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Silver River on Tuesday.

Would you ever want the ability to do something with it other than haul canoes? If so I would probably recommend steel as it’s easier...

Unless you use thigh straps when kneeling. I don't think you can beat that for power transfer and control. @Black_Fly - I was planning...

Good point, I was thinking more flatwater kneeling without thigh straps. In whitewater the straps would have the same effect as a foot...

My seat height varies with the boat: Starfire is angled at 8.75” in front, 10.25” in back, Polaris is a little higher and also angled at...

From Swift, long ago when I bought my Raven. No cracks in 26 years. "Cold Weather Care for Royalex Canoes with Wood Gunnels Both...

I believe my old Mad River manual said that if you are storing a Royalex boat in non-climate controlled conditions over winter, you...

Sold to a great forum member… thank you everyone for the help on the sale… happy paddling!

After I first tried them I have since installed them in every boat I paddle. They vastly improve the comfort of my lower back in all of...

Well, it would work with an extended outter tube. The problem is I want to maintain gear capacity, as well as flexibility to sit in the...

I want to award mega kudos and bonus points to both Bending Branches and ZRE for excellent customer service. Some years back Bending...

Nice day. Nice sunrise. Nice to see Lake Michigan. Nice to spend a little time on the St Joseph. Weather forecast not nice.

I believe Hemlock installs them on the SRT regularly, but that’s a pretty narrow boat. A guy I met at the Ozark Rendezvous I believe...

I’d look really hard at the Northstar Opal. Symmetric rocker, plenty of maneuverability, available in IXP or blacklite HD for the...

Generally, I do not use flotation bags in standard CI situations, although I do have a couple of sets of bags for dedicated whitewater...