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    Paddling advice for long, flat, skinny boats

    I too was surprised by how much the Advantage did respond to a sculling draw and sideslips. I imagine that would decrease with more load? I was using a 59" Tremolo ottertail so maybe that extra length helped with my stern rudder and underwater recovery corrections. I was also out on a calm...
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    Paddling advice for long, flat, skinny boats

    Too true. I believed myself the first time I said it, even if she knew better. That said, you can only paddle one boat at a time, so I do think I should offload at least one or two. I can just never decide which.
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    Paddling advice for long, flat, skinny boats

    Ah, I had mis-remembered your Firebird as a Trillium. Overall I've been very happy with my Phoenix, but on a couple longer lake trips I'd been wishing for something better for sit&switch cruising. I'd started second guessing taking the Phoenix over an NS Solo...and then along came the...
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    Paddling advice for long, flat, skinny boats

    Thanks, Steve, Alan and tketcham, that's all helpful. I have a long way to go if I plan to keep it up. I must say my back is more comfortable when I kneel, enough that I tried kneeling on the tractor seat a couple times just to stretch the back a bit. If I keep the hull I'll either put in...
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    Paddling advice for long, flat, skinny boats

    Spent a bunch more time (8+ miles) in the Advantage yesterday. I agree with folks who said leaning outside assists a turn. Very notably there was virtually no wind, which I'm sure changes things quite a bit. I was certainly experiencing this and was glad you'd described this ahead of my...
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    Paddling advice for long, flat, skinny boats

    Great advice, thanks @tketcham . Got out today and was pleased with the performance. Feel like I need to learn to use different muscles sitting with a footbar though.
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    Dog in an Advantage?

    @gumpus that looks like a very sweet pupper. Glad you can get him comfy in the Advantage. With the footbar, I'm not sure mine will actually fit very well in the Advantage (he's 70lbs). In his old age he's taken to lying down most of the time. Makes for terrible trim in the Phoenix. The...
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    Paddling advice for long, flat, skinny boats

    I'm definitely more of a kneeler, but this boat has a sliding tractor seat and foot bar, so guess I'll be sitting.
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    Paddling advice for long, flat, skinny boats

    Brought home a new-to-me Advantage today. Seems like this will be a very different paddling style than I'm used to; glad to have this thread as reference. Very interested to see if I cotton to this boat and style.
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    Dog in an Advantage?

    I take mine in the Phoenix now that he's older and calmer. Will have to try my new-to-me Advantage without him first...
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    Roof rack that can hold two canoes

    I got 2x3s long enough to fit a tandem canoe and kayak side by side laying flat, 62in if I recall. U-bolted them to the factory rails. The bars stuck out wider that the sides of the roof but not the mirrors (nor the widest part of the car). No one ever said a word about the legality of...
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    Wenonah 17’ Kevlar 49 Jensen Design

    Thanks for thinking of me, Alan. A bit beyond my budget at the moment.
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    Dreaded Cancer, Mark III

    Very sorry to hear it Gerald. Best wishes for the smoothest sailing possible under the circumstances.
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    The Maine Guide Paddle

    It could, but shouldn't, go without saying that all this technology stands on a foundation of thousands of years of indigenous development and innovation. Thanks for calling it out explicitly, RickR. Thanks, Benson for sharing those great resources.
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    Wollaston Lake to Goose Lake (Nunavut Border) and back

    Another late discoverer but enthusiastic fan of this trip report. Great writing and beautiful photos, Alan! Thanks for sharing!
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