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  1. Glenn MacGrady

    So, what old item do you still use?

    Sedges, tell what canoes you have. I see at least three wood ones.
  2. Glenn MacGrady

    Late Season Canoe Poling on the Union River

    Really late to this thread, but poling interests me. I regret not being more serious about it when I was younger. Steve, is that a Home Depole?
  3. Glenn MacGrady

    What the Shell?

    Me too. I tried it for paddling in the early 80s and a couple of times since. It doesn't breathe all that well and eventually loses waterproofness. I prefer a truly waterproof fabric with lots of ventilation ports.
  4. Glenn MacGrady

    Nor'easter Snow Blast, Feb. 22-23, 2026

    Got about 16" here. Rhode Island got bombed with 38". The following article has an interactive chart that can be searched and sorted for different states and locations. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2026/02/24/search-snowstorm-reports-from-noreaster/88835559007/
  5. Glenn MacGrady

    Getting in and Getting out

    Good demonstration video, Brian. I suppose that could work if one is a kneeler. Get into a sitting position and then, as a second step, wrangle your calves under the seat while you are sitting. But putting one foot in first, holding the gunwales, then sliding the initial foot under the seat...
  6. Glenn MacGrady

    Posting images in threads (and Rotation Problem Solved)

    This is a good question. I had to do some research. Xenforo changed how they handle resizing on the server and client side. As I now understand it: In a previous XF version two years ago, the image would be resized to 950 x 950 (or whatever I set my controls to) on the server side. The...
  7. Glenn MacGrady

    What's changed for better or worse over your canoeing lifetime?

    Thank you, Benson. You remain far superior to AI. It's interesting that the later Royalex "Rockets" were only 5 pounds heavier than the earlier Royalite ones. It's also interesting that the Royalite name was resurrected in the early 1990s for an ABS sandwich hull with the vinyl skin on the...
  8. Glenn MacGrady

    Getting in and Getting out

    Ryan, welcome to site membership! Feel free to ask any questions and to post messages, photos and videos, and to start threads, in our many forums. Please read Welcome to CanoeTripping and Site Rules! Also, because canoeing is a geographic sport, please add your location to the Account Details...
  9. Glenn MacGrady

    What's changed for better or worse over your canoeing lifetime?

    Years ago, I was researching the first Royalex canoe on the market and one source said the Old Town Chipewyan (which may be wrong). The catalog page suggests that "Chipewyan" was more a family name of a group of different size canoes, such as Chestnut's "Prospector" was. Benson, is that correct...
  10. Glenn MacGrady

    Posting images in threads (and Rotation Problem Solved)

    The only situation where you would have to resize an image before posting is if it exceeds 8000 KB (= 8 MB) limit. That shouldn't happen unless you are using a very high resolution setting on your phone or camera—for example, the 50 MB setting on my phone instead of the more practical and...
  11. Glenn MacGrady

    Pedal Powered, Amphibious, Skin-On-Frame Canoe!

    Explained in the video, the water-land vehicle was built for a trip across Scotland and back, the purpose of which is to raise money for a charity that provides prosthetic limbs for children in developing nations who are born without legs.
  12. Glenn MacGrady

    Wabakimi solo trip spring 2022

    Wow, in 28 days! Thank you, André, for such a thorough, detailed, well-written, and nicely photographed trip report.
  13. Glenn MacGrady

    Posting images in threads (and Rotation Problem Solved)

    On many discussion forums, such as sports forums, preserving images is not important because those forums cater mainly to current banter. This forum is different. One of its prime purposes is to preserve our trip reports, our build/restore/repair threads, our gear threads, and many other threads...
  14. Glenn MacGrady

    Posting images in threads (and Rotation Problem Solved)

    I also don't recall precisely whether it was under vBulletin or an earlier release of Xenforo, or both, that copy-pasting an image from the internet only linked it to the source. I don't have controls to enable or disable copy-pasting, but our webhost assures me that we have more than sufficient...
  15. Glenn MacGrady

    Steel Ring on the Painter Loop

    I wonder what purpose Nova Craft had in mind by putting a stem ring on the bow and not the stern. Yeah, you can tie a rope to it, but so what? I tie painters and vehicle bow/stern lines to the grab handles.
  16. Glenn MacGrady

    Posting images in threads (and Rotation Problem Solved)

    Well, I've been experimenting and, as @Dana has pointed out for internet pictures, you don't have to download and upload. You can just right click on an internet image in Firefox or Chrome, choose "Copy Image," and paste directly into the text box to get it on our server—all without using the...
  17. Glenn MacGrady

    Posting images in threads (and Rotation Problem Solved)

    That seems to be correct. Thank you for the clarification, Dana. What I meant to say relates to using the Insert Image tool (mountain icon). If you choose Upload Image option, the image will be uploaded to our server. If you instead choose the By URL option, the image will appear in the message...
  18. Glenn MacGrady

    Posting images in threads (and Rotation Problem Solved)

    You don't need to resize images before posting them. Xenforo will accept images up to 8000 KB. If the image is larger than that, it will be rejected. If the image is accepted, it will automatically be resized to a maximum of 950 x 950 pixels when it is inserted into a message. If the image is...
  19. Glenn MacGrady

    Collinsville Canoe, CT: All in-stock Swift canoes on sale

    https://www.collinsvillecanoe.com/shop/INSTOCK-Swift-Canoe--Kayak.htm
  20. Glenn MacGrady

    Boreas Ponds, Adirondacks, NY

    The Boreas Ponds have the reputation of having perhaps the most beautiful lake-in-mountain scenery in the Adirondacks. I've seen video. Historically, the ponds were a bit of a hike to get into with no campsite nearby. Last summer, @Conk told me the access, parking and camping situation has been...
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