The Pigging Canoes & Stupid Idea

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I was curious about the size/ buoyancy of the plastic thing v the pigging thing.

Seems the pigging canoes are longer..

and wider...

A lot wider..

 

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I would like 3 chunks of polystyrene each end, but the boat isnt quite tall enough..

The difference is 120kg, to 80 kg..

Still... They wont sink.

I think they should get to try them tomorrow..

Tomorrow should be a good day for it as its Little Ideas birthday...

Going to be a long day, so its time for me to curl up ...

gnite.

 

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Wednesday..

Er...Dad....If we tip these over, the polystyrene will fall out..?

Er...Try not to tip them over then.

Need this for a seat to make sure I float..

I think he became a teenager over night. Twelveteen.

Getting chased down the road..

Not sure this is very legal as I have 6 ft hung over the end of the trailer, although Ive got the light and numberplate board a foot from the back.

Got to the slip...

Got them off, got the polystyrene strapped down, got their kit loaded, and thats it, they were off..

 

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I told them to stay close to the edge as its the first time in these canoes...

Not sure why I bothered.

He is trying a single ended paddle..

I am getting them to both try a variety of double and single ended paddles to find out what works for them.

Not sure the best place for his kit is hanging off the side, but then Im not a teenager.

Hes working out if it is best to paddle while lying back asleep...

 

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Because I said stay close to the shore, hes now going to see how many rocks he can hit.

Pigging kids.

Hes back.

These canoes are sitting nicely in the water.

We just tipped him over and filled the canoe with water, so now hes sitting in 6 ins of water paddling it..

Need to know if the buoyancy actually works and if the boats are still useable when swamped.

The other one is still hunting rocks.

 

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I think Sleepy is going to have a go at pushing Rocky up the beach..

Missed.

The rib broke down.

Kids didnt seem to be able to make up their minds about that.

 

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They quickly get bored..

So....

Seems that if you are "Cool", you can paddle a canoe upside down..

Hes on...

Almost falling in..

Listing...

Listing a lot!...

 

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I discovered I was sat there with one finger raised and my mouth hanging open...

It just never occurred to me that this would be how the canoes got tested.

Still...

It seems the canoes are good...er....I think..

Actually, I havent a clue, but the kids are happy.

Im having an interesting day lol.

 

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Er....

Well....um...I say as I scratch my ear...

Different..Definitely different...

I wonder if it leaks anywhere...

Hmm.. Should I take it that the seat isnt very comfortable?...

Nope....No Idea what to make of this.

 

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Now biggest has decided to show how its done...

Little one just shrieked and fell off... again...

Er...Ride em er...boatboy...

And there I was standing on the shore completely out of my depth.

Hes fell off and now hes dragging it out into deeper water...

...I think...

 

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Biggest is going...

Wonder if the bubbles are wind..

Aaahhh!...Littlest now has his right way er... down...

And hes....going...

...er...

...in!

 

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Er...

Er...Im left wondering...why are they doing that?

Still... Seems it was good and the boats did just what they are supposed to.

I will have to take their word for that.

 

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The wifes boyfriend arrived.

He is the heaviest canoist, so I got biggest to hold one side of a swamped canoe, and I held the other and we got him to stand on its seat. It stayed afloat with its rubrail out of the water by about 2 inches.

Not sure that would be enough if he was carrying any gear though.

Need to monitor that.

 

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One of the kids wandered off to the toilets, so he decided to have a go as his isnt finished yet.

Not altogether sure if hes ever been in a canoe before..

Er....maybe he decided to paddle it upside down too.

Seems the water was colder than he expected..

..or maybe he didnt think he would be going swimming.

Er...trying to kick it with bare feet wasnt his best move either.

 

[Robbi]

LOL outstanding posts !!

 

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He has suddenly got a sore foot.

When the wife smiles, it usually frightens me...

Thsi time she was actually laughing with tears running down her face..

Still, time to try the splits...

He is in...

Er...

Hes out..

 

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Er....

Seems too much of the harbour was in the boat..

Must be difficult to paddle it like that.

 

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The wife was moaning that her face was aching.

So I gave in and held it while he got in.

Cant help wondering if you can fit training wheels to one of these things.

Hes off!

Er..veering right..

Er...veering left..

Er....

 

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Er...

He found the beach...

Wonder if you can get autohelm as well as stabilisers for canoes..

 

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Obviously, Little one had only spent 4 or 5 hours down here in the boats and splashing around in the water...

Thats why he is swimming off over there...

I need to spend a while trying to make some sense out of todays er testing...

One rubrail joint failed, and some of the 2 day old paint got scored, not that surprising, considering how they used them..

The buoyancy was fine, the boats seem stable when they are paddled up the right way by people with a sense of balance..

There is plenty of space for storing kit for the trip..

Overall, Im really happy with that...

I think.

Had to go to Pizza Hut to celebrate my little ones birthday after, so now I have a banging headache.

Seems we need to go talk to someone about laptops now...

Later.