Like the video ideas, especially distribution on cable systems. Don't expect many kayak manufacturers (sans Broze) to endorse this, though. Most manufacturers want to sell boats and regard "scare tactics" as anathema to sales. Responsible guys like Matt are rare. Matt earned my undying respect when he told me to __not__ buy one of his high-performance boats when I stumbled into his shop as a bare-assed newbie, back in '92 (was that 1892 or 1792? I'm so old I forget!) and asked for "... a stable boat ..." Seriously, a video that goes home with the boat is a good move. A good share of new boaters will look at it. And, mass-produced, a video is cheap. With DVD players ubiquitous, a CD could slide into a pocket of the owner's pamphlet and help retailers absolve themselves of some of the responsibility. If I were suggesting the ACA take steps to solve the problem, I'd make that a priority. The pamphlet identifies pieces of the problem. The next step is to solve the problem. -- Dave Kruger Astoria, OR *************************************************************************** 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 Fri Apr 18 2003 - 08:30:08 PDT
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