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I live in Bozeman, so I can pick it up for someone and store it until they can pick it up. I'll be driving to Bellingham WA in May if...

I've been using both on my trips. Re:CCS, I made a nylon liner that goes inside the regular Duluth plastic liner so the plastic doesn't...

I installed a footbrace on my WWC1 43 years ago. Still works, no cracks.

Have you tried a complete foam seat cushion (eg blue foam)? I've put those on all my tractor seats. One thing they might do is raise...

Sounds like it's changed a bit since I paddled it in 1988. No other boats, no restrictions, me in my Wenonah WWC1, brother,his wife and...

The Grande Ronde is a fun trip. We did the Minam to Troy section many years ago. Pretty country--no idea on water levels.

They're cruiser (4x32) specced, so they should be close to an Advantage. A bit fuller though. Apart from depth, they paddled similarly...

I've loved mine for over 40 years! I'll probably get buried in it (or cast off as a pyre).

Benson, your knowledge and research are greatly appreciated! I remember the term Warsaw Rocket but had no idea its origin, and was...

Put your butt in first, then swing your legs around. Works in solo and tandem.

What's gotten better? Having money and time. I bought my first solo canoe in 1983--even as a dealer getting it wholesale, I couldn't...

I paddled the Eno while in college in 1979, with my geology professor (and wished I had taken more geology!). And then went to the Eno...

Very true! However peering from x thousand feet over rapids of interest sure is fun! Here is the rapid that killed Art Moffatt on the...

Good info. For those of you interested in the variety of satellite images for planning, here's an interesting comparison. I'm looking...

I use printed maps almost exclusively for onsite navigation. A standalone GPS is used only for lapses of befuddlement. However I'm...