Steve in Idaho

For where the seat hanger bolt heads have dug in, someone here tought me this... Tape the underside closed, stick a cocktail straw in...

I've used this product for exactly the same problem on a Bell. The product is an epoxy putty that you push into the wood cavities. It...

You can fill in the rotted areas with something like "JB Weld 8257CAN KwikWood Wood Repair ", it is an epoxy product, so it will require...

If that's the worst of it, you've done well, congrats! If you can store the boat indoors, you could get away with doing nothing in the...

Gregor, Looks cosmetic, it will not affect the performance of the boat. Outwales look to be in reasonable shape. Epoxy would fill the...

There were two sailing canoes on the lake when I was a kid, one wood and one aluminum Grumman. Neither had any stays IIRC; just the...

I'm assuming it hasn't been a nuisance bear for long. Usually around here, that starts when the berry crop fails or a fire drives them...

Haven't heard. We don't know the guy. My wife works at the local food bank and heard the story there. The standing joke at the time was...

The hex appearance is due to the fact that the masking tape was placed a couple mm from the 5/8” carbon fiber tube in that pattern. I...

Added some gear tie downs and lining rope attachment sites thanks to you folks. Appreciate your help. Ted

but that would mean upstream paddles only, I don't think they make a filter THAT wouldn't plug...

don't you mean "take two"???

I recently converted a bilge pump into a bidet. I can send you instructions if you can't figure it out on your own.

@memaquay perhaps can be moved to explain how the big loads he takes on moose hunting trips don't result in big canoe dumps. Here's one...

Definitely double check the latch before hoisting over your head for a portage. Jim