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    Old Town Pack Angler - In Camo?

    That would be something to see. The Pack Angler was only offered in green to my knowledge, except in 2008 when an off-white option was available. In the Old Town catalogues, the Pack was only available in green after 1983, the Chipewyan Pack in several colors before that. It may be that...
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    Bell Magic Solo Canoe

    Do you live near Dave? I'd like to take a look at her.
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    Rare Solo Canoes for Sale At Hemlock Canoe

    Dave Curtis just listed a bunch of extremely rare solos on the website, be sure to scroll all the way down.
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    Bell FlashFire

    From the 1999 catalogue, 35 pounds would indicate white gold. The catalogue also describes the Bell two-piece aluminum gunnel, which yours does not appear to be.
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    How to carry canoe on F150 Supercrew short bed with trailer?

    I tried a front hitch with a T-bar on my GMC crew cab, coupled with a single Yakima Bar on top of the cab for a while, a lot of fifth wheel campers use that. Eliminates any need for access to the bed. (Pic not mine)
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    Attaching foot pegs to a Wenonah Graphite Wee Lassie Canoe

    One option is to epoxy 10-24 studs to the inside of the hull with G-glex at the location you want to mount the pegs. Available from Chesapeake Light Craft Before mounting the rails, I prefer to impart a bend that matches the contour of the hull. Pressure, heat and time; this prevents any...
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    Lumbar Support Backrest

    Not a fan of the Cushgear clamps, prefer the screws, here are a few pics: (they work better with some seats more than others, the radiused spacer is perfect with Essex seats; without the spacer, need a flat surface). At the lowest seatback setting (as shown) the bottom of the back is right...
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    Lumbar Support Backrest

    I've had a couple of Swift pack boats with the lumbar support pad but found that direct pressure on my lumbar was uncomfortable, so removed the pad. I've found that backrests that distributed the pressure evenly across the largest area of my back worked best, like a backband, but haven't...
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    Bell Merlin ll Solo Canoe $1800.00

    There is a Merlin II at Oak Orchard Canoe in Waterport NY available for $1899
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    Morningstar weight?

    From the 2003 Catalogue
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    2021 Hemlock Kestrel $2250 Rochester NY

    I'll send you the address via Private Message
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    Dave Curtis Announces Desire to Retire and Sell Hemlock Canoe Business

    I said something to him earlier in the year about it and he claimed immunity from epoxy off-gasses, so maybe he has the right genetics. The pups were always lying on the floor sans respirators while the crew worked, and they seemed to have lived long lives as well. Perhaps my lungs are more...
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    Dave Curtis Announces Desire to Retire and Sell Hemlock Canoe Business

    I stopped into the shop a couple of days ago to grab some parts and they were laying up a boat. If he does find a buyer the first thing they will have to invest in is a better ventilation system; I was in there for 30 minutes and almost passed out from the fumes.
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    WTB: Angler seat kit for Old Town Pack

    There's a guy in one of the FB Groups that took a seat out of an old tandem yak and put it in his Pack (quasi-Next) Novel idea...
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    2021 Hemlock Kestrel $2250 Rochester NY

    2021 Hemlock Canoe Works Kestrel Solo Canoe, Premium Plus layup, very little use. All specifications can be found at https://www.hemlockcanoe.com/falcon-series-kestrel-peregrine.html More pics on request. $2250 Cash. Current 2023 replacement cost is $3795
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    GRB Canoe question

    There is a lot of info on the "Latest News' tab of the GRB website, scroll down a little. I thought hard about it before I had him build my Rambler, he had a very attractive intro price.
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    Tripper Royalex - please help diagnose interior surface cracking

    I made the mistake of buying a Wenonah Sandpiper that been stored for years exposed to the elements and had similar cracking. The cracking did not appear until after I used it a few times, as the hull seemed hard and inflexible, not 'soft' as you describe. The outer layers of Royalex are vinyl...
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    Help choosing my next used solo...

    Congratulations! I forgot about the 32 inch beam on the Fox, pretty wide for most solos. A little more room to pack for those multi-day trips you mentioned. And the Tuffstuff will be beneficial in any bony water you encounter. The weight is just a tad more than that of the ADK, so the...
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    Old Town Pack value?

    Congratulations! Final year of production, that's awesome. Yes, all modern Old Town Packs (not the original Chipewyan 12's) have the bands. The Engineers at Old Town, in their effort to lighten the weight, designed a Royalex sheet that varied in thickness, much like composite boat builders...
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