Black_Fly

Patience. It’s hard, but if you rush things, you risk re-injury, and that would be a setback which keeps you off the water even longer...

Because then people would complain about not having enough room for their packs and barrels behind the seat. Alan

It was gorgeous here in NW Wisconsin yesterday. The Totogatic is high, little wind. I moved my NC P15 out and fitted her with my seat...

NS says 2” no problem. Wonder why they put it so close to the seat to begin with.

Can’t imagine moving the thwart a couple inches would be detrimental to hull integrity. I have moved thwarts many times without...

Do you really need to move it back that far? The curved thwarts Northstar uses on the pack canoes can buy maybe another inch...

You can’t stand and pole in your Phoenix? Huh, that’s strange.

Would moving the thwart a couple inches diminish the hull strength much?

In the NC I prefer the Backsaver. Need more support. So if I want to use it in both boats, I need to move the thwart back. Im not...

Just paddling the Phoenix for the first time. First paddle with new shoulder. The only problem is the rear thwart, which is too close...

Different critters altogether. NC is blue steel. Phoenix is delicate to operate, p15 is like a small truck. Different stabilities.

Have you tried audio books available at many libraries. They are great on road trips.

Thanks to those who responded. Finding old posts can be difficult, but I did find some gems and downloaded them. Reading isn’t as easy...

I broke a self-imposed exile from the used book stores. After all, the gentleman who runs my favourite small town book store is retiring...

I have a magic that flies across lakes. I like my prospector 15 but I wouldn’t have it alone.