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I remember talking to Matt around the time they were making the change a few months ago and he said it was difficult to use the complex logo in social media and marketing, and that the simpler logo made it a lot easier. Personally, I find the new stuff a bit cartoonish and really thought the...

I did go ahead and order a set although they have not come in yet. I have a unique day trip in mind for these and access to two boats that I think would be good candidates. There is a river near me, the Little St. Francis, that does not get paddled very often for a few reasons. It doesn’t...

Thank you, I did see that thread and it was a good read, lots of good discussion. I have two boats where I’m comfortable sitting pretty high up near the gunwales and have to admit I do find that it is the most luxurious way to canoe all day. For me though, at my skill level, I’m only...

I think I will go ahead and order some, seems like a fun experiment and they are pretty inexpensive actually. I’ll report back how they do. I’m thinking this may end up being the case, but I seem to be amassing canoes at an alarming rate (according to my wife anyway), so maybe I’ll find a...

Yes, that’s correct. In the IK, they are used in conjunction with foot pegs that you position so your legs are bent a little bit for the straps to go over. It was fairly comfortable in that arrangement, and you simply had to take your foot off the peg for your leg to straighten, and the strap...

This may be what you are looking for: https://www.mohawkpaddles.com/product-category/paddle-info-prices/canoe-paddles-paddle-info-prices/ For many many years before I moved on to higher end wood paddles I used a carlisle aluminum paddle for its durability, and often still take it as a backup...

I have probably been more of a sitter than a kneeler myself although I do both, but would say that I have also been fairly successful as a sitter in most situations. I do think that a good foot brace makes a big difference in how solid I feel in the boat, and in my narrower boats I think also...

I recently had the opportunity to use a borrowed inflatable kayak on some whitewater and I found the thigh straps intriguing. I was curious if anyone has ever given any thought to using something like these in a canoe. I thought I recalled reading a thread on it somewhere but could not find...

Well, I survived my first WW canoe clinic! As a complete WW novice, but longtime paddler, here are some key takeaways I had that may be of interest to others with no experience who are thinking about doing WW in a dedicated WW open canoe: 1. WW canoeing is hard. In several different ways...

I reached out to them earlier today and mentioned I was looking for a boat to buy and they very graciously offered to loan me a boat! Said they would bring a few extra and all I need to do is show up to the campground the night before and they’ll see what will be the best fit for me. Sounded...

My regular paddling partner just got laid up with an emergency surgery (doing well, all good) but it has changed my spring paddling plans a bit. Our Buffalo trip is now cancelled leaving an open weekend at the end of the month. Turns out there is a beginner whitewater clinic that has canoe...

Can’t help but notice your paddling partner is just laying there like a bump on a log… Anyone not pulling their weight like that in my boat would have to split. I’d tell them to make like a tree and… I’ll see myself out… All jokes aside I have heard of using firewood as ballast but just one...

Good points Glenn, as always. Didn’t mean to imply it was possibly competition for faster boats like a Keewaydin, just found the comments on its “surprising” speed interesting. All my paddling is downriver so “fast enough” for Tim is potentially fast enough for me as well, but is of course a...

The numbers sure do make it look slow but I also keep reading reviews like the one from Tim Burris that say this sort of thing: “ I had read the reviews about how the Baboosic was surprisingly fast on flat water. I was skeptical, but was also surprised the first time I took it out on the lake...

I thought the Merrimack’s were right up there with them, albeit a completely different animal, and very traditional designs. I love the traditional wood rib look though. They are now offering innegra and infusion as well, though still gel coated. Had a really good conversation with Todd from...