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As far as I know, all Royalex Mad River with wood gunwhales have the Royalex edge exposed. This photo is of a 1982 Explorer which we rescued two years ago. The foam was kind of degraded in spots, similar to what you described. It darkens from multiple coats of Watco Teak oil over time. My...

Enjoyed the photos. Do you know what model of Mad River was being poled?

I’ve had Redbone Hounds before. Great dogs-I miss mine. Thx for the story and photo!

I have a 1988 Kevlar Malecite- same color- which I bought and rescued a couple of years ago. It had worse spider cracks than yours at several places along the hull. It looked like the prior owner had some pretty good side impacts, but short of wrapping it. The cracks have not had any effect...

One hot, moonless and crystal clear night really stands out in my memory. We were camped on one of our favorite island sites in the St, Regis canoe area in the Adirondacks. Close to midnight, in an effort to escape the heat, we donned our PFDs and swam out into the lake. Hanging motionless in...

I just finished “The Boys in the Boat” on Audible. While not about canoeing, per se, it was a gripping true story. It may very well be on one of the other reading lists. First published in 2013 and a long time best seller. Entertaining and inspirational. Highly recommended. (It is about...

My son has a Mad River ME which developed serious cold cracks - some clear down into the bilge. It was one day away from being thrown in a dumpster by my son in law, who had stored it outside over the winter for several years. We repaired it with Gflex and tape and it survived. The photos are...

You don’t have to take the gunwales all the way off, especially since the cold crack is near one of the ends. I have just loosened the section around the crack when repairing several Royalex Mad River canoes with cold cracks. Being in AZ you shouldn’t have an issue with the gunwales rotting...

More info on hearing aids. I have had mine for nearly a year and like them. I have Phonak brand and got them through an audiologist for about 2k. The cost will vary depending on the type and severity of hearing loss. I really like the bluetooth connection to my IPhone. I can listen to...

I am always carrying drinking water when running silty desert rivers, I.e. the Green, Colorado, Yampa, etc. anyway, so I now freeze Plastic 1.5 liter orange juice bottles and carry them in softside coolers and/or my Yeti 50 hardside cooler. I transfer the water to my hydroflask as it melts and...

We made an unusual and kind of scary find on a multi day trip down the Green River south of Pinedale, Wyoming. It wasn’t on a portage trail, but in the river. Our group of about six canoes- mostly 8-15 year old kids had just passed under the LaBarge road bridge when someone shouted that they...

We did a 3-4 day trip on the Green River in Wyoming about 25 years ago. I just looked at the route on Google Earth and it doesn’t look like it has changed much. We put in on the New Fork River south of Pinedale and took out at the top of the Fontenelle Reservoir. We saw no other boaters but a...

The center photo clearly shows the cracks from side to side on the exposed cross section. You can look for similar cracks along the full length of the boat. What is shown should be an easy fix with only a couple of screws to remove on each side.

I have a Kestrel 2000 - a cheaper version of Nomad’s 2500, and use it for wind speed and occasionally temperature. I like correlating weather forecasts with observed conditions to get a feel for the probable accuracy of future weather forecasts and how wind from various directions affects wave...

Sorry Mr Poling, but having repaired cold cracks in multiple canoes, I can assure you that it would be much faster (and cheaper) to fix those little cracks than to drive from western PA to Virginia Beach!!

I have two Royalex Explorers, both from the early 1980’s. I am the original owner of one and it has seen Class 1-2+ paddled tandem in addition to shallow rivers, lakes and creeks. It is very versatile and probably the most used canoe in our fleet over the past 35 years. It developed a couple...

Thanks to the tip from lowangle Al re the Badger sassafras tripper available at the Adirondack shop, I now have one. However shipping from ADK’s was over $100 and the owner suggested trying a closer shop. Rutabaga also had a 57” Tripper and a special offering free shipping. It arrived last...

I don’t see what the difference would be between suspending a boat, as in the photo, and storing it on a rack or sawhorses. It is supported in two places in each setup. I have hung composite and royalex canoes like that for over 30 years with no ill effects. I have also stored an old Kevlar...

Hi Bob- Here are a few photos- the one in the canoe was from a few years ago when she was a pup. The one in the snow is her on top of 5-6 feet of snow just outside of our kitchen window Last March. The red leaf ones are from last month. She does love to run, especially when it is cold out. It...

I take my dog (40 pound Vizsla) for a run at the 40 acre off leash dog park most days. I snowshoed with her from November until April last year due to the record snowfall. This year, now that my rotator cuff is healed, I also plan on doing a lot of XC skiing, and some Alpine skiing at the...