Steve in Idaho

The sliding seat is not used as a dynamic slider while paddling. Although I can easily move it forward and back to fixed positions while...

Since the BW gunwales have no innwale for a yoke clamp to grip, I asked Ben to glue in small carbon blocks that my yoke would clamp to...

The flare is obvious in that boat!

From the Wayback Machine, here is that essay in its original 1978 Wilderness Camping magazine format complete with pictures, which I've...

Certainly do miss those days…the heyday of solo canoeing. Replete with characters, excitement over something “new” at canoe demo days...

I appreciate tradition and experimentation. If you want to, I say try it. But personally I'd start with reversible modifications. Try...

I'll just add that I think weight can be a really important factor. If it's a pain to get it on the car, you won't use it as much. I...

I have had a couple of the Gamefisher air-cooled 2 stroke outboards over the years, very lightweight (20 pounds) and trouble free. They...

Before attaching the motor on the side mount, put some weight on the opposite side of the canoe to counter the weight of the motor. I’ve...

We have multiple decent canoes for paddling, i don't plan to give up paddling anytime soon. I've always wanted to try a sidemount...

Well, I missed that whole era. Thank heavens we have canoetripping.net. And Mike's sentiments on solo canoes match mine, but he says it...

I fondly remember the old "Canoe" magazine with its numerous articles, photos and informative stories. Reading Mike Galt, Harry Roberts...

This 1981 Canoe Magazine essay by Mike Galt is a poetic paean to solo canoeing, replete with many classic Galt-isms: "Solo. Alone. But...

Yep. Slick rock slabs are always a problem. I have a few local spots where that has stopped my progress.