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The seats in this Allagash fiberglass canoe are pressed in cane. Both seats either need new cane or I could flip them over and install webbing. This canoe has the potential as an affordable entry level flatwater tripper, so I kinda figure webbing might be the way to go. The seats are in this picture leaning against the wall, the bow seat is a slider which I'm refinishing the frame and will re-install What would you do, cane or black webbing?

....or maybe I should say, " assembling one". I'm thinking about my winter projects, and the idea hit me that since I'm not likely to find a straight carbon paddle on the used market (all but one of my paddles were bought used) maybe I can make one. I read through a thread here about doing that, and decided I'm not up to doing it that way. Since I recently became aware of affordable carbon fiber tubing, another idea came to mind. I could carve a grip from a lightweight wood, match that to...

What is your seating setup for your solo canoe? Here are some sample conversation-starters: Do you sit low with feet forward; do you kneel on a pad or in kneeling trays; do you sit high and use a foot brace; or do you use some combination of these? Do you prefer to heel the boat and paddle from one side with knees together in the chine? Do you enjoy a steady diet of sitting in a comfortable tractor seat with both feet forward on a foot rest or foot pegs (sit-and-switch)? Do you use a kayak...