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After our first night camping on Maine’s St. John, my friends small dog wanted to stay. She wouldn’t get near the boat. she was too...

Starting on dry land sounds like a good idea. Somebody on either here or the Pnet forums had the good suggestion of putting the dog in...

Ellie says “You say we are going to do WHAT?!?” First dry-land session in the new canoe just now. Had to leash her to get her in, but...

I have a '23 Ford F150 Lightning and used it for a canoe trip for first time in early April. I drove from southeast Massachusetts to...

Alan Gage, a long-time member and contributor with broad canoeing experience, has graciously agreed to help out by becoming the site's...

Thanks @Alan Gage!

Alan Gage, a long-time member and contributor with broad canoeing experience, has graciously agreed to help out by becoming the site's...

Alan Gage, a long-time member and contributor with broad canoeing experience, has graciously agreed to help out by becoming the site's...

I'm still not convinced this is a good idea. The OP said his intention is to learn by doing and to then sell the canoe. If the main...

Kray, welcome to site membership! Feel free to ask any questions and to post messages, photos and videos, and to start threads, in our...

Welcome Serge, Congradulations on moving to Canada, a wise choice. No problem, I’ll type slowly. :) I would remove those aluminum...

I love taking dogs on boats. I have taken three at a time on canoe trips. My favorite boat dog story involved my two cow dogs, and my...

We've had threads about dogs before—e.g., what breed, how to train them, what kind of canoe for them, where do they sleep. For this...

When I got my first open canoe, a Coleman 16 foot "flexible barge", I took my 10 week old Black Lab, Gretchen, out for a paddle. She...

I have often posted trip reports and pictures of my tripping buddy Jake. We have shared 8 1/2 years of canoe explorations together so...