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AI have a 16foot Ally. It's easy to paddle on flat and in waves. It has two tractor seats which I don't like. I usually paddle solo and...
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ABoth packcanoe and ally are making things that lasts. Ally's are stiffer then the packcanoes The ally flatwater 17 is the quickest...
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AAlan Gage reacted to Glenn MacGrady's post in the thread Back to the crater (this time for real?) Manicouagan Reservoir with
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AAlan Gage reacted to memaquay's post in the thread Callan: Adventure Is Being Planned Out Of Existence with Like.
I don't mind providing detailed maps to people who come up here. Our geographical location keeps the traffic low, and anyone willing to...
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AAlan Gage replied to the thread Back to the crater (this time for real?) Manicouagan Reservoir.I think that's a great way to do it. Bite sized pieces rather than the seemingly insurmountable task of writing and editing the whole...
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AAlan Gage reacted to UCanoe_2's post in the thread Stambaugh Sailing Skiff Build in Virginia Mountains with Like.
Mast Partner Mark I was cut from an ash board made from a tree on our property that was killed by the Emerald Ash Borer. The tree was...
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AAlan Gage reacted to dogbrain's post in the thread North Lake Powell paddle Hite to Bullfrog Questions with Like.
I have paddled north from Bullfrog, but never paddled the flowing water section from Hite to White Canyon. I would guess that you won't...
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ASlough is a town in Berkshire UK. Poet John Betjemen didn't like it; he wrote a poem: Come, friendly bombs, and fall on Slough It...
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AAlan Gage reacted to tketcham's post in the thread Paddling advice for long, flat, skinny boats with Like.
Sort of, they use paddles with a double bend so I'm not sure how that effects the catch and power phase but it seems like what he's...
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AAlan Gage reacted to Steve in Idaho's post in the thread Callan: Adventure Is Being Planned Out Of Existence with Like.
When I see requests from new arrivals to Idaho for suggestions and information about wild places to visit, this is the sentiment I try...
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AAlan Gage reacted to gumpus's post in the thread Paddling advice for long, flat, skinny boats with Like.
I have never tried it! I think that may suggest how I feel about it. I need to take a straight shaft with me and try it.
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AAlan Gage replied to the thread Paddling advice for long, flat, skinny boats.Stroke length is very important. It should be quite short. It took me a long time to get this down (not that mine is perfect by any...
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AThey finished the trip to the shores of James Bay. Unfortunately, most of the posts the last month or so where recorded in French, or...
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AFinally got the paddle on the lake. The paddle is much easier on shoulders than a double blade or my wider canoe blades, although the...
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AAlan Gage replied to the thread Callan: Adventure Is Being Planned Out Of Existence.Agreed. On my first trip I was a lilttle apprehensive not knowing any campsite locations. It led to paddling later than I wanted some...
