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I’ve found plastic plugs like that at my local hardware store and used them to fill abandoned holes in the gunwale. My store has them in multiple sizes in the loose hardware section where there are pull out cardboard bins of specialty fasteners. The fasteners are commonly used in the...

I use it to secure the bow painter so it is within reach as I leave the canoe. I’ve since relocated the cam cleat below the thwart so it is below the gunnel.

If you are assessing interest, I’d buy a couple.

I’ve paddled several sections the South Fork of the New River near West Jefferson, NC. Nice class 1 and 2 rapids.

I’ve had good experiences with Ed’s Canoe in Vermont. Being a bigger guy at 235, I broke a wood seat and was seeking a replacement seat that would hold up to WW use. Called them and they offered me a heavier frame than they usually build. I’ve been very happy with that seat...

Morning paddle, headed upstream into the arbored tree canopy and the numerous braids draining the swamps.

Get a set of golf club labels. Waterproof, durable, they usually come 20 to a sheet. Great for your paddles.

Using a backband maximizes the power you can get from the footbar. Your whole body can become involved in the stroke. It is easier to install than the foot bar. Here’s a picture of mine. Northstar installed the carbon footbar on my Polaris. The carbon supports are 13 inches long, with 9...

Being a tandem, the Polaris is wider than a dedicated solo, but it is narrow for a tandem. I’m 6’1, 230 and like to have room to move about in the cockpit so this works well for me. I own a UL Wenonah Wilderness and a Blacklite Polaris set up as a solo, with foot bar and back band. My...

Quite a few years ago, I settled on using the Camp Time Roll a Chair. One piece, no assembly needed, I find it compact, light, and its high points for me are it has a back and is remarkably easy to stand from(19 inch version). I added some tennis balls to the feet to better stabilize me in...

Suggest you look at the Polaris, set up as solo. It is about the same length as your Prism and has enough rocker to be responsive the turning strokes. The Prism is a more hard tracking canoe than the Polaris.

On calm seas and light winds I find the second cup of coffee in the canoe a nice start to the paddling day. I crafted a holder for the coffee mug I use. An oak base with glued on gripper pad keeps it in place on the hull floor. Later in the day when the coffe mug is stowed away it becomes a...

Along with the Aeropress sometimes I also will use the GSI collapsible silicone cone filter and #4 paper filters. I think the Aeropress makes a better brew, but like the paper cone filter approach because it allows me to brew 2 mugs of coffee at the same time. When using a #4 cone filter, I...

Agree on the Aeropress. Involves a bit more work than a drip method but makes a superb brew of your coffee

What a great blend of music and graphic arts!

I use an Astral Sea Wolf. Very nice, large clam shell pocket in the front. Quite comfortable, with a fleece lined hand warmer pocket behind the clam shell. The Sea Wolf no longer in Astral lineup, but it appears Astrals Ninja PFD is similar.

That is a stunning photo! Thanks for sharing.

I bought a new 16 Royalex Penobscot with aluminum gunnels which OT specs @59 lbs. I'm a larger guy at 235 and it was a fine tandem with my wife @ 135, but found I didn't like the performance with a 200 lb bow partner, seemed too small a canoe. I converted it to a solo and like it better as a...

How about Sweet Carambola? That is the B17 variety of star fruit.

Yale Blue catches my eye as well