The VCP 3 piece option retails for 900 USD. That includes 2 cuts to make a 3 piece. The retail price of a VCP plus the 3piece option does not give you bags. You have to go to an upholstery person to make those. I paid 200 for those. By the time I got to my first airline charge it took the price to about what a new khatsalano costs. Food for thought. Only a structural engineer or a good naval arch could tell you if the double bulkheads are as sound as a one piece construction. The only way for the folks out here in the peanut gallery to figure it out is for some solid surf landings. In winter surf I run out of talent quick, so you will have to wait til late spring for the report. The VCP is built like a tank and I suspect no weakness. However, loose bolts will leak and flood a hatch. (I know this to be true.) One final thought: Ralph Diaz is right when he says that a folding kayak can be stored assembled and paddled on a whim just like any other boat. Folding kayaks do not mean they must be stored that way. It could be your regular and travel boat. Rob Gibbert *************************************************************************** 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 Tue Jan 08 2002 - 08:52:16 PST
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