Alright, I'll biteLouie wrote:What do you think is the main reason?
1) Yeah, that. Except having a stupid stable barge guarantees your bracing skills suck. Don't need 'em. You'll learn the importance of cross-bow and the 15 other strokes you'll need to avoid that rock, let alone make the darned thing turn. Makes going from a stable boat that doesn't want to turn to a less stable boat the doesn't want to track a very interesting learning opportunity.The stabilty it offers makes havin a roll un necessary.
2) What's a micro-eddy? I see these strange features small boats take a break in as I drift by, but I can't figger out what black magic is holding 'em there.The lenght of them provides a plausible excuse for not gettin a mirco eddy
3) Reality bites.Makes people think you are too poor to get a modern boat
4) I'm stifling the laughter. What's this help you speak of? Chiropractors gotta eat too, right?People help you unload them to keep you from hurin your back
5) Nah, being hundreds of miles from real whitewater takes care of that. If you have some of the best whitewater in the country in your backyard, count your blessings.A boat that big keep you from havin to run the new harder runs
6) See #3.Only used boat anyone would want to sale and you could find
7) See #5. Those rumors about Ohio suck-boaters are all true...Scared to get on big water in a small boat
...for now.
8) Nah. It's an even better feeling when you cleanly pull your 14 ft. barge higher and tighter into the eddy than the last 3 playboat kayers just did. Ok, running them over is fun too.Makes butt boater not challenger you when goin for an eddy
9) I ain't got no problem drinkin. Every drop of beer makes it to my lips.You have a drinkin problem and can't carry enough beer in a newer design.
10) Just trying to match the boat to my last century skills.You are a retro guy and don't want to move into this century.
11) Is that some kind of joke about my family?You might need a waterin trough for a mediun size herd of goats one day
You are a rebel and don't mind the ridicule of the boatin world
12) If I was trying to make some kind of strange fashion statement, I sure as hades wouldn't be in a canoe. Folks who don't like my choice of boats can s*ck it.
13) I'm pretty sure a stable long boat would be less frustrating to a newbie than plopping them in a Rodeo. Maybe new boaters really enjoy paddling in circles, I dunno.You like a shrinking single sticker community and want to discourage any new boater from tryin a canoe.
14) Gramps fought in a war, spawned 4 kids, raised 'em, built his own boat, lived to a ripe old age and passed on to following generations that other people's opinions are like @ssholes... Everybody's got one.If it was good enought for your grand dad it is good enough for you.
15) ????You think Sara Falin is hot and George W and Dork Chancys were smart and they paddle barges
16) I don't think it matters. I offer opportunities for him to capture carnage. Milt, care to produce a new feature called, "How Them Ohio Suckboaters Got Kilt"?You know Milt won't put you in any of his videos in a new design.
17) What the hades are you talking about? Bill Mason is still my hero.You didn't know Frankie.
Nolan and that Bob who guy are still your heroes
Skill is skill. Learning is learning.
18) What's the point? Bird crap is damned durable and covers the scratches n' rust quite nicely.When you leave it on top of your truck it provides total UV and bird droppin protection for the finish on your truck.
19) I don't look half as skilled as a log drifting downstream most of the time. See #7. Have to start somewhereYou would like to look as skilled as Jim Marchard does in a barge (You won"t)
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