On Dec 18, 2007 6:42 PM, Dave Kruger <kdruger_at_pacifier.com> wrote: > I back channeled this to Craig Jungers in response to his plea for > something to roust him from his winter blahs. It cheered him up. the > fact > that my boat project got out of the garage cheered me up a lot more, > believe me! It certainly did cheer me up!!! I'm now looking forward to more essays from Dave as he uses his new kayaking mother ship for new adventures. > In any case, although a bit off topic, here are links to latest photos, > and > some text describing where I am at: I certainly hope that the moderator doesn't feel that kayaking via a mother ship will produce anything to far off of the paddling theme. I know there are several of us who are in the advanced stages of getting a mother ship operation going to enhance our paddling fun. I believe that as long as the end result is kayaking, then posts about mother ships should be totally on topic. (moderator comment - motherships are fine so long as it stays non-commercial and maintains some paddling connection, motherships are just a way to get to more interesting locations - I consider the topic on par with asking/talking about cars - from a moderating standpoint - some very relevent points, and great story potential, but easy for some people to go astray. Periodic updates on the rebuild are worthwhile as others may be considering a rehab'ed mothership based on your "frugal" approach to this) At any rate, for me the mother ship is a way of getting me farther afield than I can by kayak alone. While we can often reach exotic locales by car and ferry the really fun places require more time (or money) than is often available. A small, trailerable power boat seems to me to be the perfect symbiot (is that word?) for kayaks. I plan to have my 25-foot Carver Santa Cruz ready to go by spring for less than $10,000 total outlay including electronics and kayak racks.... and heater! Just how much less remains to be seen. So far I'm out $3500 plus sales tax and registration fees of abut $400. Craigslist (www.craigslist.org) is full of 1970s powerboats in the 21 to 26 foot range for less than $5000; often with fresh overhauls on engines and outdrives. Almost all of these would be suitable for a personal mother ship adaptation. Craig Jungers Moses Lake, WA *************************************************************************** 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 Thu Dec 20 2007 - 03:55:05 PST
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