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I've been wondering to what exactly happened to this canoe. It sounds to me like the innermost fabric must have had a blemish, perhaps a spot where the weave was pulled apart or something. Hiding it with a patch seems funny too. The patch implies something is broken. It even begs whether it...

I think this is the key. Anything that has to be explained to a potential buyer lowers the resale. Especially on a boutique item like a composite canoe where potential buyers will be deciding if the drive is worth it.

There is a splashed Prism for sale in Williamsburg, VA. https://richmond.craigslist.org/boa/d/lightfoot-solo-canoe-prism-design-in/7769897517.html I'm kind of puzzled. I'm assuming it was a male mold copy, because if you made a female mold for producing hulls you'd hopefully have the good...

Nicely done. What kind of paint did you use?

My Dagger Gradient, a creek boat from turn of the century, had a sticker on it claiming a fairly large percentage of recycled plastic. Probably HDPE, like from recycled milk jugs. But I don't know if kayaks are still made from the same materials today. I think there are polyethylene canoes...

I've found a few canoes, including a Coleman and the aluminum one renamed"the Battleship". We found a kayak paddle last month on the Eno. I found quite a few license plates in the rivers of West Virginia's southern coalfields. Sometimes with the cars attached to them. We've found two box...

I lived on a lake as a kid, and really wanted one of those cool canoes from the shiny Mad River catalog. I was able to save enough money to buy a used inflatable raft. It was so floppy and short and slow. One day I managed to paddle it all the way across the lake. While exploring a small...

Like others I've seen this one on the map and wondered about it. Looking forward to hearing about it. Safe travels

Oh man, how about a few from the southeast. Lake: Lake Jocassee, Fontana Lake Low Country: Congaree National Park, Santee River Delta Mountain Stream: Chattooga, Shavers Fork Cheat Big Water: New River from Hinton to Hawk's Nest

Last Sunday was a typical hot southern summer day. I saw a sit-on-top kayak on top of a sedan with no roof racks. It looked like it had melted to the shape of the roof. Like it was made out of recycled vinyl records or something. I felt sad for whoever tried to paddle it. I think the big...

My 10 year old ask if she could paddle the Yellowstone.

That paddle device looks interesting. It is pretty simple, and would work in stock canoes. A different solution is to use pedals. A Hobie Mirage drive kayak might work stock, especially if paired with a hand paddle or short paddle. This company makes a cable driven pedal drive for a canoe...

I have a fiberglass Mad River Explorer with factory replacement gunwales. They were installed somewhere around 2010. They are attached with aluminum rivets, with aluminum mandibles. Like most people I used stainless steel fasteners for the handles and seats. Because the gunnels have a goofy...

Keels have always seemed like a vestigial growth to me. But I acknowledge in some cases they may help protect the bottom. The problem with canoe keels is they are in the wrong location and orientation to increase tracking. Rudders are skinny, deep, and go on the end of the boat. Keels on...

100% agree with this. Royalex can be repaired so the canoe is usable, but it's never going to look like it used to. I think this is good advice on both counts. You can't really restore it, but skid plates might be a good gesture.

I've noticed deck caps in wooden canoes add a lot of strength to the end of the canoe. They prevent the end of the gunnels from flexing together and apart. Following gunwales replacement, my fiberglass Mad River Explorer seemed floppy at the ends. I didn't have deck caps, so I bound the ends...

Thanks for posting this. I was wondering what happened up there. I think this is the online version of that article: Startribune story on BWCAW Curtain Falls drownings

I agree. It's easier to recover a paddle board. You also feel more exposed the whole time, so you're less likely to get into trouble.

Wow, that table is awful for canoes. 46 canoeist died, and only 17 paddle boarder. Considering how few canoes I see about compared to kayaks and paddle boards. The table really needs to be adjusted for usage time to be meaningful. For example, automotive death rates per vehicle are normally...

I had an unplanned swim several years ago on the lake. I was lollygagging near shore and didn't have a jacket on. When the canoe finally sank I was surprised that I went all the way under and then had to bump around and deliberately get my head back above the water. It was surprising because...