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Thank you, Benson, I ran the tracert and pathping tools and found that there were time-outs occurring at some of the addresses shown in...

I'm not laughing since that is my favorite also. I found that I can only eat half of the 2 portion meal at a time so I save half for...

My guess is that you would appreciate the handling of the Merlin II but you'd conclude that the Kestrel is the better fit for you just...

Thanks. I'll try flushing the router cache later today.

The past several days I've been experiencing slow (or no) responses to mouse clicks or finger pokes on the screen at this website. I...

No, I'd give the Merlin II an edge over the Magic. It's the Peregrine that has sticky ends. Honestly I think handling is one of the...

I think Kestrel is a touch quicker than Merlin II but quickness is also a strength of Merlin II and Merlin II is more maneuverable while...

Good point. But part of me says, at the prices I'm seeing - dash it all and get to the next Canoecopia to choose a new boat.

I've paddled the Magic enough to have an idea of its performance and it's a wonderful canoe, but for my weight I prefer the Kestrel for...

I paid $1900 new for my Merlin II in 1999 (when they were rated for light whitewater and came with a thick gelcoat and no foam core) and...

I've wondered how the Merlin 2 compares with my Hemlock Kestrel. Not so much about which canoe is better but more about how they differ...

Excellent! Good to know that the Bending Branches grips fit a Zaveral shaft. I was thinking of doing the same with my ZRE straight...

I want to award mega kudos and bonus points to both Bending Branches and ZRE for excellent customer service. Some years back Bending...

As Emily Nutella (SNL) would say: "Nevermind." 🙄

I use the "inside circle", "hull carving", "bow wave pin", "Andrew Westwood 2 X 4" technique much of the time, in a wide variety of...