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memaquay replied to the thread The efficiency of bent vs. straight shaft paddles.Lol, I'm wondering if you are being intentionally provocative Glenn. Hull shape and construction certainly does matter. For instance... -
memaquay replied to the thread Dreaded Cancer, Mark III.Very sorry to hear that Gerald!
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memaquay replied to the thread Hello people.I think you'll notice quite a difference between the Caribou and the Kite. The Caribou is a big, generous hull. The Kite, which is a...
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memaquay replied to the thread The efficiency of bent vs. straight shaft paddles.When I was bicycle racing, I had cleated bike shoes that locked onto the peddles. I also had spandex shorts and shaved my legs. All of...
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memaquay reacted to ABT's post in the thread The efficiency of bent vs. straight shaft paddles with
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Well, since we’re talking about folks using the bent shaft paddle incorrectly, I’ll throw out there that my father to this day, knowing... -
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Although most of my students in 30 years have not been in the same upper class economic level, a few have shown up for BSA wilderness...
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memaquay replied to the thread A New Challenge: Cats in a Canoe?.There was a fella on Myccr about 20 years ago, think his name was Richard Culpepper, apparently a lawyer in Thunder Bay. Anyway, he was...
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memaquay replied to the thread My trip to Canada in a Cyber truck.Glad it worked out! Not to be that guy, but is there a trip report, lol.
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I bet it would've looked alarming with a couple of shiny aluminum canoes on top.
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When I finished restoring this canoe a few years ago I only gave it two coats of paint, it’s a tripping canoe, the second coat looked ok...
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memaquay replied to the thread The efficiency of bent vs. straight shaft paddles.In 30 years of taking high school kids on trips, I have experienced a particular situation several times. The well to do parents want to...
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memaquay reacted to Benson Gray's post in the thread What are your current solo canoes and how do you like them? with Like.
No small boat builder ever seems to have enough clamps. I attended the estate auction of a long time canoe builder several years ago and...
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memaquay reacted to MyKneesHurt's post in the thread What are your current solo canoes and how do you like them? with Like.
Robert Morris' "Building Skin-on-Frame Boats" is the classic read and a good place to start. Although he is more kayak-oriented, most of...
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memaquay reacted to MyKneesHurt's post in the thread Welcome to my forties: skin-on-frame canoes with Like.
Cedar ribs would be fragile. Birch bark canoes are traditionally ribbed with cedar, so who am I to say no? You'd have to size up their...
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memaquay replied to the thread Welcome to my forties: skin-on-frame canoes.Just wondering, is an all cedar build a no-no, would it make everything to squirrely?
