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I can certainly see this being the case with an old hull that doesn't follow the current HIN guidelines. I would not think that would be...

I'm not following why you would need a new hull ID number. We have to register canoes here as well. For out of state used canoes we...

If it was mine I'd be temped to pour it full of epoxy and then thread a bolt into the threads that was really well waxed or wrapped with...

I believe the answer is in this thread: https://www.canoetripping.net/threads/missainabi-question.129806/ Alan

Well, it made it to the rack but it has to wait further for open water because... Surprisingly heavy at 42 lbs but there is an extra...

To me that's one of the most satisfying feelings in paddling. Alan

One of my favorite gaps to run upstream is on the Huron River near Ann Arbor. There is a rock wall across the whole river with just one...

I like to see someone take care of their boats! I'm not going to, but I like to see it. I just left one of mine in an open Vermont shed...

Well, in Swift's defense, no one has ever had an issue with the inserts if guidelines were followed (or at least no one has ever posted...

I personally would not want a skeg in a tripping canoe because it would take up so much storage room. I used to have a kayak with a skeg...

You just made me feel like a terrible boat owner. My approach to washing canoes (you get washed when you're in the lake) is similar to...

Work and weather kept me from answering your question, but after a couple of paddles on flatwater and a Class 1-2 river and jumping into...

Yes, that would be a worst case scenario. Best case scenario is that you end up wanting six of them. Alan

I've never done it on little twisty streams but intentionally paddling through small gaps and openings on my local river often helped...

I guess we're allowed to swear in proper nouns! Who wants to test this theory?