Recent content by Ober27

We have multiple decent canoes for paddling, i don't plan to give up paddling anytime soon. I've always wanted to try a sidemount outboard. My wife's uncle offered us his old Grumman 17' canoe that was a already registered as a motorboat so we accepted it. After searching for a suitable used...

I can't tell the spacing of the u-bolt from your photo, but I'd consider drilling a couple of holes through a hockey puck to take the place of the steel plate. I hate the sport of hockey, but I love hockey pucks for many projects that need a strong piece of rubber for a cushion or a vibration...

I use a lot of spar varnish on my boats that have been coated with an epoxy. I do not enjoy working with varnish, but I feel it's necessary in that instance. I hate redoing the varnish, but unfortunately it's a frequent task for me. Anytime I have wood without epoxy, I use some sort of oil...

I would never choose Ely, but there are many areas within an easy drive of great paddling in Northern Minnesota that would be very desirable.

I had the surgery late fall or early winter, so I missed a year of cross country skiing, but was able to paddle and row by spring. I keep planning to have the other hand done, but other injuries and illnesses have take priority recently.

I've changed the way I grip the paddle to hold it as loose as possible. I also stop paddling frequently to dip my hands in the cold water to help reduce the swelling. The most important thing for me is to wear my wrist brace each night while sleeping. I did have carpel tunnel surgery on one...

I have been considering building a freighter, grand laker square stern as my next boat project. But then I wonder what that 20' White Guide would be like with a outboard bracket and a small motor. If you build one, I hope you share it here, I'd like to follow along.

I've been doing the same thing for years, works great. Thanks for sharing your process.

I gave up on varnish many years ago. I've been using tung oil with good results. I use it on the whole paddle, not just the grip.

When we go hiking I carry a GPS while my wife uses Avenza on her phone, I also have and occasionally use Avenza on dry land. When we're on the water our phones are in small dry boxes that are inside of our dry bags. If our phones were to be somehow damaged by water we'd lose, at least...

My most loved item during mosquito season is "The Original Bug Shirt". My wife has worn them for about twenty years. I finally got one a couple years ago, and I love it. For me it's a game changer for a couple months a year.

Thanks Glenn. It just so happens that my wife and I made a brief appearance in that video.

We went to their canoe show this past Memorial Day Weekend, we really enjoyed it. Nice museum with a very nice restoration shop.

At Itasca State Park last spring.

Here's our current setup, it works, but I'm not 100% happy with it. I feel like there's too much of the bow forward of the front rack cantilever. The timing of this thread is perfect. We are considering purchasing a full size pickup before next season, likely a Ford F-150 crew cab. I'm...