On 23 Aug 2003 19:18:51 GMT, (William R. Watt) wrote:


But hey, as far as I'm concerned, a Coleman is a waste of money when you
can buy a couple sheets of 1/4 inch plywood, a tube of PL Premium, a box
of screws, and make your own boat for under $100. My last two boats were
made of one sheet of plywood each and cost less than $25 Canadian per
boat. One is a paddlign boat, the other is a sailing boat. And they suit
my purposes to a "t".


Well, if it fits your purposes well, it's the boat for you!

Personally, I thought about making my own canoe, but the durablity,
fixablity, and low purchase price made me pick a polyethelene Pelican craft.

p.s. Plus it was a lot less work for me!

"Garrison Hilliard" wrote...
(William R. Watt) wrote:

My last two boats were
made of one sheet of plywood each and cost less than $25 Canadian per
boat. One is a paddlign boat, the other is a sailing boat. And they suit
my purposes to a "t".

Well, if it fits your purposes well, it's the boat for you!

Personally, I thought about making my own canoe, but the durablity,
fixablity, and low purchase price made me pick a polyethelene Pelican
craft.

I consider the Coleman to be just about the worst canoe in existence, but it
was the right canoe for a well known canoeist & author for a solo trip in
Canada's far north. Yes, it was a real dog in the water & too awkward &
heavy to carry on long portages. On the positive side, he could buy it
cheap in Yellowknife at the start of the trip. The portages were muskeg, so
he just dragged it. It slid well & he wasn't worried about damage. The end
of the trip was very remote & the cost to fly a canoe out would have been a
few $K. So he sold it dirt cheap at a native community.

Lloyd Bowles
www.madcanoeist.4ever.cc