Marc Ornstein

That's one of his I haven't read, I'll have to find a copy. I appreciate how he incorporates the social aspects of natural resource...

I'm becoming hooked on John Mcphee. I just finished reading Encounters With the Archdruid. It's about a series of outdoor adventures...

That'll teach 'em... 😄

I think we, as aficionados of fine canoes put too much emphasis on light weight. I don't mean this in terms of our personal desires...

The good news is that both of these boats show that it is possible to produce canoes in the $1000.00 range. Both are essentially...

Curtis Mayfly, Loonworks Solitaire, Bell Flashfire, Dogpaddle June Bug (original woodstrip), Slipstream Inspire 14.5, Savage River June...

It would be nice if we had some marketing folks, here in the group, along with a production boat builder or two. Perhaps a plan could be...

way back when (pre-google), canoe parts were impossible to find, so we'd often take a "negative" fiberglass mold from the good cap, then...

Ski shops sell a product called P-tex. It's used to repair nicks and ding in skis. It's a plastic stick, 1/4"+- in diameter. You heat...

Rascal, keeping me company.

That was certainly my experience. I grew up where there were very few people paddling anything. And anything they did paddle was big...

I am almost always the only one in a canoe when I do group trips. I'm also in the only one on the local lake when I go bass fishing...

Yesterday, I paddled with a local group (the Marion County Aquaholics). For the 1st time I was NOT the only one in a canoe. I was in my...

That Red textreem June Bug is mine. I'm jealous. You guys are getting to see it and paddle it before I do. I likely won't see it for...