I stopped by a kayak shop today and they had a rigged out hobbie ,sails ,pontoons ,drive unit .
5,700.00 Dollars
Ouch
Love my wood
Ron
Made me appreciate my wooden boats
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Re: Made me appreciate my wooden boats
had to have one when they 1st came out ( I was still working then ) in 06/07
Still have it, the only plastic boat I have left.
but she is the genesis for this.
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And yes I love my wooden boats.That hull is doing the Colorado freeze trip this weekend, sorry you couldn't make it Ron, really wanted to see that Northwind (like I need another project right now )
MM
Still have it, the only plastic boat I have left.
but she is the genesis for this.
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And yes I love my wooden boats.That hull is doing the Colorado freeze trip this weekend, sorry you couldn't make it Ron, really wanted to see that Northwind (like I need another project right now )
MM
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Re: Made me appreciate my wooden boats
Ron....
On the Brazos with you Darrell and Bill if you will remember Bill had his new Kevlar Canoe that he dropped $2,100.00 for and it was considered a second ( scratched ) not the top ( showroom ) that goes for full price.
The Sasquatch ( 14x30 ) that I made , got the kit from Matt back in the dark ages when they were available , and added some more expense to it. Especially that Teflon paint for the bottom along with the primer ( filler ) paint for it. Anyway with the kit and all the rest of the expense I figured the Sasquatch cost me $600.00 for everything to make it the way I did. I did go overboard when making this one since it is the one I plan on having for a long time.
Now Bills Kevlar canoe weighed 32 pounds and the Sasquatch weighs 30 pounds.
As I told Bill , I could make three of my canoes for what his cost and still have beer money left over.
The Sasquatch was almost double the price of what I normally can make a boat for , especially a Pirogue. Making a wood boat does have a lot of advantages.
On the Brazos with you Darrell and Bill if you will remember Bill had his new Kevlar Canoe that he dropped $2,100.00 for and it was considered a second ( scratched ) not the top ( showroom ) that goes for full price.
The Sasquatch ( 14x30 ) that I made , got the kit from Matt back in the dark ages when they were available , and added some more expense to it. Especially that Teflon paint for the bottom along with the primer ( filler ) paint for it. Anyway with the kit and all the rest of the expense I figured the Sasquatch cost me $600.00 for everything to make it the way I did. I did go overboard when making this one since it is the one I plan on having for a long time.
Now Bills Kevlar canoe weighed 32 pounds and the Sasquatch weighs 30 pounds.
As I told Bill , I could make three of my canoes for what his cost and still have beer money left over.
The Sasquatch was almost double the price of what I normally can make a boat for , especially a Pirogue. Making a wood boat does have a lot of advantages.
Remember:
Amateurs built the Ark...... Professionals built the Titanic
Visit some fine paddlers at The Southern Paddler
Amateurs built the Ark...... Professionals built the Titanic
Visit some fine paddlers at The Southern Paddler
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Re: Made me appreciate my wooden boats
Chuck and watching you and Bill paddle they were close in performance.
Ron
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