Date: Wed, 8 Jul 1998 23:05:19 -0500 (CDT)
Message-Id: <199807090405.XAA20222@atlantis.nconnect.net>
To: baidarka@lists.intelenet.net
From: pathfndr@nconnect.net (Rich Frey)
Subject: Re:[baidarka] successful trip
bboT, You wrote: I'll bet this is an OLD folbot. Preferable to the new in
my book. They
>had aluminum stringers and (marine?) ply ribs/bulkheads/forms around which
>the stringers are bent. Skin was originally naugahyde. Actually a pretty
>good imitation of sealskin, I'll bet...
I checked it out today; it is old, 25 years old, built from a kit by an old
Latvian immigrant (He's very, VERY old, now, anyway.) I think his elderly
wife wants him to get it out of the garage. This boat LOOKED to be about
three years old, very well crafted and solid. It has two layers of naugahyde
on the hull and one on the deck with not a scratch or gouge in it. He had a
sailing rig for it (homemade, I think) and a rudder that had never been
attached, but had all the hardware for it. The ferruled paddles are
original, purchased from folboat. All parts are wood except bow cap and tail
cap/ rudder which are steel or very thick aluminum- no aluminum stringers.
It looks like a classic: very wide beam, fairly flat bottom, and in 'like
new' condition.
...Depending on shape, I'd scoop it up...
I am having second thoughts because: A) It's not light (80lbs? -he didn't
know) not very portage-able, and while I probably wouldn't sell it, resale
is ????? B)Also, my wife wants a fenced in playground for her huskies so
they can work out their pecking order BEFORE they're hooked to the sled.
Priorities vs. well, priorities... C) If I can justify it as an investment,
I'll probably buy. But what is it worth (beyond the obvious spirit I sense
it has, which is priceless)
>
Rich