Subject: Re: [baidarka] Number of Boats, Was: Umiak
From: George Parsons (GHParsons@msn.com)
Date: Mon Oct 15 2001 - 17:50:29 EDT
You can never be too rich, too thin or have too many bikes or boats. I am
glad to hear that I am not the only one with more toys than storage space. I
just told my wife I am building the umiak this winter. ( I'll spring the 3rd
recovery kayak on her later in the season.) She usually "suggests" that I get
rid of something to accomodate the new toy, but not this time. Maybe I am
wearing her down.
I currently have 4 bikes (2 road, 2 mountain), 4 kayaks ( 2 skin recovery
types, a Bill Low Excalibur skin baidarka and the my original boat, a 60 lb
Prion Seayak (that Bill in a brilliant bit of marketing dubbed the "Queen
Mary") . The garage also houses 2 windsurfers, my brother-in-law's canoe and
a Sunfish. In the cellar, my son stores one of his two canoes. Possible
genetic link here?
George
----- Original Message -----
From: kirk olsen
Sent: Monday, October 15, 2001 5:37 PM
Subject: Re: [baidarka] Number of Boats, Was: Umiak
At 04:50 PM 10/15/01 -0400, Juan wrote:
>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 expect Harvey Golden to be our "loser" in the sensible boat fleet category.
Between my wife and I:
Dyson design 5.7 baidarka
VCP PinTail - my go anywhere in any condition kayak
VCP Nordkapp HM - wifes boat
Futura Carrera - race surf ski
Necky Jive - whitewater/surfing/rolling session kayak
Wenonah Jensen 17 - family canoe
Old Town Tripper - freight canoe
WeNoNah J200 - solo racing canoe
2 WeNoNah usca tandems - in theory one to race, one beater for practice
Under construction child size greenland kayak
Coming in the spring - small tandem recreational kayak (probably purchased).
Seriously contemplating - a convertible Kayaks Hawaii surf ski/outrigger canoe
I would buy a used Mako surf ski if I could find one, the price of a new one
keeps it as a
contemplation.
kirk
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