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If you are referring to this symbol: Then that is a preprogrammed message he sent out last night. Clicking on it (or any other point) will give you some more details: If you click on one of his more recent points, you'll see he's going about 3 mph right now.

One thing I have been doing is looking at nearby outfitter websites. A lot of time they link to the website of the relative gauges and also tell you what the minimum should be. Sometimes, though, you are on your own figuring out what is "good enough".

This just got posted today from Kevin Callan:

One would think so just looking at the map: Which is what I actually thought when I planned on going back there on Sunday. My plan was that if things were going well and I got bored with the lake I would paddle out that way and see what the conditions were like in the intracoastal waterway...

Well, after building a rack, buying a paddle, buying a PFD, setting up my car, and doing a little maintenance on my new-to-me 2015 NW Solo canoe, I finally got it on the water. :p The main goal on this trip was to get my Border Collie, Lucy, accustomed to the canoe. I also, of course, wanted to...

My 2018 Tesla Model 3. Details in this thread.

I own a 2018 Tesla Model 3 and it has as few unusual things about it for carrying a canoe, so I thought I would write up a quick description on what I did. I realize I'm not breaking any new ground here, but seeing examples of what others have done really helps when planning these things out. So...

That's a good idea. I'll keep that in mind for next time. Yes, unfortunately it will be stored outside. I already have a cover for it, and I anticipate re-oiling it at least twice a year.

Thanks, Alan. Just wanted to make sure I didn't screw anything up! :)

One of the things I wanted to do to my new-to-me NW Solo was to clean it up and go over it and see if there was anything I needed to do to it before putting it into service. I started with a good washing. The canoe wasn't particularly dirty, but it did have a pretty solid layer of dust on it...

What kills me is the number of people on sit-on-top kayaks. I'm like, "that is just a less useful canoe!" :oops:

On the Facebook group "Northstar Northwind Solo User Group" there is a NW Solo for sale in LIttle Rock, Arkansas. That may be a bit of a haul for you, but that is the closest one I've seen online so far.

Would a double blade kayak paddle work better for you? I don't know anything about attachment methods to your arm, but the kayak paddle would remove the need to switch sides.

I can relate. It took me two years of looking to find my Northwind Solo in Florida. Kayaks as far as the eye can see around here, too. I found mine on the Facebook group "North American Canoe Trader". People post For Sale ads they see in various places of good quality canoes. Most are in the...

That wood cleaned up so nicely! Well done!

Yep. I worried about that as well. That is one of the reasons for the holes in the horizontal beams. I will be putting a small line through it to help keep it in place. Also the cover to protect it from the sun and abrasion.

I live in a pretty safe neighborhood. I'm not really worried about it getting stolen. But the top of the canoe is below the top of the fenceline, so no one can see it unless they look over the fence.

As you know, I recently acquired a new-to-me NW Solo canoe. The purchase was a bit of a surprise as I had been combing the online ads for over a year and never had one appear close to me for a good price. I was starting to resign myself to buying one new, and had started planning to perhaps...

Yeah, a paddle is definitely going to be an "oversized" package. If I get a BB paddle, I would do it through REI as well to get free shipping. Hopefully I'm not too hard on the paddle where I have to worry about durability. Everything is mostly sand around here.