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https://pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/b-17/43-39265.html This one? There is another listed on that site with a non-PC name, but I maybe wouldn’t name my canoe after a B17 at rest on the bottom of the Pacific!

I’d probably go port side about a foot or two aft of the logo. The B17 doesn’t have shouldered tumblehome so you’ve got lots of real estate there. Will you include any nose art?

That rib might need some pool noodle padding.

Nothing keeps us from employing correction while using hit and switch primarily. Hit and switch for speed/headway, apply a little English as needed. Works with a bent shaft too. I don’t own a double blade, but a friend loaned me one once. It was a bit short but I see the appeal. Stable and fast.

That’s outstanding TD!

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Sounds like the new mgmt has sucked the fun out of it and is trying to turn a profit. Boo hiss.

I’m not an UL backpacker, with 4 kids we don’t travel light. And no need in a canoe! I agree, inject comfort where possible and make the trip better!

I’ll happily cheer them on from the comfort of my couch or day paddle.

Deep discount on this at REI ending TODAY. 50% off is still $99 though.

I had an Encounter for a while, before my Polaris was ready. I could put one 9yr old behind me and one in front, plus a cooler and a dry bag for picnicking on the water and she handled the weight just fine. Stable and go straight. Interestingly, this was the first boat I cracked the J-stroke...

I’ve purchased 2 new Northstar canoes in the last 3 years, and neither dealer would so much as take a deposit at time of order. Delivery estimate on the first one (picked up in November 2021) was on the money, second one (picked up December 2022) was a month “overdue” with just the one...

I have a Prism, a Polaris 3-seater, and a Phoenix. I’m 6’3” and the length is in my legs, not my torso. The Prism is great for going fast and mostly straight. It really lets me down in the close windy/twisty stuff I love. The Polaris is excellent, I often have a kid in front and one in the stern...

As far as I know, I’m not the first owner. But in this boat the rails are a riveted to foam ribs so there’re really no other choices.

In Florida flatwater, paddling on the same side can help expedite turns around bends in the river. I don’t often/ever get to paddle with a competent bow partner and at 220-lbs I don’t get to paddle in the bow often; it’s got the best view and you can steer from the bow if you want. Whatever the...

I do kneel, just can’t do it all the time and so I had Northstar install a footbrace in my Phoenix. I’m 6’ 3” with a 34/35” inseam, all legs like your husband. My bar is only about 2” from the end of the track in my boat. The center position of my footbrace would be ~30” from the front edge of...

April 26 My Dad worked for National Audubon [and later whatever they called themselves] for 31 years. He was the world’s foremost authority on the Reddish Egret, and this is why as an infant and youngun we tripped between Texas and Florida Bay where he could study them during two separate...

I really like that Cricket!

I could tire of bag pipes on a trip, just as I could steel drums. But in a certain time and place, nothing else would do.

@litetrek I have a homeless tractor seat on an aluminum frame with L-brackets. It is meant to rivet to the hull. I think it came out of my really old 18’ fiberglass Wenonah Sundowner, but I’m not sure. I can take some pics and measurements and if it’ll work for you, cover my cost shipping it...