M Clemens

The Echo T-Formex lite boats are starting to show up in the New York dealers; I'm wondering if you have weighed yours to verify the 42...

I had to add this; not two days after talking about Serenades, doesn't my last FG one pop up for sale. I thought she liked it.

After a couple of years, the Serenade was offered as a TR model (traditional) with a sliding hung seat, and then as an Ultralite in both...

Those look like Mad River decks in your pics. Mad River Royalex hulls with wood gunnels that have been neglected for long periods of...

Interesting history of the Old Town Next. Originally marketed as the 'Pack Element' in late 2013, Old Town had both a Poly and Royalex...

The OT Next (and its composite cousin, the Mad River Serenade) is one of my favorite 13 foot hulls. Both developed by Bob McDonough...

Doh! I gotta retract the 28.5" max width I was using! Just re-measured my Kestrel properly (rather than upside down under a cover) and...

I never measured my 2021, just took the specs for granted but my boat somehow found its way back to Dave last year, and was advertised...

Interesting, since the specs for the two hulls are so close. Yet the spec sheet lists the Vagabond's capacity at 350 pounds and the...

Regrettably, the only time I have spent in the Wildfire was at the WPSCA several years ago. It was a windy day on the pond and my...

The Kestrel seems to have been modified to provide a little more initial stability with a shallower arch but still keeps most of what...

Not so much a need, really, but sometimes I have the opportunity to compare similar canoes over a longer period of time, just for the...

First, Fourth and Fifth of DY's small class trippers, per CEW's analysis. The more contemporary hulls may be lighter and prettier, but...

Second layer applied. There's no hiding the patch, so I didn't put any effort into pretty. Just got good wet out and squeegeed the...

Pic shows the interior if my 2020 Advantsge. I'm really impressed with the manufacturing quality. Northstars aren't finished as nicely...