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You'll have no problems from removing the seats and the weight reduction will be significant (I'd guess 6-8 pounds). Penobscot 16 makes...

Good canoes. I converted a small OT Canadienne to solo use. A solo seat will require that you take out the center thwart. Look at...

Conversion to solo is certainly possible. I did the same with my Wilma. (Old Town 146k) No problem at all.

Hi there, today I picked up an Old Town Penobscot 16 that's in great shape. It's heavier than I want it to be, but I like the durability...

I had read that the Buffalo will rise rapidly with a hard rain. There were marks at high water which were, to me, unbelievably high. Not...

Not everyone wants to paddle the Wild and Scenic Rogue in a loaded canoe. I have and similar experience on the John Day River at very...

Yikes! Helluva story!! Much worse than even Type 2 fun!!! Glad I wasn’t there!!!!

The Buffalo River in Arkansas, 1973 (Easter Weekend) My immediate family had set up a sort of mini-reunion with parents and some of the...

Wish I could be there with my Tremblay. Only thing I changed on it was to make a carrying yoke, plus i took out the thwart behind the...

The brigade leaves Mashteuiatsh today, June 23rd, after a wonderful welcome from the Pekuakamiulnuatsh. What great stories heard, and...

Maintenance day in Michigan for my new to me Peterborough Minette and other stuff. It needs a new canvas and some minor woodwork...

on a stony beach ... of a water reservoir.

There was lots of wind and dark clouds all day so we decided to stay off the water and bank fish instead, but it ended up being pretty...

Safe is a relative term, and if the turtle is heavy it may not be good for the turtle to pick it up by the tail.

If I were a turtle, I think that I would rather walk along while being herded with a stick than having someone grabbing my tail...