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The new acronym in the SurvivalMed WFA course is MARCH. M Massive hemorrhage A Airway (with C-spine precautions) R Respiration C Circulation H Hypothermia/Hyperthermia or Hike vs. Helicopter (for evacuation)

I took the SurvivalMed online course earlier this year. I thought it was pretty good, especially for the price, but there was room for improvement. The demonstrations and hands-on practice were very helpful. I particularly enjoyed putting my wife in a hypothermia wrap. I have been collecting...

I learned International years ago as a Boy Scout, and still remember about half. The entry level Technician ham radio license is now code-free. I got my license last year, KO4YIJ.

In Morse's original code (American or Railroad Morse), CTN would be .. . _ _. _._. _ _. is the currently used International Morse.

Wickliffe W. Walker, Torrents As Yet Unknown. Lebanon, NH: Steerforth Press (2023) I was fortunate to receive an advance copy of Wick Walker's latest book to review for our canoe club newsletter. Wick was a 1972 Olympic paddler and is now a retired Army officer. The book will be officially...

Lancaster County Marine is stretching your "few hours" range, but a feasible trip. They are a dealer for Esquif and maintain a pretty good inventory. I bought a Prospecteur Sport from them 2 years ago, and they were good to deal with...

I know nothing about the shoes. I do know that "wrestling" is a sport from school. "Rassling" is a similar, but distinctly different, sport on TV.

It's a pretty little boat and looks like a seaworthy design. If it's close, a trip to take a look would be worthwhile. New construction is a plus, but it does appear to have been left out in the weather. Poke around in suspicious areas with a knife or an awl to check for rot. You can find...

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Love your Norwegian signature!

Here's what mice in the wiring can do to a car.

Boatman, too bad that your sail is worn out. It looks like it has seen a lot of use. OTOH, your sail area is reduced and you won't be overpowered. ACA sells the 44 sq. ft. sails, price not specified. https://americancanoe.org/competition/teams/recognized-disciplines/canoe-sailing/You might...

KO, is this a canoe you have bought, or are thinking of buying? Grumman made three different kinds of keel, as shown in the brochure in Benson's link. The most common ("standard") has a T-shaped cross section, essentially it's a long skinny fin extending about 1-1/2" below the bottom of the...

Awesome, MKH! Is that Lake Moomaw?

Yakima also sells a "side load assist bar" that allows you to load and unload your canoe from the side of the vehicle, one end at a time. $129 bucks? You gotta be kidding! I found a scrap length of galvanized 1/2" water pipe that fits perfectly inside my Yakima round bars. Does the same...

It took quite a bit of trial and error to get the outer stem to fit the boat "as built," rather than "as imagined." Yesterday I finally installed it, with expensive #14 x 4" bronze screws and generous quantities of gap filling epoxy. The dowels are plugs for screw holes and will be cut off...

Thanks for following the build, jdeerfoot.

Here's the port sheer strake without all those clamps. Designer Karl Stambaugh knows how to draw a really nice curve.

Nice work, MKH! And thanks for your report on strength, cost, and durability of skin-on-frame. Dave Gentry designs lots of wonderful boats. Be sure to start a thread in the boat construction forum.

Excellent article, Odyssey. Note the "crooked canoe" in the foreground of the Lake Itasca water color, ...similar to the one in Adney and Chapelle's Bark Canoes and Skin Boats of North America. It must have been tough to paddle on a windy lake. The posture of the bow paddler in the...