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The canoe is probably an explorer, if it's 16 feet it's the most likely. That closeup of the hull looks like peeling paint. If so, just sand it off like you said and use rust paint if you want to go the inexpensive route or go with a marine topside paint from interlux or petit. If you stick to...

Look up Skillsaw method before you proceed. I'm sure Jim Dodd will be along shortly to make the case. Mark

I don't know if this video has already been posted, but it was obviously produced in support of the BWCA wilderness act. In spite of the title, it's an entertaining video. Mark

That's quite the adventure. I am surprised nobody has paddled that route. I've been to Pond Inlet where they're starting. They're going through Bellot Straight and on west to the McKenzie River. I have read journals of all the British explorers that passed through that route. All the hardship...

Open canoe on the coast of Baffin Bay pretty much sums it up.

Another one to check out is Caltopo. I have an annual subscription. I can trace out routes on my computer at home which are automatically saved and magically show up on my iphone app. There are lots of different layers that can be downloaded including the Canada 1:50k and NR Canada. I mostly use...

Yes Brian. I was wondering if anyone would mention this. Mark

I made some trips to Baffin island about 12 years ago to install remote weather stations in a couple of the fjords. The Clyde River Inuit were partners on the project and provided transportation to the sites in Nor West freighters. I was a little nervous about travelling in these boats, but...

Forgetting to bring a spoon is pretty bad.

Darn, I've been looking for one but that's just a little too far away. Mark

Right. If it were here I would buy it just to try it out. That canoe is worth every penny and then some. Could easily be resold for much more than that price. Mark

Looks great. I think mine came in at about the same weight. Your seat mockup looks pretty high, but as you can see, the Kite is quite stable even when empty. Enjoy! Mark

The fiberglass is the biggest issue with attempting to restore that Old Town. Much of the rot is probably related to that and with the picture of the rotted stem I think it may be too far gone to make it worth your time. Not that it can't be done, I restored one in similar but better shape...

Maybe too late, but I have found some nice tents at a fraction of their new price on craigslist. I got a nice Timberline 4 for basecamping 5 years ago that was going for $50 but when I got there the guy said I could just have it, since he really just wanted to see it get used by somebody. Last...

This looks like a nice canoe, and in really good condition, but I can't give any advice on the model. The only thing I see in the pictures is some tack heads showing through the canvas in the third picture. The two most obvious ones are near the stem band, but if you look further back there are...

Interesting. I didn’t expect the raven to be that much wider and deeper. My kite is 15’3” because I have no external stems. I stripped out past the internal stems and as a result don’t have the blunt entry of the osprey/kite. Mark

Thanks for posting the 2 side by side. I wondered how much more canoe the Raven is from the Kite. It probably keeps some of the good characteristics of the Kite/Osprey when it's full of gear. My Kite gets a bit sluggish at the beginning of a long trip. I can't find specs for the raven anywhere...

It depends on how low you want the holes. If it's below the waterline like billconners example shows, then yes you'll have to glue in pvc or abs pipe. Mark

My Royalex hulls just have holes drilled. Nothing special is required. Mark

Thanks Mason. Doing much better now, but still feeling fatigued. I also grew up with lots of ticks in Illinois. I seem to remember a doctor finding a ripe one on me as a kid. I was very sick and my glands were swollen. I took antibiotics and it went away. I always fancied myself as being "good"...