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I noticed that REI no longer has canoes on its website. Most of the canoe accessories are gone too. At the local lake, where I do all my...

I'm planning on going on a weekend canoe trip in early May. I've decided that my Esquif Echo is the best tool for the job. Last fall, I...

A while back I ordered two books, from Amazon, on canoe history. Canoes, a natural history in North America and The Canoe, an...

The people to ask are/is Tex's Riverways. I don't see why it would be a problem. I've almost reached a point where I think a campfire is...

It is looking like the base for my skeg is too wide and too stiff to work the way I want. I'd have to mount it way too far forward. I'll...

When someone first proposed putting a skeg or rudder on a kayak I wonder if people were going "the Eskimos don't have rudders on their...

The Echo would be good for class II+, except for one thing. It has very low freeboard. I probably won't ever use it for more than class...

I think most people that buy Prospectors and such would be much happier with a more modern design. I'm not saying you should take your...

Here's my response. 1-For every speed/length ratio there is an optimum prismatic coefficient. I don't think Chestnut or Old Town used...

Here's a video, on canoe design, you guys might find interesting. Hopefully this link will take you to an interview with designer David...

All points well taken. First, let me say that the Echo isn't my only boat. Far from it. I have two tandem canoes, two solo canoes, a...

I'm not determined. Not yet anyway. Something I'm considering more as an experiment than a real need. I'm planning on doing my first...

I'm thinking of doing something a little crazy. I'm thinking of mounting a removeable skeg on my Esquif Echo solo canoe. In the world...