"Tinkerntom" wrote in news:1111128964.667304.272610
@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com:


Cracked Pumpkinhead wrote:
Hey WILF!!!!!!

DITTO!!!!!!!!! I'm up, I'm down...... ARGHHHHHH

I mean.....I don't want to make my Civic into a convertible and I sure
don't want to crunch anyone else on the highway with a 17' or 18'
pretty red Kayak (I prefer red tee hee) but................ **** DAMN
**** DAMN **** (pops always said I had a potty mouth) here's the
lowdown: $ 530.00 just for the rack (with the suggested stretcher bar
thingy's required for my tiny little car)
$ 150.00 Kayak cradle thingy (Ughhh)
$ 30.00 Installation
Okay, wait now I'm not finished yet........... total those numbers up
and whatcha get.....
$ 710.00 right? Wrong.........I live in lovely Ontario and will have
to pay 15% taxes on top of that which comes to a whoppin $816.50
smackeroonie's

ARGHHHHH FRICKA FRACKA GR(*#&(*^@(#^$&^!

Ya know....... I was searching the Auto classifieds I was so ****ed
off! Go figure......I won't pay $816.50 to put a darn rack system on
my car but instead GET A WHOLE NEW VEHICLE! HAHAHAHA. There's a
method to my madness. I'm not quite sure yet but I'll let ya know
what that is when I figure it out.

I'll carry the damn thing all the way to Algonquin before I give em $
816.50 DAGNABBIT! Regardless, I second the "can we get a resolution
before the summer?" question.

Phewwwwwwww ........... I feel much better now.

So, hows everybody doin?

DiAne
http://cracked_pumpkinhead.tripod.com/shaggies

Hey C-P, you mention that you have a Honda Civic, which is about as
short a car as there is for putting a Kayak on.

At a symposium a few years ago I saw one of those new Mini's by BMW with not
one, but two NDK Romany's on it.

I have a folding sea kayak, called a Folbot. This is a SOF (skin on
Frame) boat that can be dissasembled, and put inside your car, Voila'
no rack needed, and a bunch of problems solved.

Personally, I think that someone just getting into the sport is better off
looking at something more general purpose and not look at niche market
models. A folbot may be great if you understand the advantages and
limitations but most people getting started likely don't have a clear idea
regarding the type of paddling they'll be doing in two years. Some people
don't care if they ever learn how to roll a kayak, while for others it's
about the first thing they want to learn after paddling forward. For the
latter folkes, a kayak with a large open cockpit and 30" wide is not going
to be a good choice.

From what I've seen folding boat advocates are almost as overzealous in
their recommendations for a kayak than wood boat builders. Even though I've
built two wood boats myself and love my cedar strip boat, I realize that it
works for me and the kind of paddling I like doing and wouldn't suggest that
building a cedar strip kayak would be the best choice for someone just
getting started in the sport.