Subject: Re: [baidarka] Number of Boats, Was: Umiak
From: Mark Reuten (clinker@look.ca)
Date: Tue Oct 16 2001 - 10:29:00 EDT
Juan, I actually do choose the boat to suit weather conditions but more
often some other criteria steps in. It's amazing how the need or desire for
yet another boat does not diminish with the accumulation of boats. I know
for a fact that I need at least half a dozen more to satisfy my current
boating interests.
Mark Reuten
www.nomadboatbuilding.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Juan Ochoa" <jochoa@ll.mit.edu>
To: <baidarka@paddlewise.net>
Sent: Monday, October 15, 2001 1:50 PM
Subject: [baidarka] Number of Boats, Was: Umiak
> Mark Reuten wrote:
>
> >Nine of them [boats] is plenty for now.
>
> Tom Wainright wrote:
>
> >I'm building my forth and I'm already getting comments from my
friends...
>
>
> This brings up a burning question: Just how many boats do you all have?
Does
> it get to the golf analogy, "Gee the wind looks like 12 knots today. I
think
> I'll paddle the #9 boat today."
>
> As a cyclist, I can attest to the collection of toys. Between my wife and
I,
> we have 7 bikes: 2 racing, 2 out-grown racing bikes, 2 mountain bikes, and
a
> spare mountain bike. Not to mention the spare wheel sets, etc.
>
> I shudder to think what is going to happen when I start building kayaks.
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