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I tend to think the "lifting water" theory is a bit too simplified. I seem to remember reading something by Jonathan Winters once where...

There is a bit more info on the design in the build thread for version 1...

This is why I said in the other thread that bents are more effortless and less tiring for me than straights for hour-after-hour...

I cleared my social calendar this evening so I could run another paddle test. It was a beautiful evening with light winds and mostly...

new truck, hybrid Maverick, with tiedown loops recently installed.. the river, upper CO, eye of the needle rapid..

Speaking of Outrages, my son was recently gifted this. It was gifted to the previous owner as well so I expect it is in rough shape...

I think shorter is better. When I'm in the stern with someone in the bow I can lay my 6'6" rod across the thwarts without it reaching...

My MR Outrage on the Dead last weekend. Hopefully I'll get the Millbrook out shortly.

very nice indeed.. mine's still working, low water on the S. Platte, dropping the old Outrage into a slot..

I’ve also joined the Millbrook club. I just bought a lightly-used Millbrook Outrage. This is the second boat that I have in both Royalex...

Well, my wife does want to see Maine... Why not take the canoe along? 😁 About nice wood paddles, I know what you mean. The plastic ones...

thanks, that is helpful - I also found $40 tie down loops for sale, that's ridiculous. Note the grommet kit is now $9 at BigBoxCo...

So my Thule hood loops with the section of hose aren’t going to work in the 4Runner’s hood channels because Toyota places gaskets along...

Ok, so time for an update. It’s another long post, I apologize in advance. On Friday, I took off work, left at 5am, and drove up to...

If you really want a tandem, Swift offers many of their tandems as "combis," which have three seats. The seats can be ordered with the...