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The hull identification number (HIN) just below the rail on the starboard stern can probably answer most of your questions. Can you...

I've seen a dry bag blown up empty and set between the legs as a way to keep pressure off the ankles. I tend to kneel for both control...

I snagged a fat little frog of a canoe off of craigslist last week. It was grossly misrepresented as an Adirondack Canoe Company...

I picked up this late 90’s RX 16’ Penobscot a couple years ago on eBay with the intention of turning it into a solo river tripper. I am...

A little over a couple years ago, I had some serious medical issues that came on rather suddenly and left me weak and unbalanced. But...

Today I picked up a 115 year old wood and canvas Kennebec that measures 15' long (I have yet to measure the beam or weight). I saw the...

I was very, very close to buying that canoe when it went up on sale last summer. I couldn't swing it. I'm glad it went to a happy home.

I've been wanting to make one of these for a decade now, and have never gotten around to it. There used to be a fascinating free PDF...

I'm not in any way combative or offended, and I hope I haven't put your back up! I'm happy to have a new perspective on it.

I'm not trying to argue or explode anyone's theory, I'm just coming from a different point of view. I can think of lots of cases where...

I will certainly bow to superior knowledge, but it's a hard theory to let go. Because I like an argument, I'll point out there's really...

I kicked this around a little and sure, one will baby a light canoe. But planning for things to go wrong can mean the difference in...

As an engineer I have to challenge this thinking. Even if you assume that all boats are made with the same materials and processes, some...

Japanese scientists made dugout canoe using only stone age tools, such as stone axes and fire, to test whether the Pacific Ocean could...

I talked back and forth with a well-known skin-on-frame builder maybe a decade ago and one of the things he said that stuck with me was...