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Happy Winter Solstice! 🌇🌃
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When paddling single stroke single side in my lighter canoes (22 pound PB Shadow, or 19 pound SR Blackwater), I notice during the... -
Steve in Idaho reacted to Idiot Savant's post in the thread Impact of Heeling - Canoe Design with
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I have two boats with asymmetrical rocker, a Northwind solo and a Northwind 17. Typically boats like this are meant to be paddled from... -
Steve in Idaho reacted to Glenn MacGrady's post in the thread What leg to push off of. Effect of heeling on forward velocity. with Like.
That's right. Think about the mechanics from the point of view of your hip rotation. To forward stroke pull on the right side, you...
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Steve in Idaho reacted to yknpdlr's post in the thread What happens when you paddle a bent shaft backwards? with Like.
Many remote Adirondack ponds will have an old beater leaky canoe (or rowboat), well hidden somewhere not far from shore. Usuallly there...
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Steve in Idaho reacted to Idiot Savant's post in the thread What happens when you paddle a bent shaft backwards? with Like.
If you hand someone a bent shaft for the first time they almost always hold it backwards. The effect of using it backwards is it tends...
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Steve in Idaho reacted to Idiot Savant's post in the thread New Esquif Solo for 2026, Echo 2.0 with Like.
My biggest complaint about my Echo is the low freeboard. I left it home on my last trip for that very reason. I was worried it might...
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I visited that part of the world this past July during the CCC Week of Rivers event. We caught a rare ish release on the Upper Nantahala...
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I used to surf that hole in a kayak in the 70s. Back then it was rated IV. I've looked for other stuff I paddled back then, and most...
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My brother and I ran the Nantahala back in August. We eddied out above the last drop and formulated a plan that had us working left to...
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For everyone's information: Under the current administration this site has NEVER had a "policy of open membership," NO registrant has...
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Steve in Idaho reacted to Jim Dodd's post in the thread Fears while paddling or on canoe trips with Like.
I confess I haven't followed this thread. But Fear is a necessary evil. It keeps our senses sharp. So embrace fear as it keeps us...
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Steve in Idaho reacted to Rob's post in the thread Fears while paddling or on canoe trips with Like.
It is a very peculiar feeling when, as an apex predator yourself, another predator sizes you up.
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Steve in Idaho reacted to ppine's post in the thread Fears while paddling or on canoe trips with Like.
Hi Rob, Working in the bush in SE Alaska we encountered bears every day. None of them had likely ever seen a human. All were...
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Steve in Idaho reacted to Marc Ornstein's post in the thread Building Laminated Canoe Paddles with Like.
Refining the shape of the grip is all hand/eye work. It's got to look right and feel right. This is mostly done with sandpaper wrapped...
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Steve in Idaho replied to the thread What leg to push off of. Effect of heeling on forward velocity..I guess I'm still stuck on the idea of lifting the bow out of the water. With the bow of the Solitude just clearing the surface, almost...