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Slipstream Watercraft recently came out with their own yoke designed for their thin and delicate wood gunnels with injection molded plastic clamps. I have been using one for both my 36 pound Lady Bug with wood gunnels and 30 pound Dagger Tupelo with aluminum gunnels with success. If my Swift...

Would be interesting to see the HIN prefixes in Canada's system; their convention seems to parallel ours. There was a recent discussion in the Swift Group on Facebook regarding their non-adherence to the US code, which they changed in 2019 (character 10 still seems to be an issue).

I thought it may be advantageous to have a searchable (Canoetripping.net comes up in a lot of google searches) source for HIN reference material, as so many folks reach out for information. Source code as follows from the CURRENT Code of Federal Regulations: 33CFR Part 181 Subpart...

You've definitely put a lot of work into her. If I could make one small suggestion: having narrowed more than a few Royalex hulls over the years, I've found the stresses on the gunnel rivets to be pretty severe as you pull the gunnels in, at least quite a bit more than the designers had...

I can't remember the last time a Northstar came up for sale. I sold a Hemlock Eagle last year for $1600, but it was Kevlar. I've also sold a Swift Algonquin 16 in Goldenglass for $750 and a Malecite in FG for $700, both mint. There may be some collectible value for Curtis fans, but a 67 pound...

Still thinking about going. Haven't been since 2019 when Hemlock, Colden, Savage River, Stewart River, and Northstar represented. Would like to test the Illusion and June Bug. Hear tell there will be over 300 canoes there this year?

The Illusion is on my want list. I'd be curious as to what other hull you would best compare it to from a performance perspective.

I don't know, can't say for sure. I do relish mornings like this one today though, on Canadice Lake. No wind, no waves, no worries.........

Several Curtis Dragonfly canoes were listed on FB Marketplace over the past few years between $1200 and $1600. The only Kevlar one I have seen was a Colden listed at $3000, not sure what it actually sold for. They definitely have a following though. I just sold my Kevlar Curtis Vagabond for...

I remember asking this question back in 2020 in the old forum, which displayed the active user count. It wasn't clear how it was calculated, but seemed to indicate that a minority of members generate the new threads.

I assume your Duck Hunter is Royalex, so I'd go easy on the heat gun, as Royalex can expand with excessive heat. I had a similar situation with PA stickers on a Mohawk canoe once. They were stacked 6 deep and would not respond to heat. Ended up getting a single edge razor blade under one...

For someone who is new to solo paddling, I would always recommend finding a good quality USED boat to start off. By all means test all the new boats you can, but at todays' prices most folks would have already perfected their paddle strokes and developed technique before making the investment...

I would have thought, like Nikon F5user, that a $1000 Wildfire would already be gone, but I see it's in Traverse City which would make it a long drive for most (I used to live in Cadillac). You couldn't possibly go wrong with it, as you could always sell it for at least $1000 if it didn't work...

There was a guy in the Old Town Pack Canoe Forum on Facebook that a similar massive repair utilizing a paper mache mold. His results were pretty impressive. Apparently a bear had an appetite for Royalex.

As you are only limiting yourself to Northstar and looking for stability to use as a fishing platform, the Trillium or Northwind Solo would come to mind, depending on your size. Most Northstar dealers have the demos set with low seats for stability when test paddling. Spend as much time as the...

I was disappointed when Swift changed their Kevlar Fusion inner blanket to the coarse black and gold aramid weave in 2020, as I find it very abrasive as well when paddling barefoot. The coarse weave combined with the infusion process results in a scour-pad-like surface. I never had an issue...

I think there may be a reason no one builds fish-form sport solo canoes sans tumblehome anymore, and DY designs (new and old) continue to fill the space.

At 12'6' it might be a fairer comparison to the Mayfly, if a comparison must be made. Some tidbits from CEW:

The Echo T-Formex lite boats are starting to show up in the New York dealers; I'm wondering if you have weighed yours to verify the 42 pound claim. I am interested in one, but always skeptical of advertised weights.