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Wow! That is freakin' cool. Congrats!!

Thanks! You can order the back bands from Northstar but I believe the brand is “Sea to Sunmit” and they are available other places as...

That is one very jummy canoe. Enjoy it for a long time. That for the pics . I hope to see many tripreports with this boat in it. The...

Thanks! Just extra layers, nothing removed. They say it adds a pretty insignificant amount of weight, on the order of a couple of...

Well!..... As owner of one of those gorgeous eggplant Mad Rivers (Malecite), I heartily approve! And with cherry rails.... awesome!

The color turned out beautifully. I think it looks much better than my "basic" carbon black Phoenix, but I do like the weight of the...

It's awesome that they were willing to humor you and that is, indeed, a handsome boat. The Cherry will probably darken as it ages too...

That is a beauty. Congrats. Nice to know custom work is still available these days.

So back in late July, I had decided on purchasing a Northstar Phoenix. I had test paddled a few contenders at Rutabaga and the Phoenix...

First off let me say that I love these side by side tests, and think that these are of great value to the forum to have available for...

That is always a very real, maybe even likely, possibility 😂 I certainly can’t go back now and tell him he might have a point, he’s...

Well, since we’re talking about folks using the bent shaft paddle incorrectly, I’ll throw out there that my father to this day, knowing...

I had the opportunity to try one out about a month ago and while I was not expecting to like it, I was very impressed. Swift says it’s...

Put together a few frames, using the new design. Picked up some Polypropylene HD 1" wide, in blue, from Strapworks. What I like about...

I could be wrong but the photo looks more like a Morningstar set up solo or a Rockstar. The other “head on” pic looks narrow so leaning...