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On October 5-9, 2025, I paddled various parts of the Pine Barrens prior to the Pine Barrens Functional Freestyle Canoeing Workshop...

I have a compass, and maybe a map, and I pay close attention to my surroundings. But just for fun, I always carry a couple of dead...

I seem to recall John Winters saying that his asymmetrical canoes tracked best when there was enough weight in the stern to make it...

Many Doc's are coming to realize that resistance trains for older folks (most of us) is actually more important than Cardio. I hit the...

Looks like a poly boat to me, mine had similar scratches. Good price, I would buy it, probably gonna weigh in around 90 pounds, but...

2025 has been an odd year for me in regards to getting out. My annual Canadian trip was preempted by my niece’s wedding in Oregon and...

I wouldn't sink any money into that canoe, except for maybe roll a couple of coats of rustoleum on it to spruce it up. The cracks are...

Thanks for that Mem, yes they are currently too high. I just wanted a level starting point I can work down from. I'll be putting a...

Hard to say based on those pics, with that colour it cold be either. I'm speculating that because it is so smooth, it could be epoxy...

August 28 - Day 9 Distance: 15.2km (Total 133.7km) Time: 4hr 38m Caltopo Map: https://caltopo.com/m/B8MTMST I woke just after 6:00am...

I finally wet the hull properly on Sunday (TR pending). Water levels are unbelievably low here so I headed to Pittsburgh & paddled a...

I'm wondering if you are planning on adding a brass stem strip, might be difficult with the edge you have on the stem. Difficult to...

It's wonderful when nature greets you like this in the morning. . . . . . . . And as a farewell, I got to see...

In 2019 a friend and I booked a canoeing holiday in Woodland Caribou Provincial Park in Ontario, Canada for the following summer. For...

For me, the biggest weight suck is the trim. Gunwales, thwarts, seats can often account for 1/3 of the weight if one is not careful.