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Hi Jim! Is it really true that you will get the 38 Spl. by scaling the NWC Merlin plans? A wise man once told me that the North West...

I'm also very curios and want to know more about the design and development. I don't know what kind of wood they use for the Swift...

Gamma, one other tip on using these plans. You'll notice that the keel line on the stem forms does not meet up with the keel line on...

Northwest Canoe, modified the Original Bruce Kunz Merlin. A good move, beings you have the PDF file, see if you can enlarge by .38% You...

Guys, This may seem like a frivolous question but it’s something I have been curious about for some time. With the recent announcements...

The game plan coming into winter this year was to finish the Raven that I'd started and to get another solo finished before spring...

Good choice. I built a slightly shortened version of that Merlin. It is a fast boat and tracks really well. Watch out when crossing eddy...

Canoe life JACKETS used to be fairly thin, have a tie around the waist, and come down almost to your hips. They were not like the...

Hello, I have a Royalex Mad River Guide for sale. Asking $1000 obo. Below is the original write up form the manufacturer. Thanks...

Solo on the Light Side Over the past couple of months, I noticed something about the canoe lookingfor/purchase/release threads that I...

Just under 4" drop, I do bring a double blade on trips, it's black walnut.

That's a nice piece of wood! Is it walnut? You will probably be happier with the wood gunwale over alu which is always so cold to the...

Finally got these trusses oiled and installed into the NorthWind solo, had to wait until i oiled the new gunwales. Originally it had...

This one is a classic that I've watched many times. Norwegian Lars Monsen spent 947 days traversing 8252 kilometers across Canada from...

Credit to @Cruiser for the suggestion. My list: Lost Lakes https://m.youtube.com/@LostLakes Canoe the North...