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It was -10° when I got up this morning, no wind and squeaky snow. It was marvelous a sweater and my wool vest was all I needed, no wind made all the difference. Jim

Another vote against staining. Jim

Wow, what a great trip. Thanks for taking us along. More later once I digest all this. Jim

Yes it was colder. In the ‘60/70’s as a kid the town would flood an area to create a naturally frozen skating rink I would skate from December through march sometimes. The last ten years or so it didn’t freeze enough to skate and now they don’t even bother to flood it. Jim

I was talking with a customer yesterday and said I wasn’t going to go to the post office because I had to deal with the fresh snow storm we had. He is in Brazil and wrote back that he had no concept of snow but it sounds terrible. I had a good laugh at that as I love the snow. I didn’t tell him...

I believe the vacuum method gives a better cloth to resin ratio and hence I bit lighter weight in the end. But for one or two boats the setup is quite an investment. Jim

Generous offer for sure, hope it finds a new home. Jim

That is him alright. That’s a whole group of happy campers. Jim

Welcome to the campfire Lake2, pull up a stump and stay for a while. Jim

That sign above the hood of the truck is interesting. Not sure I would want to advertise that. Jim

I haven’t had to shovel yet this year on the coast, but we do have some snow on the ground. Since I don’t have pressure from a job anymore I can shovel at my convenience. I don’t mind the snow that’s why we moved to Maine. Jim

My daughter lives in the Adirondacks so I get no sympathy from her when I talk about the weather. Jim

Same here in Maine. Way too cold to work in my drafty barn. Jim

That does look cozy. Jim

Good luck, have fun and stay warm. I’ll be thinking about you. Jim

I don’t think I would call the rot, Al. It just looks like reaction in the wood from the steel screw. The rest of the wood looks in good shape even though it broke. Jim

Looks almost magical. Too bad about your pole but the shoe was saved and can be refitted. Jim

That saved my wallet seeing as I’m in Maine and not looking for a road trip. Good luck with the sale. Jim

I never said it wasn’t possible. I actually have a sailing canoe or two. I sold a couple of sailing rigs with Lee boards at the WCHA assembly last July. I was sailing my Old Town years ago with my wife and a friend had a good press of canvas too and the mast broke. Familiarity with the canoe and...

I would totally learn what your new canoe can do and handle and be completely comfortable in all conditions before attempting to rig a sail on it. My two cents. Jim