Date: Wed, 8 Jul 1998 12:09:33 -0400
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To: baidarka@lists.intelenet.net
From: "Craig O'Donnell" <dadadata@friend.ly.net>
Subject: Re:[baidarka] successful trip
>Just got back from a fantastic trip in the BWCAW... the wood and canvas
>greenland style I finished two weeks earlier proved more than seaworthy,
>although the rocks did a number on the keel, mostly scraping the paint off;
>I wish I had installed the oak rub strips.
>
>Some advice, please, from the many knowledgeable international paddlers...
>
>As I returned today, my wife showed to me an ad in a local paper for a "17
>foot kayak (Folboat) Rigid frame, 2-ply gray vinyl coated canvas skin, 1-ply
>red vinyl coated canvas deck. Open cockpit, two seater. $300 (US dollars)
That's quite a good price - depends how old, etc.
Craig O'Donnell
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