Paul, that is truly a great photo! -Thank you, I've added it to my collection! Its properties tell me it originated from
http://www.armada.cl , the Chilean Navy's official website. I went there to see if there were any other cool pics.
Too bad we can't find the Australian's Amphibian MK3 Commandos on manuveres!
These guys are hard core! Snow falling, etc. Look at the size of those anchors! And the flag, -sort of makes the flag I have on my boat look itty bitty! What do you suppose those round disks on the starboard bow are? They remind me of the filling port on my Camelback, -are they hatches?
menedem wrote:I might say!
First, the old-fashioned wood-framed folding kayaks. Then, the prolonged discussion about TinTin. Now, Karlson-On-the_Roof!
I am really beginning to feel warm and at home!
What is it about these boats?
Glad you feel at home. If you start kayaking on your apartment roof (or 4x4), we'll call you Dmitry-on-the-roof
Actually this course of events where we discuss things besides kayaks is perfectly normal to me, -we can't spend
all of our time on the water. Folding kayaks is our common thread; the reason we're here. It's bound to happen that we'll casually mention other parts of our lives. These are called icebreakers (no connection to the previously mentioned 007 book). By establishing more common threads, we become closer friends.

The fact that a posting about 4x4's has become one of the most popular threads on this forum just proves the point.
What is it about these boats? I suppose if you're eccentric enough to try a folding boat in the first place, you're probably got some other eccentric tastes!

-We're not exactly main stream!
-Andreas