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Friday, October 06, 2006

Built a Dry Dock for the Paddle Boat - or is it Pedal Boat?





When Wayne and Shirley moved down from Wisconsin - they told me about a little paddle boat they had. They were going to leave it behind. Immediately I thought it would be perfect for our little lake - "golden pond." So I convinced Wayne to load it into the moving van - and the rest is history.

Shall we call it a pedal boat because you can pedal it or a paddle boat because it has a paddle wheel to propel it - either way it is a great lightweight highly-docile sportscar of a boat. It is very light - made completely of plastic - has 4 seats - and a cooler for drinks. It is very stable and surprisingly fast. The stickers says it can haul 5 people or 750 pounds - so in my case it is good for 3 people :-)

The dry dock is made of treated lumber - 4 x 4's and 2 x 4's. It keeps the boat 2 feet off the ground - away from the rain splashing and trailing vines. The tarp will keep the inside clean and keep the sweltering sun from rotting the plastic. The boat has never had it so good.

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