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I assume the Northstar Polaris hull is simply a slightly stretched version of the Bell Northstar hull. One reason I assume this is that...

At Tractor Supply, you can buy an 8 oz bottle of permethrin for $12.99. Was just $9.99 a couple of years ago when I last checked. it is...

Do not forget that the Polaris can be had with carbon gunwales (although I do not believe they are integrated as they are with a Swift)...

I get it, Glenn, we're at the age (now in our 70's) where we have to be realistic about our plans for the next decade or so. Thus, my...

I got serious about paddling around the age of 30 after learning as a kid. It was easy to dream up the next trip and look at the want...

I have retired from hunting. I got tired of catching large trout. So now I go camping at the drop of a hat. Few of my friends want to...

Where my cabin is on a small Adirondack lake, the native aquatic vegetation is growing and expanding wildly. As a lake association board...

Both reasonable primary characteristics but not the only ones... Perhaps you're correct if "any reasonable" is within the range of...

That's my late friend's Keewaydin 16. Brian Moll was a long time employee of CanoeSport in Ann Arbor. His last 2 boats were a Kee16...

Fortunately for us, this is no longer the case - the mold is in active use and this new Aero layup is intriguing! The only issue is the...

I'll offer a different perspective for a useful and desirable tandem canoe—just in general, not focusing on specific brands or models...

Update - its been a depressing winter in RI/southern New England - at least for boaters. Flatwater is frozen solid, moving water...

So that's your Bell Northstar, Gumpus? I really like the color. ;) I believe the Northstar Polaris is basically a revamping of the Bell...

Yep!!

Yes I think the Kee15 is a good cruising boat snd I think a Kee16 would likely be a decent tandem. I've paddled both - both tandem and...