Re: [Paddlewise] Boat names

From: RAPHAEL RENTA <renta_at_prodigy.net>
Date: Wed, 17 Nov 2004 21:10:48 -0800 (PST)
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Dave,

Your note made me laugh. "Frankenboat" is the name now
being given to Chris Duff's boat, the one he took
around New Zealand's South Island which is described
in his book "Southern Exposure". I had a chance to
paddle that boat, a bit. It still handles well, but
Chris told me the boat had been so badly damaged by a
bad surf landing during the trip that he could
literally fold the stern over the bow. The cockpit had
been virtually torn out. It's been repaired of course,
but you can see how much damage had been done. Yet
it's continues to be Chris' favorite boat. Now that's
loyalty.

Raphael

--- Dave Kruger <kdruger_at_pacifier.com> wrote:

> I refer to my red Folbot Kodiak, which is so
> extensively modified that it has 
> only token resemblance to a stock model ...
> "Frankenboat."
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