM Eastern Standard Time, yakfish_at_pacbell.net writes: > Ralph's post made me wonder: what happens to other boats > that have been involved in fatalities. No Viking funerals, right? Anybody > else > paddle one? Feel funny paddling it? > The boat that my friend "Rhino" was in the day he died of hypothermia induced drowning on Lake Superior three Thanksgivings ago had, to me, an interesting second life --- with Rhino's daughter. He was a big guy, lots bigger than his daughter, but she took it over and, to my knowledge, still paddles it. So maybe spirits that live on in boats are friends, too. I, too, like Ralph's concept, though. Makes me wonder about handcrafted boats a little, too. There's a lot more of me than just knuckle skin in that boat. You get to be one with it when you build one, and I'm closer to my North Bay than to my old Pintail, Sea Lion, and especially the Scrambler. Maybe it's just me. Back to my life as a PaddleWise lurker --- Jack Martin *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Mon Dec 18 2000 - 10:53:48 PST
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