Recent content by Steve in Idaho

BTW, the BLM website probably still has a link somewhere for river maps of the entire drainage above the reservoir. Let me know if you can't find it. Worst case, if it's not there anymore, I can scan my hard copy.

That photo looks familiar. Three Forks, right? I picked up a group there a couple summers ago. That would be the takeout for the upper runs with very remote and inconvenient access. Putting in there takes you through a lot of class 3, some 4, and a couple of class five (one is+5) on the way to...

Oh yeah, that's one of mine. And it's a real concern in my area. The lower Boise river runs right through the Capitol City and then the rest of the valley on its way to the Snake River. Between the runoff from streets and yards after a rainstorm and the runoff from nearby farms with gravity...

When matching a preexisting opposing hole, I use those insets Boatman pictured above to mark the location. These jigs can be either centered on the edge of the stock or offset as needed (the one on the left requires shims to offset). Amount of offset can be matched to an existing hole by first...

Getting the holes straight freehand is always a challenge. I've used the guide on the right with great success, but I believe it's probably no longer in production. I recently found this Harbor Freight guide on the left that comes with threaded inserts for several increments, plus the two holes...

Yes, that six inches or more in the difference of hull width is a big deal. Back when my only canoe was the 16' Prospector, when I paddled it from the kneeling thwart, all of my turns were heeled on the paddle side. Offside heel was not an option. In fact, the onside heel facilitated going...

Not enough coffee in me yet to follow your text, but the diagram looks right to me. :)

I have a couple of those chairs. If and when they wear out, now I know what I'll do with them.

I really appreciate you sharing this. What kind of glue do you use, Marc?

I think I've spent more time in a canoe this year than any year since covid. Not as much as I'd like, but I'm getting better. A thread was started on another forum to encourage members to log 365 miles under human power by the end of the year - preferably in an "unpaved" context. I've passed...

I have found AI to be useful when researching legislation and legal history. Also for some scientific explanation or basic technical instructions. But it's important to remember that AI tends to hallucinate (just as bad as humans), so everything has to be read with a critical eye - especially...

That would be me. I'm not even a little bit interested in performing interpretive freestyle, but I appreciate those who do and those who post the videos. They have been very instructional for those of us far removed from any personal coaching. Those techniques I have been able to pick up to some...

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@TheIndian - did you ever decide on that canoe? I've been giving some thought to that "do it all canoe" lately, and haven't come to a conclusion. But I have had this notion that maybe it's less important to have a do it all canoe, than to do all you can with the canoe one has. It started to hit...

Also, you will get cavitation if you don't plant the whole blade in the water before beginning the power phase. Seems to be more of an issue for me with bent shafts than straight.