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@Steve in Idaho Perfect, thank you! This is the route I will go…looks simple enough to install…

Pretty water last night.

I think I still have a photo. I'll have to look through my files and get back to you.

Home made drops. I used some dimension lumber (3/4x4, I think) and hand drew the curves. Cut with a jig saw, these have all the...

Are these seat drops home-made or did you get them from somewhere?

Hi Steve in Idaho, do you have a photo or image of what this setup looks like when it's all in place? I'm trying to visualize it and...

I just got an Advantage. The distance between the gunwales is narrower than on the similarly-tractor-seated Rendezvous and the clamp-in...

Well I trust Charlie, but stil, I do not recall ever seeing that technique done where I have been in canoe carry areas. Others, like...

It's described as "The Overhead Carry" in Lou Glaros & Charlie Wilson's book "Freestyle Canoeing - Contemporary Paddling Technique". I...

And you can store the pad right behind you on a seat rail or a thwart. I typically kneel in my solo canoes with bench seats so don't...

Nope, it's for short carries on moderately level ground, no steep hills. If the wind is really blowing I drape the canoe on my shoulder...

I don't think I have ever seen a canoe carried by a lower down gunwale. With that big sail up there I hope there is not any, or much...

So here's how the modifications work with a solo carry... With the pad in place it's fairly easy to hoist the canoe up on my shoulder...

I love to see the little ones out on the water.