Subject: Re: [baidarka] wood and canvas kayak
From: Pearce (pearce@cablespeed.com)
Date: Tue Apr 08 2003 - 12:36:46 EDT
Can you post a pic? [you'll need to post it to a website as
the mailing list software removes any attachments - ed.]
Darren
----- Original Message -----
From: "Donald L Blakeman" <blakeman@usgs.gov>
To: <baidarka@paddlewise.net>
Sent: Monday, April 07, 2003 2:13 PM
Subject: [baidarka] wood and canvas kayak
> Don Blakeman
> Geophysicist
> National Earthquake Information Center
> blakeman@usgs.gov
>
> Hi,
>
> I'm hoping that you can give me some insight into the value of an
"antique"
> wood and fabric kayak that I own. This boat is at least 50 years old, has
> a wooden frame with a doped fabric skin. I think it was built from a kit,
> is about 10 feet long and has a large rectangular cockpit opening. I have
> no other information on maker, model or origin.
>
> I was planning to restore and rejuvinate the fabric and dope this summer.
> Unfortunately, a very heavy, wet snowfall collapsed the shed where the
boat
> was stored. It may be irreparable, but I could use insurance compensation
> to try to fix the boat. However, I don't know how to assign a value. I
> know that this is a difficult to impossible question, but could anyone
give
> me some guidelines I might use to determine it's worth?
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