Just added two more boats to my collection for a shockingly low price of $250 for the pair. I now own five boats
I misread and thought of this quote. Ironically, your post is even more fitting!There are programs to help with this problem.
Best to store kayaks upside down. Skirts can leak and fill the boat with water.
The second time I almost drowned, I gave up white water kayaking. Still stop at rivers and rapids and am a sucker for WW paddling YouTube videos.Thanks for the tip. I figured the skirts would be enough to keep the water out. I will most likely store them in my cargo trailer. The pic was what the seller had posted. He was a paddling fanatic. It took him two back surgeries before he finally called it quits. I could tell he was getting a sentimental because of how concerned he was about them being strapped down properly. There's a few holes towards the deck that could use to be filled in but otherwise they appear to be in good shape.
I was taught how to roll a kayak when I was about 10. I'm much older and weigh an extra 100lbs. I think I could still roll all the way around, although, not very gracefully. I think one kayak has bulkheads built in and the other has a couple that the owner installed using closed cell foam and silicone sealant. The Chicago river is pretty calm as long as your not dealing with traffic downtown. We've rented kayaks on the North Branch once and in nearby forest preserves the other timesThe second time I almost drowned, I gave up white water kayaking. Still stop at rivers and rapids and am a sucker for WW paddling YouTube videos.
Don't get us started on the "how many boats I've owned at the same time" .... It could get ugly...Your title got me!
I did OWN 2 boats at the same time for a little while.… Bought Tally Ho (my current O’Day 322 ) before I sold Obsession ( my Hunter 280). Luckily I sold the Hunter before the end of the season…but I had to discount the price the cost of winter storage.
I joked that I was starting a fleet…
Tally Ho in the background, Obsession in the foreground…
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Obsession is for sale once again! Nevermind winter storage, I can't imagine how expensive two slips at the same time must've beenYour title got me!
I did OWN 2 boats at the same time for a little while.… Bought Tally Ho (my current O’Day 322 ) before I sold Obsession ( my Hunter 280). Luckily I sold the Hunter before the end of the season…but I had to discount the price the cost of winter storage.
I joked that I was starting a fleet…
Tally Ho in the background, Obsession in the foreground…
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I saw she was for sale…..I didn’t pay for 2 slips…the one next to me was empty, and we’re about 30 days from the end of the season….I hope the statute of limitations has passed on thatObsession is for sale once again! Nevermind winter storage, I can't imagine how expensive two slips at the same time must've been
The Chicago Harbors only checks for stickers and whatnot 2-3 times a season. I knew a guy that managed to stay in various empty slips without paying for an entire season. He'd go for a sail whenever he saw them doing their checksI saw she was for sale…..I didn’t pay for 2 slips…the one next to me was empty, and we’re about 30 days from the end of the season….I hope the statute of limitations has passed on that
Greg
That's a lot of maintenance! I now have two kayaks, an O'Day 25, 8' rowing dinghy and a 19' motorboat. I got my first boat, which was a 420, for free when I was 14. We popped it on top of the station wagon and hauled it home for some repairs. I had taken the rub rail off because it was broken in multiple pieces and didn't bother to put the screws back in.Seven kayaks, two canoes, two sailboats, and an aluminum fishing boat.
I raced ww slolam in high school. Taught myself how to roll the Summer after my freshman year. We'd just moved to New Hampshire the year before, so we spent the Summer visiting friends back in Florida. I practiced off the dock at Clearwater Bay Marine Ways. Every time I wet exited, I'd have to climb up the barnacle covered pilings to get out, right the boat, emtpy it on the dock, and climb back in to try again. Lots of incentive to learn quickly.
-Will