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A 1994 MRC catalog lists the “efficient load capacity” of the Slipper at 300lbs That page of the ’94 catalog has three classics...

“I’d guess an Independence” That would take some serious tape measure inaccuracy. The Indy was 15’ 8”. Not that it couldn’t happen...

Posted on another board is response to a question about replacement gunwales: Shipping gunwales in the mail is difficult because they...

Liberty was my thought as well. I tend not to put a lot of stock in folks ability to use a tape measure correctly, but the kevlar Guide...

It was time to reinstall the last of the brightwork. The bow seat, like the stern, had long ago* received the same crude webbing...

FWIW specification wise the Mad River “Trailblazer” was a special edition tie in with the Chevy Trailblazer. MRC wasn’t designing a new...

In the too-late-now realm, should you ever do more glass and epoxy work, release treated peel ply, laid atop the wet epoxy and lightly...

I have pulled in the gunwales on several canoes, mostly 16’ RX tandems I was soloizing, so that the gunwale width at center was reduced...

Nice save, despite some early miscues. Do you have a painting plan or outfitting intentions?

YARR needed a little more cushion for the pushin’, or at least for heel resting. With thin water shoes, or summer barefoot, Royalex is a...

Brightwork reinstallation. With multiple coats of urethane on the stern seat and drops that brightwork could be reinstalled. Before the...

While I was making shop dust I wanted some plastic flanges to reduce the size of the hawser holes in the stems. I did not drill those...

Stern seat cant correction and back band attachments Before proceeding any further the reverse cant angle of that stern seat needed to...

I think I have a model ID on YARR. A first glance comment from an old school paddler – “That looks a lot like my ‘80’s Old Town...

As with the OOSOBO rebuild I needed to make another aluminum L-bracket and telescoping bar foot brace, adjustable old school style with...