Recent content by Dirigo

Perhaps this is Jimmy speaking through a tree here in Maine?

Brandy Pond. Map 49 in the Maine Atlas Gazetteer by Delorme. Seen while finishing the Allagash Lake loop. Look at satellite maps and you may see the shadow it casts. Must be part of a turbine. Copper, with a fine patina. The inner is concrete. This must have part of a turbine for an area...

Any Maine paddler encounter this? DP Copper’s escape capsule? Alien fuel rod? Jimmy Hoffa’s headstone?

SouthernKevlar, you purchased a canoe of youth. The composite Outrage is light years beyond the H2Pro in every aspect. Congratulations!

Eckilson, great surfing, attaining and ferrying video! Most impressive in a minor rockered canoe. Rock on!

Thank you Glenn. You’re a wonderful moderator of this forum, ever watchful and helpful. Fancy computer skills too! JD, you’re welcome and hope the water levels allow the trip you plan on. Getting into your desired put-in with road conditions and water levels is often the crux of a spring run...

Hi JD, Unfortunately this is the ideal map and out of print since the company no longer exists. Hopefully you can find one or more on the internet. Waterproof, 24”x 36” 2003, all you need. 1988, wife and I parked at Kit Pelletier’s, now Norm L’Italien, St. Francis ME. A float plane flew us...

Willful.

Willful.

Whomever the paddler is, regardless of the hull attributes- she or he with the best fundamental paddle capabilities will succeed with the greatest of ease. Vertical paddle strokes on-side and off-side, micro-tuning the stroke throughout effort and reading the water best saves paddler energy and...

The Hemlock SRT is just what it is. A solo river tripper. Certainly not a tandem, definitely not a lilly pad dipper and definitely a river tripper due to its length, width and composite build. No insult to the author, if you want a lower weight canoe, then lose the weight to meet your wants...

Great topic with great suggestions. The reason there are so many hulls is because canoe builders do not agree on other hulls that have been built. Personal preference to their liking and disliking. We are very fortunate there are many, many canoe designers and builders! For example: not ever...

Sounds great Art. However, this weekend is dedicated to the reindeer 🎅!

Great suggestions Glenn. Moving your body mass to on-side to off-side, bow, mid or astern helps to reduce hull contact with the water and aids greatly to the effort being attempted. Art, in a few months let’s get on the Ducktrap and figure some of these details out. I have two solo play boats...

Nice suggestion tomo. Yes, easy for me to stray from the initial inquiry. More often than not, slowing the canoe’s hull speed will allow the canoe to take on less water and keep the hull’s momentum going where you want it to go- “the line.” Always focus where you want to go, not ever where you...