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Boges and me just got back from 6 days in BWCA. We entered at Island River, down the Isabella, around to the South Kawishiwi system and...

The Coast Guard covers areas that we might not consider "coastal." For example, the USCG Heartland Region includes the Mississippi...

Coast Guard regulations require a vessel less than 7 meters long and moving at less than 7 knots (almost all of our canoes) to display a...

Thanks for sharing, Robin. I just posted a link on the WoodenBoat forum.

I read you loud and clear Robin. My new mantra is, when I get behind I hire some help. Then all of a sudden I am caught up and can...

Laboratory post-mortem testing for rabies requires microscopic examination of brain tissue, which a head shot would destroy...

Just in case you were wondering. Cannibalism Is Bad for Your Health, Scientists Find Cannibalism became taboo in human societies not...

A canoe on top of the car decreases your gas mileage. I figure -2 mpg per canoe, but it has been a long time since I measured...

Added some gear tie downs and lining rope attachment sites thanks to you folks. Appreciate your help. Ted

I glued in some nylon webbing tabs with Gflex. Not wood though gunwales though.

You gotta be kidding. Does this: "(b) A person who manufactures or imports a boat for his or her own use and not for sale must obtain...

Nova Craft has a removable portage yoke that uses basic hardware parts. $27 CDN for the hardware kit, $150 US with the thwart added...

Daphne Palmer Geanocopoulos, The Pirate's Wife: The Remarkable True Story of Sarah Kidd. Hanover Square Press, 2024. Before reading...

THE PURIST by Ogden Nash I give you now Professor Twist, A conscientious scientist, Trustees exclaimed, "He never bungles!" And...

"So there I was, a med student on the general surgery service. It’s 6 AM and we’re rounding as a group: students, residents, fellows...