Re: Appreciate suggestions for what canoe/kayak to get.

Watch the racks on top.  I tore one off on a tree branch.

What about that sailboat?  Does it have a trailer?  could you use one 
trailer for both?  Or switch off- some days tailer the canoe, some days 
the sailboat?  I had a trailer that could take three sea kayaks plus a 
sunfish.  Upstairs / downstairs.  Even had a place for the sail and mast 
and stuff.  Want a photo?  I can dig one up.

A trailer is easier to load- the boat doesn't have to get lifted up so 
high.  And then you also have a place for firewood, wet clothes, etc.

Are you sure you want to take the dog?  Is she used to small boats?  


-Dan


sandy <fossilnut@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in news:100f0554-6aac-4192-9f1e-
23a9a51dbb9f@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> I want to buy either a canoe or a kayak and I'm hoping you can help me
> make a decision.  My needs are:
> 
> 1.  It must be able to accommodate me and my (65 lb.) dog Princess.
> (Hubby recently passed away and Princess and I want to go travelling/
> fi****ng/messing around.)
> 
> 2.  It must be fairly light and ****table.  I'm 63 and have noticed
> that canoes that we had a few years ago kept getting heavier & heavier
> as the years went by!!!  I'd really LIKE to be able to carry it
> somehow on my slide-in camper but can't quite picture how that would
> work (the roof has AC & 2 solar panels, etc.  Not sure how well an
> inflatable would work with Princess.  Haven't looked much at folding
> canoes but the ones I've seen on the web didn't look that impressive.
> I might tow a car that I could put the boat on or get a small boat
> trailer.
> 
> 3.  It would be nice to be able to put a small outboard on it (for
> those times when I'm too exhausted/lazy or just want to troll)
> 
> I want to use it mostly for fi****ng/exploring on lakes  but I'd also
> take it down to Baja (Bahia de Conception).
> 
> Right now I've got a Windrider 17 sailboat that I LOVE but it's pretty
> impossible for me to rig by myself and I'd like to be able to easily
> launch a boat by myself.
> 
> Really appreciate your suggestions.  Thanks!
> 
> Sandy