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  1. memaquay

    Wilderness Express AKA Chestnut Pal

    Latest update.....I got one of the kids to mount all the forms, with three #2 stations in the middle. Total length came to about 15 foot and change. I didn't like the looks of it, too square in the middle. I took two of the #2's off and decreased the side profile to be in between the #2 and...
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    20' Grand Laker. Free

    Wow, very generous! I would love to refurbish that and add it to my fleet! I hope someone takes you up on it.
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    Ice Glamping

    Yup, they are moving into the creeks to spawn right now.
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    Ice Glamping

    Yup, it's all about keeping the ladies happy, if she's willing to come with me into the bush, then she deserves a little glamping.
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    New Issue with my Swift portage yoke

    Canadians have this idea that we are over regulated, particularly when compared to the Land of the Free. But registering a canoe? That's horse pucky. What does one do with a home built canoe? Does it have to be inspected?
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    Ice Glamping

    It's been all work no play this year, haven't been outside at all this winter. Walleye season closed this weekend, so Irene and I decided to get out for an overnighter of glamping and fishing. Our pal, Chainsaw Rob, lives on Wildgoose lake, about a 20 minute drive from G Town. We decided to go...
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    Skegs on canoes?

    Many of us here own multiple canoes, for a variety of reasons. I'd like to think it is because each canoe does something better than the other, and is used for a distinctive purpose. Canoe designers have been working for decades to design better canoes, this is not a new concept. Fellas like...
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    Skegs on canoes?

    I remember when I was taking my whitewater training, I was really into asymmetrical hulls. The guys who were instructing me were very skilled paddlers. They absolutely hated canoes with asymmetrical hulls and rocker, every one of them paddled some form of traditional hull. So these fellas would...
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    Skegs on canoes?

    I wasn't sure where this was going until I saw the picture. Your primary form of propulsion is obviously going to be a double blade. Perhaps the echo is not the best canoe for purpose, set up as a pack boat with the seat on the bottom. I was going to suggest simply heeling the canoe, but that...
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    POLL: How do you pronounce portage?

    That's gotta be a highfalutin Torontonian thing, we call those fancy half squares of paper towel napkins.
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    POLL: How do you pronounce portage?

    Geeze, how did H double hockey sticks even make it past the software? First time for everything lol.
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    16’ Great Canadian Canoe Info Needed

    Langford canoe makes a whole lineup of canoes like this. https://langfordcanoe.com/pages/huron-16
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    POLL: How do you pronounce portage?

    A port is both a noun and a verb. "Where is that darn port, I want to port it before it get's dark." After porting Hell Port, I swore I would never port it again.
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    Kevin Callan: Should parks require mandatory education courses for permits?

    I don't think these types of regulations, which I'm in favour of, and try to create and enforce, are the type that we are discussing here. I think the premise of Callan's article is that anyone entering an established park for a wilderness trip should undergo some sort of mandatory training to...
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    Kevin Callan: Should parks require mandatory education courses for permits?

    There are enough rules and regulations in the world, if inexperienced people are an annoyance, stop going where they go. In Canada, get out of the over used parks and go on Crown land or unmaintained waterway parks in the north.
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    POLL: How do you pronounce portage?

    It's actually "port", forget about all the rest.
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    Throwback Thursday Photos

    Here's a canoe race in Beardmore from 1968, wish this circuit was till going. I believe Verlen Kruger was the winner.
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    How is Shadow getting along in his new home?

    Thanks for the chuckle this morning Mr. Pitt! I am currently living in ball cap central, indeed, I even own a couple. I wonder what it would be like to move to a pony tail bro neighbourhood. I'm probably one of the most liberal minded fellas in the area, and yet the pony tail bros would...
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    How is Shadow getting along in his new home?

    I googled Pender Island, while sitting here amidst the misery of never ending winter. My new snowblower has been tasked with Herculean feats of strength this winter. Every second morning I am outside at 6:30 AM for two hours, Sisyphus himself would not have switched places with me, pointlessly...
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    Wannigan/cooler project

    Looks awesome! Love the cup holders on the top, great idea! Where did you pick up the bungee style closing straps?
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