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I too used a boat trailer and built a box on it to make it multi purpose. The canoe rests on bars, short for one canoe and longer for two canoes. I did a build thread on here somewhere but couldn’t find it. Here it is in use moving my crap up to Maine. Jim

Welcome to the campfire Floating Upstream, pull up a stump and make yourself comfortable. Where are you currently located? Jim

If this is better suited to the diy thread please move it for me. I saw video the other night about a diy camping griddle, it intrigued me so I thought I’d have a go and make one (or a couple) to pack in with the fire box I made a couple of years ago. In the video they took 22 gauge weldable...

I was going to say my knees but in terms of equipment most is old but I did upgrade my sleep system, and I’ve made new items based on my old items. Jim

You know you want it Cheeseandbeans. Jim

You could try drilling some cross holes the the meatiest part I don’t think it would effect the performance and not expensive if it fails. Jim

Here is mine. Jim

Tom was quite a guy and one heck of a builder. He is missed and remembered. Jim

The storefront is in Minneapolis, I don’t know where the will organize the test paddles. Jim

This is in the BWCA. Not sure what it was but most definitely from some logging days.

Any brown water stains on gel coat will disappear with a wipe or two of clear vinegar. Cleaned many scum line on the big boats that way. Jim

I saw this on Craigslist. From back in the courting canoe days. Jim

Maybe years ago they used canvas but these come from the factory with glass. They use the 4oz glass to save weight because there is the whole rib structure inside. I’ve repaired and maintained quite a few of them. Jim

Varnish is what you want but it looks like the glass is worn through in a couple spots, if my reading of the photos is correct you need to patch those first. I think 4 oz glass is what they use. Jim

Welcome to the campfire Daisy. Pull up a stump and stay awhile. Jim

The cheapest way to ship things is through PirateShip. I haven’t used it yet but my friend says it saved him a bundle shipping Christmas gifts. Apparently you sign up with PirateShip upload the weight and dimensions of the package, it calculates and then you print out a label. You can use UPS or...

Pat, so sorry to hear about your fall it sure looks painful. Here’s to healing quickly. Jim

There is a canoe race on the St George river here in Maine this coming weekend. I’m not a racer so I don’t plan to be there. Jim

I bought one of those for my daughter in the ADK’s and she said it does work. Now I need to order a couple more for work around the yard. Jim

My daughter sometimes helps with the salamanders. I haven’t seen turtles yet we still have some ice on the ponds but we have two pairs of Wood Duck that come to our backyard feeder and they arrived yesterday. It is quite a sight to see them come walking out of the woods and the walk back into...