Recent content by tileguy

My brother and I already cleaned it up

Thank you for that link. The pictures and specs for the Winooski are very close. The decoder did not give me the material, but I'm leaning more towards kevlar over fiberglass based on the diagonal woven texture I can see inside. Its already cleaned up. I'll get a few better pics

I decided to take a chance on restoring this mysterious canoe for $200 on offer up. It seems as though Orvis paid Mad River Canoe to produce this 14 ft long, 40 inch wide, 50 lb, potentially royalex boat. The goal is to replace the gunnels, epoxy on some skids, then install a new seat and...

The pictures are great, they make me want to go. I'm new to canoe tripping and this seems like a manageable trip for a 1-2 night adventure only 5 hrs from home. You mentioned bugs. I was assuming its not mosquito season yet. When does it get into peak season?

I like your setups. It's important to carry boats safely for everyone else on the road. After pondering how to carry a big canoe on a little truck, I went with the Wildtop camper top and a second hand Alurack from a full size cargo van. I cut down the length of the siderails and the width of...