Glenn MacGrady

I never paid much attention to reporting (if there was any in the USA) about forest fires in Canada until I began reading reports from...

Looks terrific, NCD. The Dragonfly was of course designed for Harold Deal to compete in the whitewater racing combined class...

The late, Mark Russel, from what I have been told was a very fine paddler. He did a lot of whitewater. He and Brad Sheeler even...

Haha, all those were exactly my concerns and fears when paddling sea kayaks in the ocean, especially since I only had a 20% roll. They...

Kudos to you for successfully coaching fellow paddlers riverstrider. I've only coached strangers successfully a few times when the...

I understand and agree, for anyone who already has varnish and thinner on hand. I was just stating that for a person like me, who...

TBG, welcome to site membership! Feel free to ask any questions and to post messages, photos and videos, and to start threads, in our...

Boiled linseed oil and tung oil grow mildew even when not nicked, frequently seen as a black coating or stain on wood gunwale canoes...

That may be so. However, I have no need for varnish or thinner for any other purpose, so buying a small twist-top can of wipe-on varnish...

I spent three nights at Waldo Lake with my Son and Grandson. The original plan was for a longer trip with paddle in dispersed camping...

A really nice place to spend with your son and grandson, CaptainOllie. Gorgeous water and scenery. The only water I've paddled in...

A longtime favorite "oil" for exterior wood and marine uses, such as canoe gunwales and paddles, is Watco Teak Oil. (Watco Danish Oil is...

This is a raft, but it illustrates how dangerous high water on a river can be, how powerful a reversing souse hole can be to trap any...

Thanks much for that interesting report, Art, in a very interesting part of Maine that I wish I could return to someday. For years...