Boatman53

Thanks Glenn for remembering and asking about my recovery. I am largely recovered and now caring for my wife who hasn't been well for...

Sorry Robin, I overlooked your reply. Yes, I applied Northwoods Canoe filler which as I'm sure you know, is a traditional oil based...

Beautiful build, it looks fast just sitting on the trailer. Jim

I don’t think I would worry about it as long as it isn’t long term immersion. Jim

Just coming back from a weekend camping at Lake Lila In the pic from left to right: 2 year old niece, 1-1/2 year old nephew, SIL, mostly...

(Compact) Kitchen Kit - Show Yours US Canteen Cup + Canteen Cup Hobo Stand . . .

It will be 50 years in September since I took my first trip. It was on the Susquehanna with a few high school friends. I found these...

I'm in awe of Glenn's "go-light" arrangement. But since we're indulging the other end of the spectrum... here's our Machias River...

My humble solo setup.

At my age there is no delay appropriate when it comes to buying a new toy.

This was on a weekend canoe trip in New Hampshire and Massachusetts in the summer of 2025. I used a new and compact kitchen kit I bought...

Nope, I'd see (at least part of) the paddle every stroke. Extra trippy colors are for the (WTH?) benefit of others and (possibly) to...

The "M5" (Magical Mystery Merlin Multicolor Masterpiece) made via Gamma rays and a horse rasp. It needs a distinctive paddle to match...

This is a blinded sphinx moth (I had to look it up) that showed up on my canoe cover the other day. They have a 4" wingspan and are...

Me in 1985, practicing 300 consecutive rolls in North Pond, Maine, in prep for my first river run in a C1 . . . on the Rapid River in...