memaquay's latest activity

Saturday, July 18 (Day 6): It was another grey morning in Quebec, best beloved... As the cylinders slowly began to fire and burn off...

Opportunity calls — The Lower Canyons of the Rio Grande - Part Two November 2024 Nobody willingly drinks water from the Rio Grande...

The best thing to do with over ripe bananas is make banana bread. However, sometimes the bananas are just too ripe, so they have to be...

I believe Alan built a J. Winters Barracuda. I did as well. It wasn't a boat I liked, even though I really wanted too. Alan probably has...

This was a Mad River royalex boat on the Tangle Lakes / Delta River trip in Alaska. Definitely needed the Z-drag kit to pull it off...

I did one around 15 years ago, used painters tape, so the hull is not stuck to the fibreglass. It's still going strong, it's in my...

You will have to decide the purpose of restoration. Is it to keep to use, or keep as a display piece, or to sell? For personal use, it...

I organized a White Water Rescue course for my students this year with Boreal River Rescue. A very good course, one of the best I have...

Ever since the square sterners entered this site my interest has been piqued. How would the world look if I backed my road vehicle up to...

I have officially surrendered, my tent days are over. The 13 foot camper has every amenity known to humankind, and can be pulled by...

I got my two canoes back from the shop (Kimball Pond Boat Barn, Bob Bassett, Vienna, Maine) Bob did a nice job of clinching all the...

Gentlemen. I launched about two weeks ago and she rides beautifully. I haven't fixed the patch and it may need to be done. Right now I'm...

We've decided that we should provide a sort of executive summary here, and then (inspired by Erica) create an episodic trip report that...

Put-in minus 3 days: Friday, July 10, 2026: It became evident in the morning hours that there would be no pining goodbyes for me from...