Recent content by Steve in Idaho

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.

That's not too bad. Might be worth it in some places.

I don't know about hogs, but it's common for beekeepers with bears in the area to resort to electric fencing. One I know who had a bear raiding his apiary ended that problem with electric fencing. Seems like a lot to carry on a portage though.

Back in the seventies I skied up to a boarded up and winterized fire lookout on a peak near Yosemite, and found the plywood had been ripped off a window and the interior ransacked by a bear. Something like those spike panels probably would have stopped that - if it didn't get covered by snow.

AI, to me is fascinating, impressive, and... a little bit creepy. But I think it nailed that. And thanks, Glenn, for a job well done!

Yeah, Andy was one of those I never skipped over. I remember how excited he was about that Summersong. Due entirely to his comments, that one has always been on my BOLO list. Godspeed, Andy.