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I love the look, sound, and history of radial Beavers. However they're a bit small for most of my uses (30-42 day trips w/4-6 people)...

I've always found the float plane flights to be an interesting and enjoyable component of my northern trips. The perspective from the...

Hello from the bayou State of Louisiana, where the paddling is year round but good canoes are hard to find.

Hello all, It all comes to a happy end. The border went smooth as most thought it would. I had the same border guy as I saw when I...

It is. We moved to Maine to be near our daughter during Covid, it was a tough time to move as there were few homes for sale. My wife...

Caining a seat

Jonah and Clem are happy that their contact info is shared. What we really appreciated in 2024 was Jonah securely storing our vehicles...

To be sure, those holes in the canoe for ropes are a very nice touch. However, I have never had them on the 30 or more canoes I have...

This is the midpoint between the seats where I intend to install a footbrace. I was worried about diminishing the capacity, but after...

That’s some great stuff happening at your school, both those projects should be good learning experiences for the students. The tiny...

Got a busy winter ahead of me, mostly work related. After years of asking, I finally got a dedicated canoe building course for the high...

The green canoe is a 16’ Chestnut Cruiser, just a narrower version of the Chestnut Prospector. Above it it that 1920’s era 16’ Chestnut...

Another winter project. Some time ago I found a Yellow Birch tree that a local mountain bike club had cut up to open a trail. There...

Day 7 We wake to clear skies and a mild breeze. It is 6am. I crawl out of the tent and start the cooker. Soon the water is boiling, and...

Yea, not yet. 😉