It's just a small hole
"No, I don't want to buy your kayak for $500. I want to know if $500
is a good price for one just like yours. But there's a catch. It has
a hole." My father in law seemed to think it was a decent price,
depending on the hole.
The hole didn't seem all that bad. A paperclip test seemed to
indicate that it was about 1/8th" deep and didn't go all the way
through. It seemed like some simple filler would solve the problem.
But, it was around 2:00PM and this was an REI garage sale. How could
anything worth anything still be around at 2:00PM? Would it still be
there at 4:00PM?
Here was an Old
Town Dirigo 140, the exact kayak Heath wanted. Even the color was
right.
We went for it. The hole was quickly filled, sanded and it seems
like new.
Heath in her new kayak