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From: "Garth Irwin" <garthirwin_at_telus.net>
To: <paddlewise_at_paddlewise.net>
Subject: trip correction
Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2002 14:07:14 -0500
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On Oct 21 my brother Kevin and I completed a 7 month kayak trip from
Victoria to Juneau and back.  On Oct 28 a posting on Paddlewise =
reporting on
our return was posted and has subsequently been brought to our =
attention.
Included in this posting was the authors observations regarding the post
trip state of our boats and his personal conclusion that Kevin's Seaward
Quest did not hold up as well as my Current Designs Expedition.  We do =
not
agree with the authors conclusions and feel that Seaward has been =
unfairly
maligned.   It was also erroneously stated that Kevin is in the market =
for a
Nordkapp, further implying dissatisfaction with the Quest.

     The posting correctly stated that Kevin's Quest showed more obvious
signs of repair than did my Expedition.  However this was not due to any
deficiencies in the layup of the Quest as the author implied.  As the =
saying
goes, appearances can be misleading - many repairs were also made to the
hull of the Expedition. The difference was that Kevin used Bondo on his
Quest, which dries green and makes repairs obvious whereas I chose to =
use
Marinetek on my Expedition, which dries white and blended in with the =
white
gelcoat.

We would like to point out that the repairs done to both boats were =
minor;
building up (fibreglassing) of wear points and filling in deep scratches =
in
the gelcoat.  Neither boat suffered from any major structural problems
despite the heavy use they received.  We were very happy with the
performance and strength of both boats.

Regarding the comments that Kevin is in a market for a Nordkapp -  Kevin
spoke to the author about his goal of circumnavigating NZ's major =
islands.
He did indeed comment that this would most likely be in a Nordkapp.
However, this sentiment was not based on any dissatisfaction with the =
Quest.
At the time Kev made these comments we foresaw having to sell his boat
rather than have it shipped home.  Therefore his comments reflected our
financial situation and what is available on the NZ market.  He has now
returned to NZ and we are investigating the matter further.  If it does
prove to be cost effective (vs purchasing a NZ made boat) then the Quest
will be shipped Down Under as soon as we can afford to do so.  Otherwise =
I
will be buying it off him (when I can afford to do so!)

Cheers,
  Garth Irwin
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