SouthernKevlar

I felt the same way about the "Indian Brown", but now I think of it as a 'stealth boat' color. It was the same color as the water of...

Yes, prices are high right now. Over the last couple of years more people have been getting into the outdoor scene and that takes...

That's a nice looking Curtis you've got there. As kbobb said "love that color". This weekend I picked up an old 1985 Mad River Monarch...

Thanks again for the info. I've already got some DIY ideas for a sail that I might get around to trying. Right now I'm just hoping...

Your video has got me rethinking a sail on the Monarch. I had thought that a downwind sail would only be useful with the wind directly...

Hi kona, Keep your eyes open. You never know when one might show up.

Another question. How do you keep the seat/carry thwart in place when portaging the Monarch? I noticed short remnants of elastic cord...

Hi Mike, Thanks for the info on things dealing with the Monarch. I am not sure about setting up a sail on mine, but the utility thwart...

Yep, that is it! Even the decals are the same color. I had seen "Indian Brown" listed in the old catalog, but I figured that it would...

Sage sounds good. It seems that I must be in a "historic" phase right now. The canoe I picked up before the 1985 Monarch is a 1983...

I have now added a Mad River Monarch to my stable of boats. I had seen an ad on Craigslist for a “Mad River Canoe Kayak” and looked...

I doubt that I will get back up to the ADK until next year (at least) but will be up Minnesota way in the autumn and hope to schedule in...

Thanks for the feedback everyone. I have always felt that when paddling solo, which is most of the time, that to add an additional bit...

On the morning of Sunday June 5th, I left the Western Pennsylvania Solo Canoe Rendezvous and drove to Long Lake, New York in the heart...

Yes, the speech of the South is still quite varied and I can often tell what part of the south someone is from after a few words. The...