DougK

Nova Craft has made a 14' Prospector for 2024: https://www.novacraft.com/canoes/prospector/prospector-14-solo/

Aw, c'mon, Charlie Brown and Lucy entertained millions with this shtick every autumn for decades, albeit using a football instead of a...

there are a lot of them at slalom Nationals these days.. the turtle boat, John the builder in the bacon boat,

S fiberglass is a superior material to use for external patches as the edges of the patches can be feathered very smooth, it does not...

we did a trip there in the early 90s, came out on 4th of July into a snowstorm ;-) Up until then it had been cold but calm, a good...

We all have our personal conceits about our abilities and sagacity, reinforced by our experience. As I head toward old age I'm coming...

I always felt MUCH safer in whitewater up to class 4 than I ever did on big open water lakes or the ocean. Yes, there are remote risks...

Charlie Wilson used to recommend Plexus, available from Jamestown Distributors and other sources. He said that's what Placid and Swift...

some of my trips are primarily to go fishing.. with the family along, my wife's patience for me fishing has diminished over the years...

I missed this thread because I was in Ontario (fishing on a canoe trip). If I'm on the water, I have a couple of rods. I usually only...

"Legendary singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot donated the yellow canoe featured in his song Canary Yellow Canoe to the Canadian Canoe...

I was just in Yellowstone and environs last week Two weeks before, a very experienced local hunter, with a rifle, side arm and bear...

How do S-glass, E-glass, Kevlar (aramid), and carbon composite fabrics compare in compression strength, tensile strength, stiffness, and...

If that crack is only on the inner layer it's an easy fix. Gflex and a small patch of fabric (4oz s-glass for example) is pretty much...

this was the easiest patch job I've ever had with a canoe - it was brand new, and I talked to the builder about what he used to build...