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no going to the darkside

I've tried the butt boat..it's just not for me. I like a canoe...so versatile and a whole lot of fun paddling with a friend. I can load her up and go camping and have enough room to make the entire experience very pleasurable.

I hope the club always has a fleet of canoe owners... it's how it all started.

WHOA! Wardie, you've just made a few life-long friends with the club's
t-grippers without even paddling on one of the TCT trips yet with the glowing commentary on canoes. :1:

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Originally Posted by BOBK (Post 570)

The meer mention a 1967 Chrysler Newport brings back a flood of memories of my youth. We refered the the above mentioned vehicle and all the others of comparable size as "Motels on Wheels", I need not explain why. You know JP you could use the nickname for your behemoth, I mean canoe. Gee, I wonder if that makes my kayak comparable to the legendary and equally dreaded CORVAIR? It shows you age if you need not Google Corvair.

We can try to call her Newport. I think most of the kayaks in the club are more akin to the Cobalt or Cruise...Corvair-equivalent kayaks would have that old look?like my boat, horn-rimmed glasses, and leisure suits.:smile:

JP, your canoe is so legendary they named a lake in Mill Creek Park after it. I like the Cobalt/Cruze comment concerning forward thinking vehicles like kayaks.

Actually the 1965 and later Covairs were remarkably good cars with independent rear suspension. Nader railed at the pre-65 units and won the lawsuits . Too bad loved the Turbocharged Spyder. There you go JP..call her Spyder. Wardie

Having 2 canoes and a kayak (butt boat?) I want to weigh in here. I can't say where I prefer my 12.5ft kayak over my 16ft canoes. Maybe in some skinny early season creeks or maybe if I want to go fast for a short distance. But overall I like the way my canoe goes in most every situation. It's more comfortable and I can move around. I can kneel, I can sit (with or without a seatback) and I can stand and stretch if I want to. Come to think of it, I could have a Catholic service in a canoe ( sit stand kneel pray).
My canoes have names. My kayak is just...my kayak.
If cars are the metaphor here ( is that too big a word for you Bob K) my Mad River Explorer (The Funny Bunny ) is an SUV. Heavy. Handles the big load for tandem camping. Goes over the rough stuff easy yet is fun to play in solo.
The Old Town Penobscot ( Scotty ) is a sport sedan. Light,and fast. Handles great. Load it up and travel. I did my 75 mile solo Allegheny trip in this baby.
My kayak (my kayak) would be an economy car. It get's me from point A to B, and its fun to drive, but I wouldn't want to go to far in it !

I met a three once, but I don't think I ever met a four.

Hey Bob, I bet you met a few 3's, but what the heck, they look like 10's at closing time!!!!!

I think of my kayak as a honda. It's nicer than a cobalt but it's no sports car.

BTW - I've heard people who buy big boats are compensating for something.
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