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I've been thinking lately that I should buy a double-blade paddle and use it with our Swift Prospector 13 at a popular local lake...

I kept hoping that someone would start making the Mohawk solo models in T-formex. The Mohawk Solo13, Solo14, and Odyssey were popular...

Well, after many, many trip reports posted to my blog, I have cast aside my luddite leanings and attempted to create a canoe trip video...

Enjoyed the account of your trip and I like your sense of humor... "Never liked the bottom of my canoe anyway." :D

I think we, as aficionados of fine canoes put too much emphasis on light weight. I don't mean this in terms of our personal desires...

I think one of the smartest things I've seen is the replaceable sacrificial plastic skids on the original OT Loon series. It seems to me...

We canoeists should keep in mind that the potential market for new recruits realistically doesn't include the buyers of $300 'yaks from...

I think a solo like the Swift Prospector 13 but with lower stems would make a good option for people looking for an alternative to a rec...

I don't see it as a price thing. It's more about availability and perceptions. Canoes of any kind just aren't as available as kayaks...

It would be nice if we had some marketing folks, here in the group, along with a production boat builder or two. Perhaps a plan could be...

The good news is that both of these boats show that it is possible to produce canoes in the $1000.00 range. Both are essentially...

I was reminded of that yesterday. I'd just returned from a six mile "workout" in my fast cruiser and there was a couple launching short...

In Canada, solo canoes were a relatively rare bird until recently, well a decade or two. I had solo canoed quite bit in the early years...

Doh!!!! Still, they are good instructional videos to watch. ;)

If the right solo canoe was offered to a potential canoe paddler, something like a sport canoe that instilled confidence and yet was...