Paddlewisers, It may have not happened this time, but the purchasing of kayak manufacturers by large corporations seems to be a trend, one that I haven't been liking. It seems that more and more the kayak manufacturers, many of them now owned by large corporations, are looking for only more profits by selling mediocre designs and lay-ups for the mass public rather than sea kayakers. I see this trend making home designed and built kayaks more of an attractive alternative in the future. The cycle is coming close to being complete: In the past, kayaks were built at home because there weren't manufacturers, and in the future, kayaks will be built at home because the ones being manufactured are crap. Duane Stroaker Southern California www.rollordrown.com --- Matt Broze <mkayaks_at_oz.net> wrote: > I've been informed that there is no truth to > this rumor. > > Matt Broze > www.marinerkayaks.com *************************************************************************** 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 Jul 23 2004 - 05:54:16 PDT
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