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Benson Gray
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Might affect your paddle choice
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It has been speculated that some of the paddles from the Pacific with pointed ends may have been also used as weapons. The link below...
Yesterday at 7:49 AM
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I actually find the opposite is true, I've seen far too many ribbed canoes crack right at the rib when hitting a rock because the hull...
Sunday at 9:06 AM
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Ribs vs. Foam Core Floor
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My understanding is that any place on a fiberglass canoe hull where there is a rapid transition from a very stiff area (like a thick...
Mar 18, 2023
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Pakcanoe 165 roll-able. Looking at buying one for NFCT.
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Benson, I think there must be an error in the link to Jerry's page on the 50# canoe models. I have an Old Town 50# from 1938 and the...
Mar 13, 2023
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Pakcanoe 165 roll-able. Looking at buying one for NFCT.
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Yes, there was clearly an error on that page so I have replaced it with the specifications from the 1938 catalog in my previous message...
Mar 13, 2023
Benson Gray
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Pakcanoe 165 roll-able. Looking at buying one for NFCT.
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Wow, I knew that the Allagash has some silly rules but this one seems clearly absurd. The page at the link below requires the width of...
Mar 13, 2023
Benson Gray
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Why are wood canvas canoes so nice to paddle
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See the link below for another perspective. Benson https://brfisher.substack.com/p/why-wood
Mar 6, 2023
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Canoe Art: Paintings, Sketches, Sculpture, Architecture
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This image was shared on the sailing group in Facebook by Holger David Kelm with "oh oh" as the caption. It is from the Kip Marina at...
Mar 5, 2023
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BN Morris Canoe for sale FB Marketplace (not me)
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The link is below, which requires a Facebook account. The chart at https://woodencanoemuseum.org/builder-history/b-n-morris dates the...
Mar 4, 2023
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This time of year, working on canoes but thinking of past trips,
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Feb 27, 2023
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Canoe trip across Central Park New York City
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My guess is that this canoe might be a Kennebec Torpedo model as shown on the following page from their 1922 catalog. This would be...
Feb 26, 2023
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What does a Old Town PACK look like with wood?
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This storage problem was even worse with wooden canoes that had to sit for a few months while the filler cured. These would...
Feb 25, 2023
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What does a Old Town PACK look like with wood?
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Old Town canoes were frequently stacked floor to ceiling and wall to wall in large storage areas. This was a classic first in, last out...
Feb 25, 2023
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What does a Old Town PACK look like with wood?
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Better late than never? The Old Town canoe with serial number 197616 is a 12 foot long Chipewyan model that weighed 45 pounds. It was...
Feb 24, 2023
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Epoxy and Vinylester Toxicity
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If you are really concerned about toxicity then you may want to consider a wood and canvas canoe. These probably require fewer toxic...
Feb 22, 2023
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