Recent content by stripperguy

Hey guys and gals, Any interest in a vintage Mohawk XL13? It is real Royalex, in extremely good condition. Pedestal seat, bags for each end. If there's any interest, I'll post pics. I've paddled it on sections of the Boreas, Rock, Cedar rivers in the ADK's, a very confidence inspiring old school...

When my kids and nephews and nieces were younger, and me as well, we would practice capsize recovery every year. The kids got pretty good with a Capistrano flip. And lastly, that dual lock stuff is surprisingly strong. If fully locked in, I could lift my carbon copy kite by the seat alone. Its...

Not the best pics, but I think you should be able to see what's what per my descriptions upthread. Same hull in both pics, same carbon fiber over foam pedestals in each boat, same 3M dual lock attachment/adjustment, wood framed woven seat in the strip built Kite, carbon fiber bucket seat...

In my solo boats, I have a pedestal for the seats, one is an Alan Gage carbon bucket, the other is a wood framed woven seat. Both attach to the pedestal with 3M dual lock, sort of Velcro on steroids. Quick and easy to adjust fore and aft, and if my foot or feet get tangled, the seats will just...

Mr Fly, Glad to see you're back on a bike. It's amazing how the excess baggage just melts away as the miles pile up. In my case, MDB is adamant that I not ride the roads again, even though I would only see a dozen cars on my typical 20-25 mile loop from home. I'm anxious to get back in the...

Just got back from a short paddling trip with the grandkids and son with DIL... Relatively short drive, 70 miles total up and back, mostly highway at 67 mph...mpg dropped from 37 with no boats (at 73mph) to 33 mpg with two canoes and my old square Thule racks. 10% drop in mpg, would have been...

OK, some of you have gotten my tongue in cheek humor...

I’m not as versed in aerodynamics as some of the others here but I do know the aero losses increase dramatically (to the sq?) with increases in length wrt to flow. Witness every airplane wing profile, much wider than long wrt flow. It stands to reason then, that the most aero efficient way to...

My latest canoe carrying vehicle is a 2025 CRV hybrid. With mixed driving i consistently get 45 mpg, mostly highway at 73 mph drops me to 37 mpg. Gonna have MDB’s and my canoe on top this weekend, I’ll check mileage and report back. As far as storing a canoe for a summer on the roof top? Well, I...

I’ve been using RAKA epoxies exclusively for the last 15 or 20 years. I had their epoxy guide in print form, pretty sure that’s where I found the 72 hour reference. In any case, I have successfully laminated successive coats as much as 48 hours apart. Haven’t had any delaminating issues from...

I know this is sad news for those that are fond of the Boy Scouts, but given the range of possible buyers, OSI and a transfer to the state is the best possible outcome. I would imagine that once the transfer to NYS is completed, DEC will remove the structures, likely to be determined...

Nice pics, anxiously awaiting the TR... The Kite is a very well balanced compromise hull, it takes on just about anything you can throw at it. I bet it feels great paddling such a competent design that you built yourself. And it's so pretty. For me, that feeling never gets old, and it's been...

WOW!! In your first post, you did say hybrid... It never occurred to me it would be THAT sort of hybrid. Man, that's gotta be the next best thing to a personal shuttle driver. It's got me thinking. Great idea

I just bought a Trek commuter bike used for $80, there are bargains all around the country...

Hard for me to admit it's been 8 years! 8 years ago, I smashed my K19 sailboat into a submerged erratic on Lake Harris (ADK's). That collision, at speed, with 4 of us on board, damaged my centerboard, and ruptured my centerboard trunk. I was so disgusted that I put the boat into storage until I...