jffdejongh

Quick late sunrise paddle before work.

ADK third week on October

This was one of those “life is good” moments yesterday evening.

I have never owned a new canoe or any other kind of boat. They are made to be used. Recently I bought a new Ram diesel. I had only...

I'm not familiar with your rivers but personally, being that I'm a procrastinator, I'd paddle it as-is and repair the damage as it...

@memaquay Anyone could do this; i’m certainly not a master at anything but compromise! Pick an epoxy, i use west system; go on line...

Thanks @jffdejongh, so far im batting 1’000 but i can see where you’d throw a bunch away due to breakage. It’s pretty rigid in whole...

Move about every 6 years. That will help with "stuff". It's a pain to move and irritating to move things you haven't used in a long time.

It is a 20’ EM White made by Island Falls canoe in Maine.

They grow up fast.

October 15, Fall trip on Ryan Lake in Linwood township, MN

Good report from a member of the Moose Preservation Society-Northern Chapter. Nice to see you getting a healthy slice of that country...

This where you take a deep breath, sometimes you need to take a step back, re assess and then move forward with a new plan. Bulling...

Well, I thought I was going to finish this weekend, but two rather disheartening set-backs. When I was doing final sanding on the...

Finally had time, and heat to get the first coat of varnish on the inside. One electric space heater keeps my small work area 65-70...