yknpdlr's latest activity

You might give Ben Diller at Savage River a call to discuss various strength and durability options of their layups. Last fall I...

As a primary race bow paddler, my feet are regularly squished in the narrowing bow directly in front of my seat. I have various...

Based on Steve's guess, and the photo below, I'd say the guy on the left leans like Charlier Wilson...

For one canoe race training season, we had an exchange engineer from Germany join us. We quickly learned to definitely not want to put...

I spent three awful less than enjoyable outdoor recreation related years while stationed in the Air Force in Ohio, Columbus, to be...

Most racers prefer to have an adjustable foot bar, often with a loop of webbing just big enough to slip their toes under, firmly...

I have known people who say they collect antique bottles and coins and other stuff of value from old abandoned home sites or long ago...

"We're almost there... it's just around the next bend" when speaking of the marathon canoe race finish line. - anonymous

I get the impression that a lot of paddlers are not familiar with using the palm roll for forward strokes and turns such as the...

"A meander is the pleasantest distance between two points." -Paul Jamieson writing fondly about the Oswegatchie River in "Adirondack...

Native American Indians did not permanently live in the Adirondacks, but different tribes did travel through the area as hunting...

This thread made me curious about the history of asymmetric hull designs in small boats. I didn't find an authoritative source but the...

No need for a skeg or rudder on a canoe. Maybe it could be useful if you only paddle lakes for the rest of your life. I built a sea...

I have to challenge the idea that a skeg will automatically add efficiency to a canoe. I call on my sailing dinghy experience for this...