After 3 Years of Ogling…
After trying out the Impex Assateague back in 2005 (and every year since) at North Cove Outfitters‘ Demo Days, I’ve finally broken down and bought one.
Here she is:
I was going to buy it from The Kayak Centre of Rhode Island, but they didn’t have any in stock, and I was told that even if they did (they had their demo thing this weekend, too) the discount would only be about 3%. That was kind of a disappointment… the good news would have been that there’s no sales tax on boats in RI. HOWEVER! The boat would be a special order, and the wait would be 8-12 weeks!
Well, I decided that would not stand. I hopped in my truck and drove all the way to Deep River, CT, where North Cove was doing their thing. Not only did they have an Assateague in stock, on-site; not only was the discount 15% (offset, however, by CT’s sales tax), but they had one in the color I wanted!
Well, Duuuuuh!
So, now I have a motivator to get the house finished, so I can go out paddling! Whee!
Here’re some more pics:
Sweet boat! Can’t wait to get out in the open water!
Oh, I also ordered a new Werner cabon-fiber paddle and got a new PFD while I was there… Grand total was just over $3000, including tax.
I’ll be doing a review of the boat, the paddle and the PFD when I finally get out on the water this year. Stay tuned!