> good morning Paul, I lose touch with how my words may sound when typed in
> the wee hours. Yes, yes, a gorgeous home made boat any day,any water,even
> on the back porch. It's just this cocaine like insistance on what is the
> WAY of RIGHT construction in comparison to "sub-standard"
> construction is so lacking in perspective. This board can be like some day
> paddling excursions, there is a general willingness on most participants
> to share a good time or at least useful info. I meant to say that
> something to the effect that his boat has little to do with surviving
> expeditions,or that his boat with all its imperfections is probably a lot
> stronger than he thinks it is. Heck , I talked to a guy a few days ago
> whose CLC 17 flew off his car with only deep scractches as the result.

> So, give me the bones and skin for a boat instead of a grumman, but at
> least with the grumman one wouldn't try and do anything in a hurry.

> Connected to nothing in particular: I worked at a kayak/canoe store in
> California, they provided the royalex canoe for some big hollywood movie.
> The canoe was covered up with so much plywood and materials to look like
> an indian bark canoe, we laughed our heads off because the thing weighed
> close to 200 lbs, the ends turned up almost 3 ft. oh reality is so cruel.
> I think the guy that was in "water world" or the
> "Postman" was in it.

lee,

I'm impressed with your resume that I've gleaned from your last few posts -- building bicycle wheels, selling canoes and kayaks,... Cool jobs! Not profitable, but way cool. Let me guess -- you drive a 1973 VW MicroBus Westfalia (the one with the pop-up camper top) with Grateful Dead stickers on it, too ;-)

Dean