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And especially in a Fire Tower! Thanks for posting. I now have the cookbook saved in my bookmarks for future use.

I had read that Pygmy Boatworks closed up shop during Covid and never reopened. I just checked their website (FACEBOOK) and the last posting was on June 30, 2020. Looks like another boat maker gone. Dang, I always wanted one of those Wineglass Wherries!

Thanks Martin65 for posting the video. That looks like an interesting construction concept that shows a lot of planning and engineering skill. I wonder what thickness the plywood is? It is also a very nice looking canoe and looks like it should handle well.

There is something primal about a campfire that reaches to the soul and spirit of a person. Perhaps it touches the "genetic memory" that we carry, since it has only been less than last century and a half that staying warm, cooking and seeing at night has been accomplished by means other than...

Maybe you could deploy the sock behind you and use it to slow you down; think of it as compression braking for a canoe with an over-enthusiastic paddler. This idea might also be good as a training aid for an additional workout leading up to marathon season. :rolleyes:

The factory kneeling drops are well set for me, but I am over 6' and have 35" inseams. My biggest issue is getting my size 12 shoes under the seat! I had to learn the proper technique, so it is easy now. I can also sit quite comfortably with the factory kneeling drops but I do not think that...

I started this thread after a cross country trip across the southern tier of the United States, South Carolina to California, and now have just returned from a two week trip to Maine. I can say that I noticed a higher percentage of cars with canoes in the north-east than on the trip out west...

I sometimes use a wood straight shaft, sometimes a carbon bent shaft and often a carbon DOUBLE-BENT shaft. Now that should muddy the waters!

Look back and remember. Look around and learn. Look forward and hope. Here's wishing you many great travels with the new trailer on an unexplored path of life. The possibilities are endless.

That is an interesting tool. A combination hook, spatula and bent shaft paddle! This is the type Hookaroon that I am used to seeing. It is a handy tool when working with downed logs.

With a background in furniture design and engineering, I have always loved woodworking and things made of wood. I had wondered about the possibility of a veneer lay-up (i.e.. plywood) canoe for a while before finding out that they had actually been made. According to my info, the the technique...

I posted this on the WCHA website earlier this week, but thought that I would post it here too. I am interested in the background of these veneer constructed canoes, so if anyone has any knowledge about them or the Allied Aviation Corporation. I picked up an interesting old canoe last week...

Such a beautiful SRT; I'm sorry for your loss. At least you are still around to replace the canoe! I have been pinned a few times in decked boats (C1 and kayaks, somehow I've managed to avoid that in open canoes so far) and fortunately never fully wrapped a boat, but reflections on the...

Good on ya, Taylor! Getting out from behind your desk and actually meeting with the people that elected you to represent them and learning of their problems first hand is something that US politicians should do but rarely seem to. I wonder how many of our belt-way bound politicos could even...

You mean you're supposed to CLEAN your Tilley? I always just fished mine out of the lake. I forgot to post it, but I found a Canadian made Tilley AirFlo hat last year. Happy again!

I use a small dry bag. The ends loop easily over a thwart and lock so if there is a spill the items are secured to the canoe. The photos do not show it well, but if you look closely you can see the dry bag attached in front of the paddler's position (green in one case, yellow in the other).

When paddling whitewater in C1s and OC1s, I always carry a spare paddle on or under my float bags. In the kayaks I didn't carry a spare paddle but I could generally count on one of my paddling buddies to go after the paddle if it was loose. I grabbed paddles (or the 'yak) for them when they...

Although the big canoe producers market nationally, I think most canoes are designed with local conditions in mind. Consider the areas where Wenonah and Old Town canoes are made. Minnesota is known for it's big water and relatively flat terrain. Maine is known for it's mountains and wilder...

Congratulations on the new canoe! For an "All-Rounder" type canoe, I think you picked a good one with the Trillium. That BlackLite is so light you gotta love it. Back last Fall I ordered a Phoenix in BlackLite as my "All-Rounder". I love the maneuverability of the Phoenix, but I am used to...

Sounds like it's time to add an old beater Royalex canoe back to the quiver!