Recent content by Bentpushrod

Here’s mine.

Getting ready for canoe season. Set up my new Springbar Compact in the backyard. Going to spend the night, see how it goes. Supposed to get down to 37 degrees tonight, so fairly warm outside. Sitting inside right now with a Coleman lantern going and it’s toasty.

Thanks! Not 100% sure yet, but there may be a tandem build in my future.

Everything around here is still froze up, so decided to take a short drive north for my canoes maiden voyage. Boundary Dam Reservoir by Estevan, Saskatchewan stays ice free year round, as a power plant uses water from the reservoir, and then pumps warm water back into the reservoir. Well, I...

Made a removable portage yoke. Have a September trip to the BWCA planned, figured I better be able to portage the boat.

I bought it!

Thought I’d share a photo of a display of a dugout canoe being built. This is a model on display at the Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center at Washburn ND. Pretty cool little museum, and I thought this display was pretty neat.

Cabin fever here waiting for winter to end. I’ve had my canoe hanging from the ceiling since I finished it. I hadn’t weighed it since varnish, so took it down and weighed it. 37.7 lbs. Ice out in April feels like a long time away.

I’m a BWCA virgin. Got on the Recreation.gov website right at 9 am Wednesday, and got my first choice. Not sure if it was luck, or my choice of entry point and date. But I’m very excited to go. Permit is for EP 54 on Seagull lake on September 15th.

Carved a paddle out of some cherry. Oil on and drying.

Thanks Alan! Yes I had plenty of frustrations along the way, but got through the challenges by taking a step back, looking to this site for answer. Oh the dog lol, she has that thing on, to prevent her from licking a sore.

Thanks for the kind words! I couldn’t have done this without people like you that share their knowledge here. The Bronco is a ’22. it has the Sasquatch package which comes with 4.7 gears in the axles, electronic lockers front and rear, factory capable beadlock wheels, among other things. The...

I have all the same flaws you just mentioned. But, I’m tickled pink. And I’ve went through your build thread, and your boat is gorgeous! If I remember right, you have plans for another with a unique wood. As for my next plans, I’m going to attempt to carve a paddle out of some cherry.

I don’t post a whole lot, and am still pretty new here, but I never would have finished this without this forum. So full of information, and wonderfully helpful people!

Final coat of varnish is on and drying. She has plenty of flaws, but I’m happy. Now to wait for ice out in the spring.