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I prefer rope to cam straps because it's more easily untied and also easier to stuff a wet shirt or paddle underneath a round rope than...

This question often comes up during BSA introduction to canoe camping, in particular what a BSA trained high adventure leader does and...

I didn't know that the Fox had a keel (granted, I do not know much about older wood/canvas boats). Was that an option, or was it standard?

I have no idea which of those canoes I'd enjoy paddling the most, but I do know which one is the most psychedelic eye candy.

Congrats!!! I thought you had spent an inordinate amount of time in that boat - now we know why!!! 😁 😁 😁

Thanks in part to the encouragement (or enabling?) of several of our other members, I brought a 1978 Wenonah Jensen C-1 home from WPASCR...

It is a beautiful craft. You won't have to worry about me paddling it, though...😂

Yes, as Tryin has said, the psychedelic Merlin made the trip. I took all 4 of the strippers and I was pleased to see them hit the water...

Sexing up this post with some pictures.

My two whitewater boats came with nylon p clips (like this...

I laced one of mine with cord and tubing. It worked well. I've never tightened it and have never felt a need to. It seemed to hold...

I've watched Ray Goodwin's YouTube video setting up the cord-in-tube on one of his boats - it definitely looks good, and I could see it...

The cord and tube strength depends mainly on the diameter of the cord. Most uk paddlers love this.and use 6 mm isch. I do something...