tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18086284.post1485449273454802585..comments2023-12-05T06:43:30.070-05:00Comments on Canadian Ckayaker: T Anyone?Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10632365495050691161noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18086284.post-28840070916164087452007-12-07T11:34:00.000-05:002007-12-07T11:34:00.000-05:00Grease ain't gonna cut it - scrubs off too easily ...Grease ain't gonna cut it - scrubs off too easily in the slush, shish and ice. Best bet is the old Newfoundland trick of sheathing the bows and waterline in greenhart - tough as the dickens, and it'll only add a few hundred pounds to the QCC.<BR/>Been too breezy here for paddling -steady 60-gusting-to-80 sort of stuff. Have also been doing the Ho-HO-Ho thing at HH - about double my normal hours. <BR/>Jim and I laced up the hull for a new VOLKSKAYAK for Joanie, his lady, last night - docked an inch from the topsides, and another inch from the spreader for the beam - the VK experiment continues. I have the panels for my next one cut out and faired - giving some very serious thought to mucking with the bottom panels to produce a lower displacement hull...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18086284.post-51094286402097678252007-12-07T09:54:00.000-05:002007-12-07T09:54:00.000-05:00Claire - That would add all new meaning to the fil...Claire - That would add all new meaning to the film 'Grease' now wouldn't it?<BR/><BR/>Silbs - perhaps I should have used another word... I didn't intend to raise heart rates across the country!Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10632365495050691161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18086284.post-80963697586321472832007-12-07T06:48:00.000-05:002007-12-07T06:48:00.000-05:00Thanks for the heads up, I missed this T shirt des...Thanks for the heads up, I missed this T shirt design. Besides, I love it when you use the word "naked" :>)Silbshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12561606347525787459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18086284.post-60233076077827457952007-12-07T02:54:00.000-05:002007-12-07T02:54:00.000-05:00looks like you could use some extra clothes to kee...looks like you could use some extra clothes to keep out the chill. <BR/>could you grease the boat up to stop the ice sticking? that might make it hard to get it back on the car though.clairesgardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17717145894222550969noreply@blogger.com