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Re: Storing Kayak
By:Dave Rhoads
Date: 3/29/1999, 12:25 pm
In Response To: Re: Storing Kayak (Mike Scarborough)

> Funny you should ask. A co-worker who stored her boat outside had a very
> unfortunante experience recently. We had a heavy, wet snow. The boat was
> stored on sawhorses beside the house. As the snow warmed, it slid off the
> roof onto the boat. The boat was broken completely in half. The boat was a
> Patuxent 19.5. I am promised that I can see the pictures and send them to
> this BBS when they are available.

Oh the Horror!! Oh the inhumanity!

Mike, your post has just given me the green light (with my wife) on finding storage space in the over-crowded basement.

Thanks! Truly sorry about her loss.

dave.

Messages In This Thread

Storing Kayak
Peter A Sarnosky -- 3/28/1999, 11:30 am
Re: Storing Kayak
Preston Seu -- 3/28/1999, 8:23 pm
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John Herr -- 3/28/1999, 3:58 pm
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Shawn Baker -- 3/28/1999, 3:37 pm
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Brian -- 3/28/1999, 11:28 pm
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Robert Woodard -- 3/29/1999, 4:20 pm
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Mike Scarborough -- 3/28/1999, 11:47 pm
Must not have been one of George's boats ;-^)
Anonymous -- 3/30/1999, 10:50 am
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Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 3/30/1999, 5:51 pm
Re: Storing Kayak
Dave Rhoads -- 3/29/1999, 12:25 pm