While at my nieces 1st birthday party the other day, on a whim I gave their neighbor $100 for a Minifish. The hull contained many gallons of water, so we took out the drain plug and propped it up to drain. I brought home the daggerboard and rudder/tiller in the trunk of our car, but the mast, spars and hull are now at my brother's place, which is about 2.5 hours away. Here are a couple of pictures of the hull. I am trying to decide how or if to go back and get it, now that I have done some reading and understand what a waterlogged hull probably means.
To get it home, I have been thinking about strapping it upside down to the roof of my car on top of a couple of rolls of carpeting or the foam blocks that I use for transporting the canoe on the roof, but it is 2.5 hours on interstate highway and that seems like maybe not the smartest move. The canoe has places to attach straps to the bow and stern that attach to the bumpers but I can't see where I would hook those straps onto the Minifish hull. I might be able to borrow a pickup truck. Would that be a better short-term solution to get it home?
I am very excited about the boat but maybe my excitement is clouding my judgement? I have a sinking feeling that the initial $100 may be just the tip of the iceberg.
I thought it was a real bargain, but now I am having second thoughts. Any suggestions?
To get it home, I have been thinking about strapping it upside down to the roof of my car on top of a couple of rolls of carpeting or the foam blocks that I use for transporting the canoe on the roof, but it is 2.5 hours on interstate highway and that seems like maybe not the smartest move. The canoe has places to attach straps to the bow and stern that attach to the bumpers but I can't see where I would hook those straps onto the Minifish hull. I might be able to borrow a pickup truck. Would that be a better short-term solution to get it home?
I am very excited about the boat but maybe my excitement is clouding my judgement? I have a sinking feeling that the initial $100 may be just the tip of the iceberg.
I thought it was a real bargain, but now I am having second thoughts. Any suggestions?