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Thanks all for the interest, comments and suggestions thus far. I will share more this weekend. Also should comment on my new CCS food pack. It is so freag'n comfortable I'm trying to talk my wife into selling our refrigerator. Maybe then we can get two...more...possibly one in orange...

Gorilla Tape Skid Plates: Photos showing both installation and following 100 mile trip of rocks, creeks, 8 beaver dams, & portages. Granted we wet-foot every landing and pay close attention however I am still amazed at how well it performed and stuck firm with the bow strip just barely beginning...

100 Miles & 37 Portages I'll soon add more detail to this post for those that have graciously expressed interest in this old oddball (1994 MR Sunrunner). In short, the secret(s) to the success of this trip was a strong, 6'-5" farm boy and me being one heck of a camp cook to keep him/us fueled &...

Lake "Gottagetthemapout". Quetico August 2019.

Thanks Mike. Good point on the fade variable. The novelty of having a "show-boat" has finally wore off so now focussed on function. Thus I will pick something close and go for it. Unless... Just found a MR Minstrel for sale near me for $175. The FG version is heavy but if it happens to be one...

RAL numbers anyone?? Finally back to this and committed to doing the gel coat repair as the way-to-much-deliberated maiden voyage (10 days in Quetico) of this old boat is on for August! My son can't go this round...freag'n jobs...but found a porteaur 10+ years my junior who stands 6' 4" and...

Thanks Mike. With the way my entire set-up ended up, the rack mounting holes (in-line with the raised roof corrugations) just so happens to be exactly where the gunnels sit (or at least drag across) on both the front and back. What are the odds of that?? Therefore when I slide the boat on from...

Thanks Gumpus, the poly tube is just the solution I was looking for! Have some in the shop so costs me zip. Now any gunwale stop solution will work. P.S...I've had my van out in the recent monsoons with the racks on and mounting holes plugged with plumbers putty. A couple days of solid sunshine...

Hello gumpus & thanks. Somehow missed your post yesterday. Dowels may be the answer. Currently I am using short sections of the profiled gunwale pads in the 4 places where the boat comes into contact with the crossbars. Since they are an inch or so thick at the sides, the gunwales would be that...

Thanks for the Thule suggestions. At first thought the Artificial Gutter seemed like a perfect solution but without going out and looking I'm not certain it would work on the sliding door side of the van. Would definitely feel better about holes in the sides aside from on top as they are now.

Thanks Mike. I think I understand your solution and I've noodled over the gunwale stop thing as well. Initially took the shim-shape (triangle) drop off the ends of the 2x2s and planned to glue it to the top of the crossmembers however a permanent stop would not accommodate every canoe the same...

My wife took over the Ford so I needed to rekindle this project. Definitely fate as, for the life of me, I can't figure out why Mad River didn't come with an Astro mounted as a standard option??? How did they miss this? Roof Rack construction as follows... Measure, dry-fit, measure again to...

Sorry but again there is a response awaiting me that I somehow missed however lots have happened in my canoetripping world in the past couple months so will share what I have learned in a another post string hopefully soon...today...??? End Cap/Hood Ornament: I toyed with the idea shown in the...

Thanks so much for the smiles this morning everyone. The yoke will definitely get a pad no doubt...and no apology either. We travel quite minimalist but the pad is a must for me. OK...I'l stop whining about the weight. Still under the impression/delusion that the energy saved in paddling this...

Thanks. Have yet to try any of these 4 paddles but have logged a number of miles with both bent and straight shafts in the past. Don't recall any lengths however as never really paid any attention but have read up recently on how to properly size them so should be in the ball-park as you...

Completely off-topic... Hey Dogbrain/Mark (or whomever wants to try solving this puzzle) I think I've got the gravity manipulation thing figured out (see first photo). I took this photo a number of years back when working for a granite quarrier/fabricator as it completely threw me for a loop...

Thanks Mike, Did a bit more reading this morning on gel coat repair and it certainly seems like using gel coat to fix gel coat is the best answer and just live with the unavoidable color difference. When the project first started I had thoughts of keeping it as unmolested (visually) as possible...

Thanks everyone. Any constructive criticism on the "purple" floor? The camo duck boat paint I picked out is called "Earth Brown" and it looked entirely different in the store. The original floor color (see photo) I unlovingly refer to as "Synthetic Flesh" so hopefully a step in the right...

Thanks everyone for the insight. As suggested I'm going to leave it as is aside from a bit of waterproofing to the tip. The boat I purchased only came with one MR paddle that I assume was supplied with the initial purchase. The original plan was to get my son (the stern-mam) a proper lengthed...

Progress as it currently stands... All wood has been refinished to "natural" look. Seats caned Floor painted Thwart extended Still working on... Couple chips and spider cracks Noseguards to protect gunnel tips/ends Contemplating skid plates Mounting roof rack to freag'n Astro Van. Sounds like...