I Bought a Kayak
June 24th, 2006
![]() Perception Eclipse, originally uploaded by woofiegrrl. |
I bought a kayak this morning! It’s a used plastic Perception Eclipse, 17′ long. I happened to glance at Craigslist just a few minutes after someone had posted an ad for this boat, and the price was really good so I immediately e-mailed to ask if I could come take a look at it. The guy happened to be just a couple of miles away, which is fortunate because the DC Craigslist covers a pretty broad area.
This morning I took a look, lifted it, sat in it, etc. - and decided to buy it. This is the first time I’ve owned a “real” boat - I had a Clearwater Designs rec boat a year or two ago, but I sold it because a rec boat wasn’t what I wanted. I’ll now be returning the Gulfstream to Woody and hopefully this boat wont sink once I get it on the water, ha! The guy was selling it because he’d just finished building a Chesapeake Light Craft boat, so hopefully there’s not really anything wrong with this one. I’m sure it will be fine, and I’m eager to try it! Oh, and the seller included a spray skirt, so I don’t have to worry about buying one that doesn’t fit! (I returned that one today.) |
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