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It's more than an addiction, it's a total mindset
By:Paul G. Jacobson
Date: 9/14/2001, 3:20 am

I have finally been struck by the phrase that keeps popping up on this board:
"My next boat will be a _______"

Once a person starts building these things they get easier and easier to do. Some people are trying to build a fleet of kayaks, and want each one to be a different constructon method. We should have some type of award for someone who builds a stripper, a stitch-and-glue, and a skin-on-frame -- with maybe an added ribbon or star if they also make a boat from some less common materials (concrete, paper, etc.) or construction techniques (folding boat, sectional takeapart, etc.)

The addiction is undeniable; the mindset inescapable. I can only wonder if the poor folk who paddle store-bought boats can even understand the concept that they might be paddling ( and owning) a different boat every 6 months to a year.
I'm sure the really, really rich paddlers can understand this -- they just buy a new model when they tire of hte old one -- but there are not a lot of people with that much $$$ to burn.

It is just us, the lucky many who can dream of owning a boat, and then another and then another and so on. And even better, we can make those dreams come true by putting in a few hours of effort in a garage, basement, or even a living room. :)

PGJ

Messages In This Thread

It's more than an addiction, it's a total mindset
Paul G. Jacobson -- 9/14/2001, 3:20 am
Re: Addiction
Jim -- 9/14/2001, 3:37 pm
I'm not Addicted
Shawn Baker -- 9/14/2001, 4:51 pm
I can quit any time I want.......
Pete Rudie -- 9/17/2001, 11:31 am
Re: I can quit any time I want.......
Rehd -- 9/17/2001, 11:07 pm
Re: I am addicted.......
daren neufeld -- 9/15/2001, 10:31 am
Re: I am addicted.......
Ken Sutherland -- 9/15/2001, 10:31 pm
Re: I am addicted.......
daren neufeld -- 9/15/2001, 10:47 pm
Re: I'm not Addicted
Jim -- 9/14/2001, 6:56 pm
Re: Addiction
Don Beale -- 9/14/2001, 4:32 pm
Re: Addiction
Ben Staley -- 9/14/2001, 5:40 pm
Re: It's more than an addiction, it's a total mind
Dean Trexel -- 9/14/2001, 12:02 pm
Re: It's more than an addiction, it's a total mind
Scott Fitzgerrell -- 9/14/2001, 12:59 pm
Stritcher - Strip & Glue - Stipper ?? *NM*
Shawn Baker -- 9/14/2001, 1:18 pm
Re: It's more than an addiction, it's a total mind
Warwick Carter -- 9/14/2001, 11:24 am
Re: It's more than an addiction, it's a total mind
Chris Menard -- 9/14/2001, 10:10 am
Re: Few...
Don Beale -- 9/14/2001, 1:19 pm
Re: It's more than an addiction, it's a total mind
Ken Sutherland -- 9/14/2001, 4:12 am
and then he said:
Paul G. Jacobson -- 9/14/2001, 5:32 pm