Recent content by zekabl

I had an 97 tuffweave encounter until the tornado tore the roof off the boat shed and threw the boat into the trees. I am 6'1 and 290lbs. I liked the boat but not the bucket seat/narrow sitting station. I have bad hips so getting in and out of the boat was tough as well. It cruised great...

I fill pretty good with the purchase after seeing those keelovers. I finally unpacked my packages and I bought gunwale brackets instead of load stops but they look identical. Installing the rack is on the agenda for tomorrow.

I have never paid more than $500 for a canoe. At one time I had 9 canoes and I think I sold half of them to Alan G when my family did not have the passion for canoes like I do. The boats are not cream puffs but still in fine usable shape and some needed a new seat or skid plates or found a...

I figure by the time you fart around, make adjustments and gather material you could just spend the money on some load stops. I bought a 2 pair pack of yakima round bar load stops from ebay for $42 shipped to my door. I don't have a nice boat yet so don't care much about the gunnels.

That "kit" make me feel so inadequate.

Yes it is quite the racket when you have to register a canoe both from in state and out of state boats. The OT camper I bought was a farm pond boat and never registered in Iowa. Had to have it inspected by the DNR and given more paperwork to fill out. Now a days a bill of sale has to...

With bad hips I find the kayak foot braces to be uncomfortable spreading the legs too far apart so it has to be a cross bar or nothing.

Too bad you are not closer I would take the load bars off your hands. Foolishly sold all my load bars and gutter mounts 5 years ago when I thought I was getting out of canoeing. I have spent a little over $400 (ebay, FB) piecing a rack together for the prius saving about $200.

Hopefully the rains end for AR, MO and all the others that have had severe flooding

Does anyone know where their MN demos are going to be held?

Their movements are almost robot like 🤖 and I don't think I ever saw a smile on their faces like they were having fun. I would be flailing my paddle around trying to stay the course. Maybe not that bad. Is that what the Pine Barrens are like?? Might have to take it off the bucket list if...

Just the answer I wanted to here. Thanks

Just like the others have said that water is cold so start saving for a dry suit. Probably plenty being sold on FB in your area.

Is there a cheap way to ship yakima round bars? Looking to put together a rack for my prius. Thanks Brian

That was a nice watch to get a feel for that area.