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Got it leveled out. 3 calls to “Technical Support” were fruitless. The technicians were clueless about their products other than the...

been there, done, that- stopped when I found out aluminium end caps are harder than the male anatomy is...

As I noted in another Canoecopia thread, almost all stock at the show is Rutabaga stock. Or at least it used be that way. I worked at...

I wonder what purpose Nova Craft had in mind by putting a stem ring on the bow and not the stern. Yeah, you can tie a rope to it, but so...

Kate Prince, the coordinator of the Friends of Wabakimi Caribou Monitoring Project, is one of the new co-owners of Headwaters Canoe. She...

Yes, there are a few out there but those family members aren’t on this board - lucky me. I remember introducing some nephews to gunnel...

On my Subaru Outback, the factory rack is terrible for hauling canoes. I had to find a foot that allowed me to use my Thule square bars...

I think I'd ask (or look) to see if they make an adapter for round bars. Then you could rotate the gunnel stops as needed to align with...

That gave me a good chuckle. I went through the whole rack research nightmare last year for my new Ford ranger, ended up with a set of...

Consider the type of roof rails on your new vehicle. I have a Subaru Crosstrek with raised roof rails. I got a rack set - mounts...

Just wondering what your rack set cost you (if you care to disclose). I may be looking at a newer vehicle and would be in need of a new...

Good weather yesterday so I installed the roof rack on the wife’s new RAV4. The crossbars don’t point the same direction; the bars’...

Paddling around Nahcotta on Willapa Bay, Washington

Beautiful country, looks like a perfect place to heal.

Two and a half weeks ago, I broke or bruised my ribs – typical of my clumsiness. This morning I wanted to check on the healing progress...