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I've been researching that question online this morning and have yet to come up with a definitive answer. I can find anecdotal posts at...

You are probably right about racers having no lean at all as this is what I find to be the fastest. You will have to switch more though...

I saw a piebald deer yesterday. I didn't get a good photo, so I'm posting one I got off the internet in addition to mine. I did get a...

Lucky you, that's a beauty. I encourage you to take it out as your second paddle. I also encourage you to try to paddle standing once in...

It's the time of year when it's getting too chilly for the pup but she still wants to go so my choices are take her and shorten the...

I got my boys out for an evening pond paddle just before Halloween. Miacomet pond runs perhaps a couple miles and is separated from the...

I have often heard Charlie say that heeling presents a "banana" shape of the hull to the water, opposing the paddle yaw with an offside...

We are on the same page as far as using our hull to lessen yaw and having to switch less often when hit and switch paddling. we're just...

Yes, that six inches or more in the difference of hull width is a big deal. Back when my only canoe was the 16' Prospector, when I...

Megiscane - Day 4 I got up early this morning, energized by visions of actually starting this trip. I would gather all my bags...

If I were to do this on a regular basis I would have both. I only need four I” holes, once those center points give me the spot to drill...

Boatman53, The guide you show is much more reliable for a true cut than the dowel centers. I would certainly recommend the guide over...

So you're saying that the most efficient way to paddle a narrow hull with deep stems is by leaning away from the turn to offset yaw...

His son lives (or lived last I knew) in Patten, Maine. He sold his paddles out of his garage and on consignment at the Patten Hardware...

I saw this doe spying on me this morning. She was right on this point.