Recent content by Canada Bob

THANKS to all for the info, very interesting. Algonquin Park hey, 20 years since I was up there {from Thorold at the time}, are they still losing hikers / canoeists to the bears ? used to be about 5 a year if memory serves me well...

Thanks Alan for the interesting and informative comments, appreciated, I'll be looking into all aspects. What I'm looking for is as Turtle says, cruising rather than getting to a particular place fast...

I have a 12ft solo {just me and a small dog} canoe, we just go fishing and discovering little coves etc, total weight is around 200lbs. I'm looking at buying a trolling motor for those lazy days and wondered about how much thrust might be needed. An old fella told me that as a rough guide, if...