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My Polaris is in IXP which is not common for this hull I think and I have wondered about the layup’s effect on the bottom shape, but...

Tonight on Hampton Lake. A pair of Limpkins.

ABT, thank you for your impressions; very helpful. We're fairly lightweight paddlers so I think we'd be a good fit for the Polaris. The...

I did consider the Seliga but I'm wanting a replacement for the Odyssey that has similar characteristics but more maneuverable. Your...

Combined weight is around 285 lbs so I think we're a good fit for the Polaris. We have to add weight when we paddle the Odyssey on a day...

As with many aging canoeists, we're considering replacing one of our canoes with something lighter. We have a 18.5' Wenonah Odyssey and...

No. The crack was where one might expect it - right at the edge of but not overlapping the foam core. That's where flexible meets...

Good to know! Did the foam actually get damaged? That's what I wonder about.

That's the number one reason I will continue to bring a Garmin inReach device. Plus, it's far more durable and reliable than my "smart"...

Same here, as far as I've noticed. It's kind of annoying that the AT crowd seems to be all claiming to Telemark, when they're actually...

My Bell Seliga is the lighter layup,( starlight?) and I agree that it is more durable then it's weight would imply. I'm ok with it in...

Moose in New England get infested with winter ticks (Dermacentor albipictus) and there can be so many (10's of thousands) that young or...

Perhaps true but the foam core in my Firebird wraps up into the chine of the hull and a bad hit right at the margin of the foam might...

I think those two factors plus cost are considered with each build but one or the other gets priority, at least that's what I consider...

I use my existing and long owned Yakima round bars on my Subaru Forester with raised roof rails and they should continue to be usable on...