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Thank you for your replies. Today I took out the bow and stern seats while leaving the center seat and the two remaining thwarts. Upon...

You'll have no problems from removing the seats and the weight reduction will be significant (I'd guess 6-8 pounds). Penobscot 16 makes...

Had a quick storm blow through yesterday evening at the end of an otherwise lovely blue sky day. Made for a nice scene down by the...

attempted fish trip, silly trout took my pike lure,

That does appear to be a good deal.

That's a great price, looks to be in excellent shape!

Conversion to solo is certainly possible. I did the same with my Wilma. (Old Town 146k) No problem at all.

If this is better suited to the diy thread please move it for me. I saw video the other night about a diy camping griddle, it intrigued...

i make and drink my coffee in a nalgene with a filter attachment (filter screws onto where the lid goes, lid screws onto the filter)...

Trip report here: https://eckilson.blogspot.com/2025/05/baskehegan-stream-may-17-21-2025.html Many more pictures...

:love: What a satisfaction it must be to build such a canoe yourself! Absolutely fantastic.

It's really good to see this old school skill and knowledge used and passed along. As a wood craftsman of 27 years, I enjoy the fact...

Here are some sights and sounds of the last few months of canoe building. It’s been a busy year, and we are deep in crunch time now...