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Looks good! Did you press in the new cane from a sheet or use a premade rectangle? I’ve read that it is a pretty tedious job. Would you do it again vs buying a new seat from Ed’s?

I still have the pocket knife that my grandfather gave me when I turned 8. It has been a treasured possession for almost 70 years. I started a family tradition of giving a pocket knife to each grandchild when they turned eight. The girls insisted on being included I think that the Swiss Hiker...

That is basically what I did with my Malecite and it works well for kneeling, “Olympic” kneeling and sitting. I wear size 10 1/2 shoes and usually wear some type of river shoe or Five Fingers footwear. Kevlar is abrasive on bare feet unless you have a pad.

Bluetick82- sorry but the SRT has been sold. My friend John and I drove over to Durango and picked it up on Saturday. We owe you a big thanks for starting this thread and to Noelcanoedad for spotting the ad and posting it. The SRT is a 2015 build and had only one small repair on the hull...

Bluetick82- On my Malecite (Kevlar 8/88 build date) the hole for the leading edge of the center seat is 9’1” from the tip of the bow, measured along the gunnel. It is 7 7/8” behind what appears to be the hole for the yoke. I don’t know if it is a factory setup, but it works well for me. My...

Boy Scout camp in the Pocono Mountains in eastern Pennsylvania in 1958. First overnight canoe camping was a few years later down the Delaware River starting above Skinner’s Falls. I was hooked and soon talked my Dad into buying a 17’ Grumman, which still resides in my brother’s barn.

Welcome. Is that a Bluetick Coonhound in your canoe and maybe the inspiration for your forum name? I also have a Malecite with a center seat. I really enjoy paddling it solo and tandem. I bought it used and don’t know if the seat is in the original location, but can also provide specs. I...

Sounds like a fun exploration in a beautiful area. Nice photos. The mountains are a little different scale than the Poconos! Does glacial water just have different types of fish? Or are you comparing it to salt water?

Nice write up- We had a great trip up there about 35 years ago (prior to the privies. It was kind of like a BW trip and a lot closer to our home in CT.

Tamarisk it is an invasive plant reportedly imported from Russia which has taken over many western riverbanks. It forms a nearly impenetrable jungle, crowds out native species and destroys potential camping spots. It also has scratchy “branches” and smells like cat pee at some times of the...

Alan- thanks for the internal skid plate idea. I had always pictured internal skid plates as being completely hidden under an exterior hull layer. You are probably right about my boat. They appear to have done a good job. Glen- mine did have rot right where you described on the bow...

A few more vintage Bell questions. A former Yampa river ranger from Steamboat Springs, CO willed his canoes, including two Bell Yellowstone Solos and an older composite Wildfire to his son in Salt Lake, who put them on the market. Two friends of mine who were interested in getting into...

Another welcome back Steve- I always enjoyed your posts. I actually thought that you may have succumbed to Covid when you suddenly stopped posting a few years ago! This notion was reinforced when my son found a nicely outfitted Mad River Guide for sale at a boat swap in Boise. I now own it...

I enjoyed your posts Al. It looks like the Susquehanna has been cleaned up quite a bit since I last paddled it about 35 years ago. My parents used to live about 10 miles from Meshoppen and I have good memories of river trips in that area and on the West Branch.

I have a high flotation NRS PFD which I bought for whitewater rafting years ago. I agree with you-it is hard to zip up. I generally have to loosen the straps to get it zipped. It is also hot. I got an NRS Ninja a couple of years ago and really like it. It has large arm openings, no chafing...

It is my opinion that using a well designed good quality paddle will really enhance your paddling enjoyment. I enjoy the look and feel of oiled wood straight paddles (I both kneel and sit- prefer kneeling). Highly recommend paddles from Badger Paddles in Canada. They are within your budget...

Thanks for he report. Do you have other canoes that you like in addition to the Indy (FG or Kevlar) and Yellowstone?

It was amazing that you made it through all those quasi strainers upright. The thing that I kept thinking about while watching the video was snakes. When we used to visit my grandparents at their ranch near Houston the trees overhanging the lake and canals were crawling with snakes. Did you...

I was very impressed with your solo expedition and my wife was totally blown away! She strongly discourages me from even much more modest solo trips. Thanks for all the effort you put in to document, photograph and write up the trip. Hope you can continue to enjoy canoe trips as a septuagenarian.

I enjoyed your report and was surprised to learn that there is an area of Germany with such a concentration of lakes and rivers to enable a trip like yours. It looks more like Finland. Great photos also. Thank you for posting.