Recent content by paulh

Esquif Mistral 16 made of twintex. It's an older boat. I've got an ex rental boat that has luckily not delaminated like that one. It did however have a pinhole leak that was repaired with gobs of g-flex or something similar. Ugly patch but watertight now. Certainly not a light canoe but not that...

A little out of place on location but it leaves me little excuse to not get away at every opportunity.

Yes it is. I love it. Light weight, quick enough to get places with little effort and tracks pretty well.

Musreau Lake, Grande Prairie, Alberta I had the entire lake to myself. Approx. 15km (9.3mi) around the shoreline. It's a great 3 hour paddle with lots of wildlife to be found. The difference a few days and a change in the winds make to the air quality. Sept 12 below and the above were 4 days...

I use something very similar to pblanc. It was the inner cutout section from a set of curved kneepads, think of the negative part. I have them loose to use, or not to use depending on shoes and need. Transitioning from kneeling to sitting is either kicking them out of the way or reaching back...

Lake Louise is a beautiful paddle but it's not nearly as big as you think. It is quite busy during the peak summer season. As soon as you get away from the docks and the masses of tourist boats it gets quite peaceful. The photo with the beached canoe is at the far end looking back to Chateau...

I had. New one they said. Thought I'd try reducing waste first with a repair. It's not as if a seat is a trip ending structural piece if any repair I make doesn't hold. I might go with a cherry replacement to get a bit of nature back in to a fully plastic boat.

Grande Cache Lake, Alberta. One of the few calm days that have coincided with a day off. Lots of osprey, loons, a pair of swans and various other waterfowl seen this day. No moose, bear, yeti or wolves this time unfortunately.

Thanks Clint. I'll give it a whirl once I get back home. Any thoughts on the staples holding the webbing on? I'm surprised Swift would use them but they seem to work pretty well.

Hello everyone. I have cracked the removable seat in my Swift Keewaydin 15 solo boat. A moment of lost balance attempting to shimmy under a low foot bridge, coupled with the desire not to fall into murky swamp water, I fell back on the seat and cracked the front support. The top and sides are...

Ground floor walkout. Peace of mind and a good night's sleep without having to keep one ear open. Otherwise, cable locks through the rack, thwarts, seats, etc. parked in the light out front. I've also been offered the pool room after close.

The leaf is hydrophobic...makes my boat hover above the waves although that does increase the windage a touch. ;)

I've got Yakima racks on my short box cap and one on the cab at the B pillar. Works great. The third, middle bar is so I can take two bikes and one canoe if needed for family camping, etc. The front two are 70" jetstreams and the rear one is a corebar with the extendable boatloader thingee for...

Musreau Lake in Alberta this weekend. Autumn is in full swing up here. First windless day in a few weeks that I've been able to get out.

Thanks for all the work you guys are putting into this. Sounds like full migration is the way to go. I will send $ support from Alberta when needed. I don't post much but spend a lot of time 'researching' from old info for when I do get to head out on the water. I also survive the long winter...