----- Original Message ----- From: "Matt Broze" <mkayaks_at_oz.net> > it to me. I'm also curious about the relationship between Bavaria -Boote and > Klepper. Is Klepper the distributor and Bavaria-Boote the manufacturer or > what? > > Matt Broze Our German PaddleWise friends obviously would have better historical details than I. My understanding is that Bavaria-Boote was started by some Klepper employees. It is a huge operation making hardshell kayaks, canoes and other small boats. It is located not far from Klepper in the Rosenheim vicinity. I visited the Bavaria Boote factory while hanging out for a week at the Klepperwerks in 1993. For many years, Klepper US was the distributor for Bavaria boats in the US. You would see them at the shop at Unions Square in NYC. Not bad fiberglass boats (the fiberglass work inside was a bit rough) and interestingly had spxnsxns running inside on both sides most of the inside length. The spxnsxns looked exactly like those on Kleppers and about the same diameter. These floated pretty freely inside attached only by little pieces of string glassed into the boat inside and evenly spaced. They offered some internal flotation. the boats also used a moveable bar for a footbrace. The bar ran across the boat and you placed it it through holes on side rails to adjust for your leg length. You had about 6 or so settings rather than the infinite ones you get in some rail and foot pedal systems. ralph diaz -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 - 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 Thu Feb 15 2001 - 00:11:56 PST
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