Phil writes: "In Australia I see a lot of people carry there boats into the water and do a tippy balancing maneuver to avoid pulling their boats across the sand." Nadgee owners, as well as Mirage owners seem to clown around with the cowboy entry on the water. Then a few scatches collect, and by and by the boat becomes a beach ram like any other! PT *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
On Sun, 10 Nov 2002 06:27:55 +1100, "PeterO" <rebyl_kayak_at_iprimus.com.au> said: > I've seen dedicated boat owners out here put what looks like a fine > stretch > fabric stocking over their boats before removing them from the water to > avoid scratches, these were racing boats and apparently scratches can > slow them down. Scratches plus UV is bad for the ungelcoated boats. Once on the beach stuff sticks to the boat so putting the bag on before the boat touches the ground works best. I tend to move the boat straight from the water to the car, then put the bag on while it's on the car. Kirk 4 boats in bags -- http://fastmail.fm - A fast, anti-spam email service. *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
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