In a message dated 1/21/2005 7:22:57 PM Pacific Standard Time, melissa_at_bonnyweeboaty.net writes: Personally speaking, scratches and other superficial signs of normal "wear and tear" only indicates to me that a boat has been used, and a used boat is a happy boat! :-) When I think of the aesthetic "looks" of a boat, I'm much more interested in its lines than in whether or not it has a few scratches. Perhaps it wouldn't be such a bad idea if even new boats came with a big old scratch on the deck. At least the proud new owner might then not be so worried about getting that dreaded "first scratch", and would just go paddle the thing. Any boat worth putting in the water is a boat worth scratching! :-) -- Melissa I once saw a T-shirt at a motorcycle event that read "Chicks dig guys with scars", apparently this applies to kayaks as well. Tony *************************************************************************** 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 Sat Jan 22 2005 - 00:36:18 PST
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