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The Bow seat is split so that came out. The center thwart didn’t seem to be original so that is out, and I carved a carrying yoke to replace it. A new thwart was hung at both seat locations to help it maintain its shape and stiffness. I paddle kneeling for the most part and can sit on a bag to...

I recently acquired a Peterborough Minetta. Some scraps of cloth and contact cement. A bit of paint and some screws and she is floating. I’m preparing to order some canvas and some wood to replace a few ribs and a little planking, but for the most part it’s in really nice shape so should not...

I have a shepherd’s hook that works well for that and grabbing branches and as a seated pole for pushing on the bottom. It probably wouldn’t work well on ice though.

I bet that ‘eye was a good fight on that glass rod.

Now that I have returned to the north I’ll have to keep my eyes open for an ice hook. I remember some dicey moments crossing ice when my pole or paddle slipped and things moved a bit too quickly. I’m to slow for that now, but a controlled pull sounds good.

Pretty water last night.

Thanks for the report. Sounds like the canoeing and camping were less than ideal, but the panfishing sounded like it was fun. It’s been a while since I had a day where I got tired of catching.

The hammock is worth a try. It’s wonderful for my bad back, and it’s easy to set up and lightweight. It takes a lot for me to get comfortable on the ground or in bed. I did one Isle Royale trip with a tent. Maybe 10 more weeks there with the hammock and years up and down the east coast working...

Hennessy hammock is fine for side sleeping. I’m not sure stomach sleeping would be possible.

I’m going to have to look into that! Having the comfort of a hammock and some warmth would be nice. I’ve been a hammock camper since the mid 90s whenever the weather allowed. Summers in Michigan, year round in Florida and whenever it was warm enough for bugs in between. Some years I spent more...

This place also sells live bait, propane and cell service One stop shopping on the way to the lake.

When I was in Florida we saw people illegally trapping large numbers of turtles for sale. A call to the FWC can help. For a couple of years I was working with amphibians and reptiles in the western marsh of Lake Okeechobee for work. Legitimate live traps will be flagged and marked with the...

Maintenance day in Michigan for my new to me Peterborough Minette and other stuff. It needs a new canvas and some minor woodwork. Hopefully I can repair it enough to get a season out of it beforehand.

Safe is a relative term, and if the turtle is heavy it may not be good for the turtle to pick it up by the tail.

I haven’t paddled on fisheating creek since about 2010. I never saw anyone else there. Parts of it are beautiful! I don’t miss Florida yet, but someday I’m sure I will miss parts of it, and that’s one of them. I worked for the SFWMD when I was down there so had access to great places.

How is the work going? I’m curious about how the stripper worked using your canvas on method. Any luck making the decals? I’ve recently picked up an anniversary Minette and would like to get a replacement for it. I’m hoping to get it back to useable shape this year, and then recanvas and more...

Just picked it up today. Needs some work but should be fun. It’s my daughter’s car, my truck died last year and I have just been driving my wife’s or kids cars since then.

Thank you! It’s a great pic of him doing what he loved. I’m going to save a copy.

Wow, is that eagle lake?

Thanks! I’m not in AA now, closer to West Branch. I would love another Blackhawk. I lost mine in the spillway of Argo Dam. Still have the seat though. And from what I can remember, a matching Grey Owl! We bought an old fixer upper of a house and I’m getting it weatherproof, just about done and...