Gavin Posted February 8, 2010 Posted February 8, 2010 Red Old Town Disco, wrapped about a mile or two above Parker. Still there... Another one...16"6" Wenonah Solo Plus, recovered...probably on craigslist soon.
Forsythian Posted February 9, 2010 Posted February 9, 2010 Here's another shot... hope everyone made it out of there okay. Cenosillicaphobiac
ness Posted February 9, 2010 Posted February 9, 2010 You may have already heard, but Dallas, Hoffmeyer and I ran into the owner of the red one just above Parker. They had lost it a couple weeks before, and had hiked down the trail Saturday to try and retrieve it. They refused Hoff's chain saw, saying they had ropes and pulleys, and got some directions from Dallas to where we saw it. John
Forsythian Posted February 9, 2010 Posted February 9, 2010 Sorry I missed you Ness... get back on that horse and I'll catch you next time! Cenosillicaphobiac
patfish Posted February 9, 2010 Posted February 9, 2010 Another one...16"6" Wenonah Solo Plus, recovered...probably on craigslist soon. So Gavin you "rescued" that canoe and now you're going to sell it on eBay? Really?
jjtroutbum Posted February 9, 2010 Posted February 9, 2010 So Gavin you "rescued" that canoe and now you're going to sell it on eBay? Really? Pat you mind read much? I thought the same thing. But I hope/believe we are both misunderstanding his post. Jon Joy ___________ "A jerk at one end of the line is enough." unknown author The Second Amendment was written for hunting tyrants not ducks. "Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote." Benjamin Franklin, 1759
jdmidwest Posted February 9, 2010 Posted February 9, 2010 It was abandoned, so I believe it is fair game. Probably a loaner or a rental, I don't know of many people that would leave a personal boat behind. Could have flushed out of a yard in a flood or dumped in the river by vandals also. "Life has become immeasurably better since I have been forced to stop taking it seriously." — Hunter S. Thompson
ColdWaterFshr Posted February 9, 2010 Posted February 9, 2010 Yeah the owners of the red canoe were on their way to try and rescue it as we floated out. They wanted to drive their Jeep to it by using the trail, and I finally convinced them that would be impossible. Had I gotten a better look at it and seen that it was folded over, I would have told them to save their energy. There is nothing to salvage with that boat except for maybe the seats, and it ain't going nowhere until that tree gets cut. The Wenonah was heroically unpinned by Gavin and Slosh and was floated out by its owner. No permanent damage to either.
ness Posted February 9, 2010 Posted February 9, 2010 Hey Ken -- sorry I missed you too. This is the closest we've come in all these years. Dallas pointed out your car in the lot at Baptist, so it was a near miss. Dang! To clarify -- the red Old Town was trapped pretty bad. I ran into the owners above Parker and they were going to hike in and try to get it out. We didn't mess with it -- just took some pics. The Wenonah belongs to some knucklehead who can't drive a canoe. Gavin helped rescue it, and the wet and dejected skipper, and he's thinking it may end up on Craigslist. And he may just be right John
Brian Sloss Posted February 9, 2010 Posted February 9, 2010 Just because it is folded over, does not mean it is not salvageable. Sometimes they are destroyed, but about half the time, they can be popped back into shape, repaired and used again. www.elevenpointflyfishing.com www.elevenpointcottages.com (417)270-2497
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