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My friend was understanding of the outcome and put a positive spin to the mishap. I offered to tape off the canoe and paint the ellipse black to match the skid plates. He responded to leave it as is, the repair could be the beginning of a conversation concerning the many repairs the canoe has...

Hunkered down under shelter waiting for Hurricane Isaias to roll over us this evening. Over the past several years about 95% of my canoe repair work has been putting on dynel skid plates using carbon powder infused epoxy. Black skid plates are the result. This past week I was helping a friend...

For most of my repair work on Royalex boats I've cleaned up sanded areas with isopropyl alcohol and never had hull damage. Maybe give that a try

Water Canyon on the Green River, Utah

Killer Angels by Shaara. Covers the Civil War battle of Gettysburg. What is fictionalized is the conversations between combatants of each side. Troop movements and actions are historically accurate. Book won the Pulitzer Prize in 1975. The narrative flows very well with the fictionalized...

I've never used this technique but I like the elegant simplicity of it. I'm curious about several things. For a symmetrical hull wouldn't that puddle be centered at the carry yoke? If not, is there a lot of variability amongst canoes where the COB is located? If you lived next to body of...

The canoe pictured is a tandem that had the wood center carry yoke removed and was replaced by the 2 inch webbing. I place the webbing across my shoulders just like the wood yoke would be placed. This works just fine for the short distances I carry the canoe - vehicle to shoreline, vehicle to...

Seat Placement. Although my preference is to sit in my solo seat, I do like to kneel when I'm trying to lower my center of gravity, most usually when conditions get rough. Whatever your weight, you are most likely the heaviest thing in the canoe. I prefer to locate my knees perhaps 1-2 inches...

River side tests of the CT chair will expose its need for broader feet, like tennis balls. Whether sand or gravel the moisture of the river will leave shoreline soils very moist for some depth from the surface. The farther away from the river you get the firmer the soil and the leg sinking...

Another nice thing with the Paperwhite is if you don't interact with the screen, like turn a page, after 5 or 10 minutes it turns off. Falling asleep doesn't kill your battery. I've had mine 8-10 years and still have the original battery.

The Kindle Paperwhite is a wonderful tripping companion. The built in light is not glaring at all and light intensity is adjustable. You can even it read it in bright sunlight. I get a week + maybe 2-3 weeks out of a fully charged battery, my use is mostly at night, before bed, reading an hour...

I think you'll find it pretty stable in most field conditions. Once seated, the chair legs will settle in slightly agive you support you can't find on a hard, slick tile floor. Even bedrock has some grip to it that tile lacks. Very wet soils or fine sand surfaces may have you need the tennis...

Admittedly the seat looks strange with seat rectangle rotated so a corner is what is in front. However, I think this design also helps in ease of standing as your legs rest over the backward angular sweep of the cloth. Very easy to slide your feet back to get under you as you stand. I find...

Camptime Roll a Chair. Packs down to 4x4x27. Same company that makes the roll a table. Been my companion for 15 years or so. My favorite feature is the seat height - standard chair height so very easy to stand up from. 4 legs and a seat back which folds down.

I seem to recall seeing a recent a Garmin notice about a new 78 unit with InReach. If remote communication is a desired capability it might be worth waiting for the new unit. I recently helped some friends who were 12 days on a western river with no cell service, nor NOAA NWS weather radio...

Ive been using a 78sc for several years now after my 76cx failed survive a protracted length of time submerged in whitewater. Everything that I used the 76 for is on the 78. Self made maps on micro cards work seamlessly on both units. it takes a little adjusting to where the features you...

Well this suggestion could have you paddle into South Carolina. The last 60 miles of the Lumber River winds its way through a swamp wilderness, NC State Park campgrounds/landing along the way provide overnight lodging. End the trip at Rice Cove landing a couple of miles before the confluence...

Well I count 58 years if I were to start with my first canoe trip at age 14. In pursuit of the 50 miler merit badge, my first experience in a canoe was a multiday overnighter on the Upper Potomac. Something about waking up on the river on day 2 with several days of paddling and camping ahead...