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Happy National Zipper Day (pat. 1913)! 🤐
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Benson Gray replied to the thread So, what old item do you still use?.I have a canoe from 1901 that I use occasionally. Another one from circa 1904 is shorter and lighter so it gets used more often. They... -
Benson Gray reacted to Idiot Savant's post in the thread Book review: two books on the history of the canoe. with
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A while back I ordered two books, from Amazon, on canoe history. Canoes, a natural history in North America and The Canoe, an... -
Benson Gray replied to the thread Skegs on canoes?.This thread made me curious about the history of asymmetric hull designs in small boats. I didn't find an authoritative source but the...
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Many of us here own multiple canoes, for a variety of reasons. I'd like to think it is because each canoe does something better than the...
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I'm not an historian, but I agree with Benson on this when it comes to all around general purpose canoes. Specialty boats with swede...
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You mention things like optimum prismatic coefficient, Swede form, asymmetrical rocker, Kevlar, carbon fiber and CAD, all things that...
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Benson Gray replied to the thread Skegs on canoes?.True, they didn't have CAD or modern materials. They did have a few thousand years to test and optimize the elementary forms. Most...
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Benson Gray replied to the thread Seeking historical examples of women's canoe expeditions.Sacagawea https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacagawea Cornelia Thurza Crosby a.k.a. “Fly Rod Crosby.”...
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Benson Gray reacted to SouthernKevlar's post in the thread 2025 Maine Canoe Symposium (May 30-June 1) Registration Now Open with Like.
I have never been to the Maine Canoe Symposium, but I just realized that it is the weekend before the Western Pennsylvania Canoe...
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Benson Gray posted the thread 2025 Maine Canoe Symposium (May 30-June 1) Registration Now Open in Events."The Maine Canoe Symposium encourages participants of all ages to develop an understanding and appreciation of the diversity of North...
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Benson Gray replied to the thread Video: Canoeing the Stream in the Sky.Pub paddling is a great tradition in Britain that doesn't appear to have been replicated in North America. The video below has more...
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Benson Gray reacted to Gamma1214's post in the thread Video: Canoeing the Stream in the Sky with Like.
Sorry Benson, you lost me at "no pubs". :LOL:
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Benson Gray replied to the thread Video: Canoeing the Stream in the Sky.I have paddled over the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and the intimidation factor is huge. I'm not usually acrophobic but found myself...
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Benson Gray replied to the thread Waltham on the Charles: A Canoeing Capital of the World in the Early 1900s.Yes, portaging is usually a challenge with any courting canoe. These were designed to be used at a canoe club where there were always a...
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Benson Gray reacted to Gamma1214's post in the thread Waltham on the Charles: A Canoeing Capital of the World in the Early 1900s with Like.
...and here I am building nothing but solos... sure hope she can paddle!
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