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Hello back from just around the block from you yellowboat. Glad to see more from Florida around here. Yes the temps may be below freezing at night but the water is not solid. Just come a little bit more south. But the best time for canoeing in Florida for me is just about ending for the year...

Welcome from central central Florida. Just minutes from the mouth of the Wekiva river. Would like to get a look at the Keewadin and compare it to our Bell Northstar. Pocket cruiser canoes are rare here in Florida. Have only seen one other Northstar and no Kewadin. Also have never seen a...

It is always nice to see an abused canoe canoe come bake to life. You have done a nice job. Please keep us informed as to how this goes over time and use. Very interested as this opens up new ways to save abused canoes and have fun along the way. Thank you for sharing.

Trump_lion I have even seen one. Only one. Wood and Canvas canoes are very rare around here. Any one who wishes can bring one by for me to drool on. I promise it will just wipe off. Bass wood is known to me as for paddles only. So Bass Wood for planks might be considered an heritage...

In a almost local Craigs list add is a wood strip canoe made with Basswood. Has any one tried Basswood? Alternative wood source for building strip canoes? Would it be lighter?

Wish I had a way of posting pictures. Got to figure that out. The system of tape to protect the hull from a thin sheet of brass that in turn protected the hull from my vigorous sanding worked out great. The sheet was cut to 12 inches by 4 inches. This allowed me to move a little quicker and...

Wish the trick of the coping saw blade worked. There is wood on top. Glue/wood dust fill on the underside of the Bell composite canoe gunwales at the ends were they pass over the composite hull . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yg3P8mSE3XE Hopefully you will be able to cut and paste this...

Maybe I was lucky May be not. Was able to obtain a white gold Bell Wildfire in need of work today at a good for me price. Hull shows low use on the outside. looking good so far on the inside. The canoe was stored outside for t.he last little bit and has never had the gunwales oiled since the...

Was more or less joking around about hording. Sweeper have been looking at Foxworx paddles. They look good. Never seen one in person. Canotrouge have been drooling over ZRE carbon fiber. Believe they are 11 deg. Any change in paddle feels strange. My straight shafts just sit around gathering...

Just saw a video on Canoeroots website about Bending Branches paddles being redesigned. The bad news for me is they are went from 14 deg bent to 11 deg bent shafts. Have been using 14 deg bent shafts for 30 years and Bending Branches and Gray Owls for close to 25 years. If Grey Owl has done...

You can buy wood gunwales from edscanoe.com. They come in sections so can be delivered by UPS. Use Tite Bond III as the glue. If you are going to use oil take the time to oil the side that will be next to the hull many times. Wont be able to get to them easy again. Should not have to say...

At a local launch point/bar/canoe & kayak rental that we use a few times a year a woman swimming just had her arm bit off. Every time we are there always wondered why people swim in the water. Always see gators around. Seems like the wild life in some areas are losing there fear of humans...

Plasticoat from the local hardware store. It is used on handles of tools. First tough clean as discussed above.

Never used the Yakima Trailer. But a few things to think about. You can always add weight just watch the and limit of trailer research were to add it to. A freind used to use bags of cement for weight. The Yakima Trailer has light weight springs made to handle better with light loads. Side...

Esquif is back but are they still trying for tformx? And even if they come out with it how many companies still have there Royalxx. quipment and molds left?

Thanks for all the information. Experance and knowledge available here is amazing. This will be approved by the local government authority. Have email asking for volenteers. So will answer and get permission.

A ten inch across tree is across a local stream. Right now the banks are very soft and a little flooded. So soft that you sink past your ankle. Stream is deep at this point. What is the bes. Way to clear with out useing a chain saw. Planing to use hand saw from inside canoe on the upstream side.

It has been years since I have been on class 3 or 4 in a canoe. From what I recall the lines that were run in a canoe were quite different from what the rafters around us were using.

A couple of tips if I may. Just recently moved to using another vehicle other than my truck cap and Quick and Easy brackets. First off make sure you measure the placement of the foot correctly on the roof. The distance between the feet on the bar is also important. You MUST get good grip to...

Always looking and saving for one myself. Hard to pass on some. So hard. So very hard. Looking for pocket cruiser tandems and high end solo right now. There is always one every month or so that makes me want to of give it a loving home. Plenty of watco, 303, and inside storage. So many...