Recent content by JackL

Florida -Citrus Springs

A like new 14'5" "Vagabond" .It was the last one out of Royalax in Wenonahs warehouse - $1600 A 15'4" "Wilderness" -It has a few scratches on it - $1200 Both have tractor style seats and adjustable foot braces Pictures and more info is available Jack L a

My wife asked me this morning how many other people had PFDs hanging in their front hall closet? Jack L

It is not a copperhead. It looks like a DeKay Snake to me Jack L

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I had a year long job just outside of Sacramento and we lived in a two bedroom Condo, We bought an Old town Disco and kept it in the second bed room. The only way we could get it in and out was through the window. That was in our previous life when we were both strong. Now weI would need some...

Mike- Try sites.google.com/site/flkeyskayaktrips/ Jack

Here it is: https://sites.google.com/siteflkeyskayaktrips/ The only thing is we haven't kept it up to date, and I know since Hurricane Irma and other things some of the launches are no longer good, so they so should be checked out prior to planning a paddle there Jack

Getting old sucks I I turned old at age 85 and for the last year have been fighting cancer. I still paddle my kayak, canoe and SUP , but the distances and speeds have dropped down to a quarter of what they used to be and if my mind keeps going the way it has been I'll need Nanci (my better...

I'm with you 100 percent Mike ! That and all the other garbage is what ruined Paddling.net. Jack L

I travel with two bikes and a tandem kevlar canoe and I do similar to what WillDerness does You can get vinyl covered cable dog runs at Wally World. Just cut the snap clip off one end and you"ll Have a metal loop left there and a loop at the other end. I install the cable around the bars...

We paddled the Noatak many moons ago using Ally Pack fold up back pack canoes. On one stop we climbed a mountain, which the guide said had never been climbed before. On the lower section we left our "Juneau Sneakers" after we got above the tussocks/perma-frost. It was a wonderful trip Jack L

Merry Christmas from sunny Key Largo in Florida Jack :

As the owner of several Kevlar ultralight canoes, I would look out for deep scratches that expose the kevlar fabric. If it has them you should repair them with epoxy before putting the canoe in water. Jack L