Monday, October 19, 2009

AFTER SALE FEEDBACK

I recently emailed the purchaser of my H20 Composites Canadian 16-6 demonstrator, to ask how the canoe has been working for him, and to give him tips on winter storage of a canoe, having found how simple and quickly four grown men each with a beer can construct indoor winter storage in a basement or a garage. A few days later I heard back:

Thank you for the storage tips and the link to your blog. The canoe is seeing lots of activity and the feedback is all positive. For most of us it has been twenty years or more since going out for a paddle and now we realize what we were missing.

That's the kind of stuff I like to hear!

Wednesday, October 14, 2009

THANKSGIVING



Made it to the cottage for Thanksgiving weekend, and the wonderful occurrence of a meeting of the entire family! Mom and Dad; John, my sister Susan, and daughters Rachel and Natalie; Jeff, my sister Pamela, and their daughter Sophie; and Katherine and I with Alexander and Rudi.

Thanksgiving weekend also generally means 'closing' the cottage, although being a four season home, what it really means is storing everything used in the summer that you cannot leave outside over the winter. The paddleboat and wooden stairs come up from the lake, and for the first time this year, I built indoor canoe storage! There was no way I would be leaving an H20 composite canoe on blocks and under a tarp outdoors over the winter.

Building the canoe storage system was a four person operation. My dad Roger offered engineering advice while enjoying a Sleeman Honey Brown Lager. Jeff assisted with experiential advice and opinion while enjoying a Unibrou Chambly Maudite, a beautiful strong amber ale. John cut the support hangers and made tools available while sipping a Honey Brown, and I measured and installed the brackets while also enjoying a Sleeman. Then John and I raised the canoe and slung it in postion!

An unexpected bonus is the fact that there is enough room to store a second full size canoe (16' or more) underneath the first, and even a 15' solo underneath the first two!



LinkWithin

Related Posts with Thumbnails