Picked up Doug Alderson's S&G kayak today for $500.00. The Valley rear oval and front round hatches are in as new condition; the ocean cockpit is recessed its full perimeter - nothing like the vast majority of home-made or kit kayaks out there, looking almost like a high-end factory boat. The recessed fitting are bombproof with stainless steel pins. I'll be on the water tomorrow - been one year plus a day since my heart surgery; almost forgot what kayaking might be like, so looking forward to paddling again. Other than my Nordkapp, this is probably one of the few boats around here I'd consider well-built enough for me to take out, compared to most of the oil-canning crude out there. Doug Lloyd *************************************************************************** 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 Feb 16 2008 - 21:25:37 PST
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