Mike McCrea

Watching the weather forecast for a trip it occurred to me that we’ve never had it this good. I can go on-line and find an extended 5 to...

“A couple of weeks ago on the Suwannee I saw a snapper that was as large as a vehicle tire. This is not hyperbole” Common Snapper or...

The sides of the wood are sanded and fitted to precisely match the slight curve of the coaming edge. I staple a piece of kevlar felt...

The Monarch is a great find, and you must have moved quickly on it. I have seen a few for sale vastly underpriced listed just that way...

“I used to only buy cheap polarized sunglasses for the already mentioned reason of not being upset when they break. Then I tried a...

“I did the spring cleanup of all my fasteners. They are in there by type and size. I had them in 3 different places” Love that 100+...

Gene, if you go the Styrofoam route there is an old school trick you can use to make the Styrofoam last longer and squeak less - paint...

“Nicely done! How wide is it at the solo seat?” YARR is 30 ½” wide outwale edge to outwale edge at the front of the center seat. The...

I continued searching for my precious hard roller, a search which provided the impetus for cleaning up after bad bench habits. I put...

“Yep, I guess a tarp doesn't always cut it” I have had parawing tarps up during sustained 40-50 mph winds. Unfortunately a true...

Wait, YARR isn’t done yet. I needed to put the yoke back in and hang YARR from the shop scale. P6220031 by Mike McCrea, on Flickr...

“Is there a benefit I am missing?” I was thinking the aluminum edges might be hard on roof racks when taking the canoe on and off...

Bob, any plans to cap the top edge of the flat bar gunwales with something? The easiest, though not the least expensive, would be...

The Oscodas were Sawyer’s economy line of canoes, built using mostly glass mat, so heavier and less expensive. There were at least 8...

The High Intensity stuff was a watersports tape available in 1” rolls. I bought a roll at an outfitter, bought another outfitter roll...