Get your money back!
Send a link to this thread to the guy who sold it to you, along with a note explaining what you now know about the boat. Maybe he will do the right thing -this time. The seller obviously has about as much integrity as anyone you could pick at random from the nearest prison, but it’s worth a try.
Return it
Definitely take it back.
My first boat…
…was definately a learning lesson. Now I’m really quite confident in being able to patch and repair w/epoxy…I learned a LOT! I don’t have a perfect boat as a result, but she is VERY dear to my heart, and a perfect learning and “beater” boat. I don’t think I would try to cross the Atlantic in her, but for situations were I might be concerned about damage, she fills the bill nicely. Still a very cool and unique boat.
You might be able to put a new “superduty” nose on that one with a welder or epoxy, and make “lemonade” out of a “lemon”?
(RAMMING SPEED, Scotty!.. Aye,…aye, …cap’n…)
I live in Miami, FL
I am in Miami, FL
The guy refused to refund my money and also lives 1.5 hour drive away.
Also he lives in a gated community so I cant even get past the front gate security guard without permission of a resident.
I will go ahead and try to stuff the spongue soaked in 3M epoxy. I would like to at least plug up the hole so the boat does not leak. Then perhaps I can give it away.
Or maybe I can just keep it. I paddle parallel to the shore so this may be okay.
Details to follow.
This has to be a joke
That is what is known as a “chop”.
The original Craigslist Ad
See the original craigslist Ad here:
http://ferralcat.com/kayak/MyScreenshot.jpg
He has since taken down the Ad.
Always haggle on Craigslist…
Wouldhave asked $125 and the wife and paddle too.
I know, WTF
how many posts here?
Miami paddling
If you are going to paddle, check these folks out. They are right in Miami, have rentals, so instruction etc.
http://www.fullmoonkayak.com/
For what it’s worth, a surprisingly high number of hypothermia cases happen in Florida because people underestimate the effect of cold water on a sunny day. It’s worth it to be conservative about how you dress, more than a swimsuit.
Water temp today…
…82.4 degrees… let me know when it is safe to go back in 
And yes Full Moon kayak is a good place.
83 !!!
LOL I would die of heat stroke.
OK - so you guys are warm…
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Still less than body temp and add a cool breeze... but it certainly beats the hell out of upstate NY water right now.
I've heard higher, but here's what I hit on an easy hit searching under hypothermia Florida.
"A large, multicenter, prospective study on accidental hypothermia found that 16% of the cases (69/428) occurred in Florida." from http://www.jaapa.com/issues/j20050601/articles/hypothermia0605.htm
Age definately a factor - how many people on this board are under the age of 30? :-)