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I did remove some of the screws/plastic nuts which hold the plastic cap on so that I could get a secure metal to metal connection. I...

Thanks for the info. They had corrected the J Brace thing by the time mine was built in Oct of 2024, but it sounds like they also...

It is a. 2025- build date 2/25. There is a metal bed rail with a gray vinyl?grey cap over it. Ford supposedly strengthened the...

I have to challenge the idea that a skeg will automatically add efficiency to a canoe. I call on my sailing dinghy experience for this...

I'm not an historian, but I agree with Benson on this when it comes to all around general purpose canoes. Specialty boats with swede...

You mention things like optimum prismatic coefficient, Swede form, asymmetrical rocker, Kevlar, carbon fiber and CAD, all things that...

This morning in the Poconos.

During our mandatory 6 hour "night" rest stops to camp while on the Yukon River 1000 mile races, we would completely empty our voyageur...

I used Yakima towers and round bars on my 2016 Tundra for nearly 10 years with no real problems but a close call last year. One of the...

If you are coming through the North Cascades, Diablo and Gorge Lakes can be day paddled. Diablo has boat in campsites as well. Ross Lake...

The "crack" in the gunnel (in the photo with the thwart) appears to just be the seam between the inwale and outwale. My 1989 vintage...

Many folks in the FreeStyle community will recognize the names of Anne and Tryon Lindabury. They were active in the FreeStyle community...

This was an enjoyable read. I've kept most of my old Canoesport Journals and like to re-read the articles by Harry Roberts et al...

Well as long as we're diggin up the past (a thoroughly enjoyable activity) here's a couple more tidbits..... Harry did kneel....in a...

That type of solo canoeing in that type of boat is what Harry Roberts and Mike Galt -- and many others in the American "solo canoe...