Recent content by Robin

Hi, Welcome from Mid Coast Maine. Looks like you have that Radisson all set up for some serious fishing. Nice job.

Looking forward to seeing the finished product. Your sewing skills are impressive, I could have used some help back when I sewed my canvas tent, but then again it’s held up so far. Nice job.

I always use some brushing thinner with my paints, a world of difference for my limited skill level.

That bubble should have been worked by removing as many tacks along the top as needed. Rough stems require lots of filler and sanding, best to get the canvas right from the get go. Here’s the canvas around the stem on a Robertson canoe they did, excellent. Go figure. Those kinked stem bands is...

I had never seen this before, maybe it’s common in other areas but I was surprised. I was crossing Marshall Lake in nw Ontario when this appeared, I took refuge on the lee side of an island.

I enjoyed that, some great camera work under difficult conditions. They sure were proficient in getting those loaded canoes thru the rapids. Thanks for the heads up.

Nice shop, lots of room, well lit, good luck with the build.

Last year, after a few days in the north Maine woods with my wood canvas square stern canoe on the trailer, I was approached by a gentleman at the grocery store in Greenville. He was very interested in the canoe and we spoke for a good 15 minutes, going over all the pros and cons of such a...

Well said Bob, I agree. I stopped at this seldom used campsite on the Marshall Lake route in northern Ontario for lunch, which iirc was some instant potatoes and a left over piece of walleye. Very memorable moment from a great trip. Thanks for bringing back such fond memories.

Not cool to say that.

I went to the barber shop in downtown Camden Maine to get my post chemo fuzz trimmed, barber kept looking out the window with his glasses. “Hey, I’m over here” Driving home was strange, no traffic but lots of folks standing out on their lawns looking up in the sky. Got home, yup, wife is...

I like Idahoan Potatoes and Hungry Jack hash browns too. I didn’t know that cooked bacon will last at room temp, good tip. I bring pancake mix and real maple syrup, there’s something about a big pancake with local blueberries topped with great maple syrup eaten right out of the cold handle…

I heard this on the radio this morning, “you’re so vain” by Carly Simon Well I hear you went up to Saratoga And your horse naturally won Then you flew your lear jet up to Nova Scotia To see the total eclipse of the sun

That Tripper looks great, and that Penobscot should pop back into shape with a set of new gunnels. I have no experience with factory aluminum gunnels (except removing them), but a nice set of wood gunnels will fix that canoe up nice. Actually, if it was me, I’d replace those gunnels on the...

Nice canoe, a real classic at a very reasonable price. Good luck with the sale.