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    Roof rack that can hold two canoes

    Got the same issue with my 2020 Touring XT.
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    Roof rack that can hold two canoes

    My 2020 Outback lacks that little metal bracket you are using for the tie down but I like this solution and will try to figure out how to adapt it!
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    Mora knives for camp.

    Better than a big white cat?
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    First swim of the year – Lower Poplar on the Dead (ME)

    Looks like a lot of rocks to dodge.
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    First swim of the year – Lower Poplar on the Dead (ME)

    That looks like an unpleasant swim.
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    The Maine Guide Paddle

    It's true that paddle manufacturers can call something a Maine Guide paddle to help sell it. But there's really no doubt that an unusual style of paddle and paddling developed up there. Those paddles have very wide blade, are typically longer than other paddles, and a long flat handle. The...
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    Videos of open canoes running very hard or big rapids

    Barb B., the woman that Lost Paddle Rapid is named for, still paddles. I paddled with her last Thursday (albeit on a much tamer run on the Potomac). https://wvtourism.com/do-you-know-how-the-gauley-rivers-lost-paddle-received-its-name/
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    Defaced another boat - Adding lining holes

    Yes. Not just for lining/tracking but car topping. Best and strongest place for bow/stern lines. And yes, it is traumatic drilling a brand new stripper hull.
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    A Raven from Scratch

    Nice looking canoe!
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    Defaced another boat - Adding lining holes

    For a cedar stripper another option is a piece of 3/4" copper pipe. Just use thickened epoxy with a little cedar sawdust to thicken it up.
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    Defaced another boat - Adding lining holes

    I remember how traumatic it felt drilling the lining holes in my cedar stripper. No regrets!
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    Any composite builders in DC/MD/VA?

    Are there any composite boat builders in DC/MD/VA? I have a friend with a particular Royalex hull that he'd like to duplicate in composite. I'm in Maine now and without a shop or I'd do it for him.
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    West Branch Penobscot River and Chesuncook Village .. from a 1984 Yankee Magazine..

    Rocky Rips were thrilling to swim! Sorry I couldn't get you a photo for you, but I had my paddle in one hand and my stern painter in the other as I tried to dodge boulders and tried to keep track of where my gear was floating off to. Great map!
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    Wood gunwales decisions?

    Sapele is another good choice. Looks like mahogany, works like mahogany, but far cheaper than many domestic woods, and not endangered.
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    Wood gunwales decisions?

    Scarf joint is your friend.
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