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Re: Better than memory
By:Deni Bloomquist
Date: 11/1/1999, 4:02 pm

> Canoe & Kayak Buyers Guide indicates that the competition was won by
> Clemson University and weighed in at 120# at 21'.

> The boat was constructed from Portland cement, lightweight aggregate and
> carbon fiber.

> I suspect there may have been several catagories for awards.

> Competitions like this are not worth noting. They tend to attract people
> who bend the rules, and then the rules are changed. (One way to bend the
> rules: build a lightweight wood strip canoe (35-40#) add Portland cement
> as balast)

George- If we had not started bending the rules we would never have come out of the trees. -Deni

Messages In This Thread

Re: Better than memory
Deni Bloomquist -- 11/1/1999, 4:02 pm
Re: Better than memory
Rehd -- 11/1/1999, 11:30 pm
tree pressures
Ed Valley -- 11/2/1999, 12:49 pm
Re: tree pressures
Rehd -- 11/2/1999, 1:33 pm
Re: Back to the trees
Ian Johnston -- 11/2/1999, 3:14 am
Re: You Forgot Seth
Mike Hanks -- 11/2/1999, 9:30 am
Re: You Forgot Seth
Ian Johnston -- 11/3/1999, 2:31 am
Re: You Forgot Seth
lee -- 11/3/1999, 6:22 am
Re: You Forgot Seth
Rehd -- 11/2/1999, 1:31 pm
Re: Back to the trees
Rehd -- 11/2/1999, 3:47 am
Re: Better than memory
lee -- 11/2/1999, 12:10 am