Will Derness

Finally got to get out in the Starfire tonight for about 45 minutes. I had limited time so I put in on a local creek, fairly close to...

This has been an enlightening discussion. Think I’ll need to test paddle a Phoenix somewhere. Like ABT I enjoy being able to sit in...

Wished you would have pushed off a gave the DF 15 a test paddle. I'm interested in that canoe because the specs look very similar to...

I’ve had success using WD-40

I’m like Kahel, I always have a bag in the canoe. Most of my current paddling is flat water solo paddling so I outfit the canoe with...

I saw an OT Cascade for sale in Alabama https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1916374009129096/

I paddled a beat up aluminum canoe once a year at church camp 3 years in a row when I was a kid and didn’t touch one again until I...

I spent much of my childhood going on fishing and camping trips with my father, uncles and cousins, always in the Adirondacks. Couldn't...

Concur. I solo a BL Northstar Polaris. Ordered with 3 seats, after taking out bow and stern seats it weighed 37 lbs. By myself and...

In the summer of 1986 4 canoes paddled an overnighter on the upper Potomac, the classic Paw Paw bends trip. One guy brought his 6/7...

The OT Cascade is a shorter and narrower version of the OT Appalachian. Both the Cascade and Appalachian perform very well in WW. For...

2 canoes come to mind that would fit your use case. Old Town Cascade and Swift Raven, both of which are Royalex hulls. Obviously used...

Home made drops. I used some dimension lumber (3/4x4, I think) and hand drew the curves. Cut with a jig saw, these have all the...

I bought one of those Northstar mini cell foam carry pads. It worked OK but moved around which I didn’t like. And after you arrive at...

This photo should help you visualize how these alternative seat drops help with inhibiting seat back and forth sway. Compared with...