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West systems is great. I've used Total Boat (Jamestown Distributors) for all three of my repair orders. I use 4oz or 6oz cloth. There...

I like to think of autocorrect as a small gnome someplace and he wants to be helpful, but is in fact quite drunk. Jim

I will be "racing" my 17yo son on every paddling stint, I am sure.. 😄 No real races, though they seem interesting and fun.

The 3M 25mm domed SNADs worked wonderfully for about 3 years. Last summer, we had a rash of unusual failures that affected a number of...

I chatted with Hornbeck at Canoecopia. They are opening a store in twin cities but all manufacturing will stay where it is.

Follow the label directions on your product. I've had it go both ways. The one good thing to come out of nearly destroying my composite...

If you really, really want to do something with it, you can cut a fillet along each leg and fill with epoxy. Wet sand and polish. It's a...

Years ago I taught an outdoor cooking & nutrition class for my college's outdoor leadership minor. The goal was for my students to be...

3M makes all sorts of double back adhesives…look at the trim pieces on any modern car, all held on by a 3M adhesive, those parts get wet...

I can't say. I suspect that if one were to take the plastic snap base, rough it up with 80 grit sand paper and anneal it with a torch...

Hmm, interesting. Still related to a possible 3M change, or is this two separate issues?

We can discuss fees for any country's parks, but this is not a site to discuss "trade wars."

Do you mean that handle looking thing? Swift calls it a: "Carbon Assist Bar - This support bar is designed to help a paddler get up...

I dunno, I really like the innegra weave look. It definitely looks better in person though. Pictures remove a lot of the visual depth...

interesting Hornbeck still feels their kevlar is the most durable because it flexes whereas the other skins are stuffed and more...