Recent content by Mihun09

Well, it made it to the rack but it has to wait further for open water because... Surprisingly heavy at 42 lbs but there is an extra layer of glass due to the paddler the boat is for has difficulty with entry.

It might actually be done soon, although it won't get a seat until we have open water (June maybe...). Gotta love the colour in Manitoba cedar.

Look, the Kite showed up again... should be done, soon, after 3 years'ish. It is best seen from about 20 feet away.

Sorry for the delay, I have been ill the past 3 weeks since getting home. One issue we had to deal with was excessive planking cupping due to the inability to release the water from the wood since with canvas it would soak up the water and it would then evaporate. There was significant planking...

Home now from the road trip, will get back to editing the photos. Gamma, that was 2014, I think the third or fourth cedar/canvas repair we did. I love doing it, I just take my time and enjoy the process. I need to find a space where I can get the Morris into for the long term restoration now...

I do miss tripping in Atikaki Provincial Wilderness Park, Christine and I put down many kilometers in the park. I don't miss sleeping on the ground...

It doesn't appear that I am able to edit the existing thread to remove the photobucket links so I will just add the photos here as I get them edited. The first ones are from Rob who got the boat and did the tedious task of removing all the fibreglas at which point he decided it was too much for...

Funny thing happened this week, PhotoBucket reached out in email to see if I would be willing to resurrect my account with them to regain access to all my photos, however, they said there were only 49 left and I wasn't going to give them $80 for so few, so I told them to just delete the account...

It is interesting that no one has mentioned the fact that Pickerel are also known as Walleye in some parts, but Pickerel is the name of the fish throughout Canadian history and culture. I may be game for a Marshall adventure Mem.

There are 51 active fires in Manitoba at the moment. Although we no longer canoe trip at all, I still check daily as it falls into my weather geekness. https://www.gov.mb.ca/conservation_fire/Fire-Maps/fireview/fireview.html

That looks like Mem's Spirit 2 barge in the background.

Perhaps the best item was a Raven Bent Carbon paddle floating in an eddy on the Wanipigow River downstream of the Broadleaf River. Also in the Wanipigow downstream from Wallace Lake, a Bell Alaskan broken in half below portage #5 I believe. At portage 6, and still there although we first...

I wouldn't say that Christine and I are either medium or small but it was a wonderful tripping boat for the 8 years we used it, taking us around the southern portions of Atikaki Provincial Wilderness Park as far north as Aikens Lake and through the Mothers, WCPP on the western front from...

2007 Swift Mattawa. Kevlar fusion with integrated carbon-kevlar gunwales. Finished with cherry wood, sliding front seat, kneeling thwart, and contoured yoke. Weighs @ 42 lbs. Has seen a lot of wilderness tripping and was a great canoe for two people and a week’s worth of gear. I removed...

I took this snip from a video on my YT channel Robin, it is very much like what you have seen on Marshall, prior to a good thunderstorm. It is spectacular to see for sure.