Recent content by Steve in Idaho

Same here, Mike. Those three with TWSNBN (no,not going to the dark side).

Good luck in your search. The Solo 14 is a swell little boat.

Heck, even if it's a RX that someone added float tanks to, it's a good deal. That would be a first though.

Would surprise me though if it's more than 14.5'. But even if it's glass, I'd grab it if I was near.

If it's that one in Winters, I would get there as quick as you can and buy it if you're close. My bet is it is indeed kevlar. MR colored the inside of the old glass hulls to match the outside. The inside of the kev hulls was generally natural with gray on the floor. $400, if it's in the shape...

I have two problems with the seat. One is its unnecessary weight. The other is that it can't avoid interfering with some single blade strokes. Probably neither of those things are important to the target audience.

Mike, I am so going to use that on my next skid plates! The glitter will be pretty obvious, on the black background. So...maybe my thoughts on epoxy abrasion resistance are based on the fact that I've been adding graphite too. Y'all convinced me on dynel though. Yeah....basic black goes with...

Good to know, but how fast would you get through the fabric without the epoxy? Either way, unless you have some bad boating habits, I don't think it matters a whole lot to abrasion resistance what fabric is used. So going lighter and thinner makes a lot of sense.

I have two boats with felt skid plates. I didn't install either, and I would prefer that they not be there. One was meant by the dealer to be a rental but was never used as such before I bought it. The other is a whitewater solo with distant history mostly unknown to me. The only serious wear...

Do a search on Amazon or Columbia.com for "neck gaiter". That hasn't caught on with the hoarders yet.

An elegant retort. Was that intentional? :D

I love my Kevlar Malecite! But it doesn't quite match the Prospector or the Coho for secondary stability. OTOH, it is my fastest canoe (so far).

Sweet!

On the way to the south fork of the Payette River in the Sawtooth Wilderness, in my '88 Trooper. Man, what a great canoe hauler that was! I sorely miss it.

Oh yeah. Trust me. I resisted, but later wished I hadn't.