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Happy Glenn off the grid till 7/24, canoeing! 👋🏻🛶
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Ok, so the post is actually about hooks for poles, and they're not on a wall, but the idea could be applied widely. I wanted easier... -
First paddle of the season. Took the cooler along to see how it fit with myself and it in the boat. Seemed to be fine, the big test will...
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First paddle of the year on the Athabasca River near Jasper, Alberta.
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Late return from after work outing with @Sliding Focus on Friday. -
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The Yellow Pond Lillies are starting to bloom. Interesting interaction between 3 Bald Eagles. They were very vocal.
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Ready for my first outing of the year!
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Boatman53 replied to the thread New to me Portage Pal trailer.I too used a boat trailer and built a box on it to make it multi purpose. The canoe rests on bars, short for one canoe and longer for...
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Boatman53 reacted to kahel's post in the thread Bow ballast for solo paddling: the more unusual, the better with Like.
You don't need a huge river or a raging mountain stream to get into trouble with a canoe. Sometimes a navigable water level of 70 cm at...
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I just finished up a canoe trailer. Going to break it in on a trip to the Missouri breaks next month. I had an old ‘65 Ford pickup box...
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Boatman53 reacted to kahel's post in the thread Bow ballast for solo paddling: the more unusual, the better with Like.
bow-ballast-for-solo-paddling Why should I carry “useless” stuff with me? then rather 6.5 kg full of possibilities ;) For minor...
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Boatman53 reacted to JohnSand's post in the thread Bow ballast for solo paddling: the more unusual, the better with Like.
I mostly use ballast for sailing canoes. My current favorite is a couple of exercise weights. I have used water jugs, in five or one...
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Boatman53 reacted to CaptainOllieWest's post in the thread Bow ballast for solo paddling: the more unusual, the better with Like.
I like to use a dry bag full of water and a Chiweenie.
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That’s an awesome camper/trailer combination. I bought an older pop up truck camper and plan a trans Labrador road trip this spring...
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Well it's not as bad as I thought it might be. The skid plates have been shaved down so that they're very thin. Don't know for sure...
