Glenn MacGrady's latest activity

Im back for a bit. After this last canoe project i moved into all that fly rod/ reel stuff which carried me thru spring. I just...

Paddled through the upper Cuyahoga, yes, that Cuyahoga, yesterday. Water levels were up and that allowed for paddling around sweeps in...

I have no experience with that Wenonah yoke. Just looking, it might carry the canoe too far above my head than I would prefer, and I'd...

Looks great and very informative thread, Steve.

Stopped by the shop after horses and took a few pics. I add this for anyone considering wood gunwales but finds fitting them...

Time to wrap this up (I've done a little better at working on it than I've done at reporting progress) I don't recall if I waited a...

Went back over this afternoon, removed all of the clamps & scraped the excess epoxy where it squeezed out. I then used the pull saw to...

I never thought of that. Sounds right. Interesting!

Not sure I fully understand the benefit of the ring. On my canoes with rope grab loops, I usually just tie the painters to the grab...

In longer crossings especially in wind and waves, and when going up-current, I go into switch paddling with my 48.5" ZRE bent...

2025 WCHA Assembly Salute

This has been in the works for a while now but last Saturday 7/19/25 I traded in my Hemlock Eaglet lll in the lite-tech layup to Hemlock...

I cannot remember all the reasons I went from 1/2in plywood frames to 3/4in, there were a few but perhaps a primary was it allowed me to...

There is a summer 2025 Swift Demo Day with Bill Swift at Collinsville Canoe & Kayak in Canton, Connecticut, on Sunday July 27 from 10-4...

Yes, painters tape is what I meant by masking tape.