Recent content by D J Hayes

Yes, that's 2 year old Maisie and my old row boat is the only watercraft I own that I trust her in so far. If you know setters, they take a whole lot of patience waiting for "maturity".

Thanks Jim! I used some Murphy's oil soap and did the initial cleanup. There is some blade end damage to the shorter paddle so I'll need to take a little wood off but am looking forward to restoring them. Dan

Hi Benson, thanks for your insight on Shaw and Tenney! Our son is a forestry professor at U Maine so I have had the privilege of talking paddle making with Sam Martenelli on a couple of occasions. I have a couple of Shaw and Tenney paddles as well as two sets of oars; straight and spoon for the...

Glenn, thank you! The canoe is a 16 foot square stern Old Town wood and canvas rowing boat built between 1949-1950. The stand up paddle may prove helpful in sneaking up on lily pad bass 😀

Hi folks, I am brand new to this forum. I seems like a tremendous resource as well as entertainment source for us paddlers. I thought I would share a gift I received from a 90 year old acquaintance who hasn't canoed in nearly 50 years. He knows that I like all things canoeing and have made and...