Recent content by Jmharrick

Currently no cicadas here. I’ll let you know if that changes.

I only had a few bucks on me so just a couple tickets.

I’m visiting my dad in St. Mary’s County Maryland this weekend, and we took the kids over to the Calvert Marine Museum on the Patuxent River for a rainy day activity. I happened upon a few nice gentlemen (Rich and Larry I believe) who are a part of the Patuxent River Small Craft Guild. They...

I’m glad to see you felt the training was worthwhile. My wife and I are taking a Class I-II River Touring course next weekend with NOC in North Carolina. We are really looking forward to it.

I second what Glenn said about using g-flex if just trying to fill the voids. I haven’t thought about pigmenting it, but you could always experiment.

I was able to sneak out this morning for a pleasant paddle on a local reservoir and its feeder stream. -Racoon Creek State Park, PA.

Thanks @Alan Gage!

I was on a solo paddling trip this past summer in the Georgian Bay. It was early morning on a foggy day and the water was like glass. The air was heavy and the only sound was my paddle hitting the water and drops of water falling from the blade on my recovery. I could only see about 50 yards...

Well, you all have dragged me over to the dark side. My first dedicated solo canoe is this 1986 Curtis Dragonfly. Thanks @NoelCanoeDad for the evening paddle, great conversation, and eventual sale of this canoe. I’ve acquired 3 canoes in 10 months. I’m starting to worry this might become a...

Is it the gunnels or the canoe that are getting worn out? I know Dave at Hemlock can fab gunnels for just about any boat. If the gunnels are fine and the boat is worn out, you could always try to find another RX Mad River Explorer that’s in better shape than yours and swap the gunnels out with...

Have you read “The Century Trilogy” by Ken Follett? The stories follow 5 fictional international families through the major historical events (primarily wars) of the 20th century. Based on your preferences if you haven’t already read them, I’m sure you would enjoy.

I think a Mad River Explorer might also fit the bill. Royalex or Kevlar. From what I’ve seen the Kevlar tends to be a bit more expensive. You could definitely get the royalex model under $1000. I’ve also had my wife and 3 kids in a Curtis Northstar many times without issue, but I doubt you...

This is the same boat I am in, kids are close together. Had our first daughter and then twins right after.

I’m an engineer. During the first two years after COVID, I worked in real estate and as a general contractor flipping homes because my local office closed down, and I didn’t feel like taking what the company offered me and moving the family to Houston, Tx during a pandemic. I learned a lot of...

I can relate to this post big time, not necessarily just with canoeing, but with my interests in general. The balancing part is hard, and I agree with a direct correlation between happiness and time spent doing the things we love. Im at a point in life where I have young kids that are very...