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  1. jffdejongh

    Stapleless using fishing line?

    Isn't that a bumper sticker?
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    Ranting

    I just pulled the 3rd sea kayak I ever built (East Greenland museum replica) from the rafters and realized that most the West stem epoxy had evaporated from it. It needs to go. I'm repairing my Raven and unfortunately mentioned building another canoe to my wife, she said 4 canoes is too many...
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    Paddling places that weren't what you expected

    I did the moose river bow trip in Jackman, Maine several years ago. Attean Lake is beautiful, even the 1.5 mile portage to Holeb pond was alight. BUT the moose river itself was mostly slow with high mud banks and the occasional beaver. It got more interesting when we hit Attean lake again with...
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    Repair a pinned Raven

    I thought about it but decided to save on money. I got done sanding the inside and outside of the hull and there was no cracking on the outside, just gouges. I plan on taking care of that with epoxy. On the inside I'm making small patches of 4 oz e-glass on the few places where the...
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    Milk River, Alberta - Del Bonita to Writing on Stone Provincial Park

    Wow, that is an awesome trip! Very different from anything I've seen in the Northeast. Thanks for sharing.
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    Repair a pinned Raven

    Thanks Brian that makes sense. I'm going to start the repair in a couple of days and will post progress. Sticking with e glass will be cheaper. I believe I'm going to fix the cracks as you and skinny moose described. I have done that on another canoe with a desalination. I think adding another...
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    Paddling in a lightning storm

    I've always gotten off the water or hung out on the bank in a thunder storm but continue to paddle on the rain. With everything being wet, it's be dubious of any electrical insulating properties of any water craft
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    Photo of the day

    Yes, after putting a bunch of duct tape on the inside of the hull. I wincedover every shallow but the water was higher than the last couple of years.
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    Repair a pinned Raven

    Yeah, after yard sale the pinned caused, lost paddle, sandal, sponge, hat... the point not left for me to pick up at bissonette was the hat (I didn't like it anyway).
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    Attempting to make a couple of paddles

    I love my power planer!
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    Photo of the day

    Day 1, allagash river trip 2022, Umsaskis lake
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    Repair a pinned Raven

    I took the raven on the Allagash 2c weeks ago from churchill dam to allagash village. About a mile into the trip in chase rapids I second guessed my line and went left too late. The stern stuck and I pinned on a big rock mid river. We were able to get it off the rock, started to bail water...
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    Furthest you have carried to launch a canoe?

    My typical short carry to put in is from my house to the lake about 400 yards.
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    Modifications to a Solo Yoke?

    Is was using those on my homemade thwart of my raven but I had a terrible time finding the exact position and even worse, being able to lock the thwart down. I'm currently trying a hinge mount. This is a hunk of oak which I have since formed into a real portage yoke. I think the idea of a...
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    50 Pounder Rebuild

    That's an ingenious idea!
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    No advice is better than bad advice

    Or maybe you can buy the dehydrated gunwales and then just add water when you've received them. 🤔 😉🤣
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    Puckerbrush Primitive Gathering, July 15-17, Columbia Falls, Maine

    Very fun, I'll just be finding my annual allagash trip
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