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Re: Other: scratches on our beautiful boats
By:Sean Dawe
Date: 10/3/2011, 6:21 pm
In Response To: Re: Other: scratches on our beautiful boats (Etienne Muller)

: If I get a scratch on my boat I throw it away and build a new one

: Et

If your boat is NOT getting scratched, then you are not using it hard enough. It's the nature of the beast.

Here's my view on building my boats: I don't go out of my way to look them too "refined". The more you fuss over the finish, the more you'll fret over every ding and scrape. I like to think of my boats as "work" boats. Strong but not necessarily "lookers" in the sense that they're like a piece of fine furniture.

Besides, a good scrape or gouge usually has a good accompanying story.

Cheers,

Sean

Messages In This Thread

Other: scratches on our beautiful boats
dave mckinney -- 10/3/2011, 4:01 pm
Re: Other: scratches on our beautiful boats
Josh Blumberg -- 10/3/2011, 4:14 pm
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ancient kayaker -- 10/3/2011, 5:32 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 10/4/2011, 2:17 am
Scratches on our beautiful boats
Jay Babina -- 10/4/2011, 9:08 am
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Etienne Muller -- 10/3/2011, 6:15 pm
Re: Other: scratches on our beautiful boats
Sean Dawe -- 10/3/2011, 6:21 pm
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Bryan Kapteyn -- 10/4/2011, 4:34 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 10/4/2011, 4:37 pm
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Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 10/3/2011, 6:45 pm
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Eric M. -- 10/3/2011, 7:02 pm
Re: Other: scratches on our beautiful boats *PIC*
Kurt Maurer -- 10/3/2011, 7:09 pm
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Glen Smith -- 10/3/2011, 7:13 pm
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Kurt Maurer -- 10/3/2011, 7:28 pm
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Glen Smith -- 10/3/2011, 7:55 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 10/4/2011, 2:22 am
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Rob Macks / Laughing Loon CC&K -- 10/5/2011, 2:44 pm
I rarely get scratches in a SOF . . . just sayin *NM*
Dave Gentry -- 10/3/2011, 7:20 pm
Re: I rarely get scratches in a SOF . . . just say
Noel Bennett -- 10/4/2011, 11:42 pm
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Les Cheeseman -- 10/4/2011, 4:14 am
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Yostwerks -- 10/4/2011, 12:32 pm
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ancient kayaker -- 10/5/2011, 12:02 pm
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StephenHJ -- 10/5/2011, 2:10 pm
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Kirk Fredericks - Farback Carpentry and Automation -- 10/5/2011, 6:52 am
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Bryan Hansel -- 10/8/2011, 11:36 am