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I remember watching Dave apply oil to his gunwales 2 years ago and he did an “eyeball” mix of watco teak regular and watco teak walnut.

I’ve been reading a lot of your posts as well, and it seems like you know what answer you want and you are fishing for someone to give you that answer. I noticed you’ve brought up Quetico multiple times, but appear to not be interested in BWCA. The two parks are connected and my understanding...

I know a lot of outfitters sell off their fleets at the end of the season. A lot of times they perform any necessary repairs before doing so. You may even find some boats still for sale right now. Where are you located? Outfitters tend to carry the big wenonah’s and souris river queticos. They...

You’re likely not going to be exposed to the watco teak oil enough to worry about any side effects or toxicity issues. I would think 99% of us come into contact with unleaded gasoline on a regular basis and the MSDS sheet for it isn’t great either...

I have a 1986 Curtis Northstar and a 1993 Mad River Explorer. Both have original ash gunwales. The wood on the Northstar looked brand new when I got it a year and a half ago. The mad river was stored covered outside and was dirty and dry. After sanding and oil the wood on the mad river looks...

The Hemlock Eaglet is a stable boat that tracks well, has good capacity, and has a lot of stability. I stood up in one at the WPASCR event this past summer and was able to rock back and forth without any stability issues. I wouldn’t hesitate to stand up and fish out of it in flat water. I also...

It’s a Kevlar 1982 ladybug. I believe the #2 hull pulled from the mold. It has a couple patches and some ugly skid plates, but that’s just character. Hemlock got it from someone in Florida a year or so ago (hence the skid plates to protect it from oyster beds) and cleaned it up, added all new...

Merry Christmas Everyone! Santa brought @Kharrick a new toy!

I agree with members above that this is likely targeted at families and scout/young adult groups. I doubt (3) 200 lb adults would want to paddle that boat on a trip, but (3) small adults or a young family would be perfect. I just ordered a Souris River Quetico 18.5 for the family. I have 3...

In general I prefer a mid-height boot that offers some ankle support. I like the added insurance against a twisted ankle. For paddling, portaging, tripping I wear the Astral Rassler 2.0 water shoe and love them. Not necessarily boots, but they feel more stout than shoes, have great grip, drain...

I think this could be a good idea and potentially expose members to some of the smaller canoe dealers in their areas. As long as it stays within one forum and doesn’t bleed into other areas of the site I could get behind this.

I think as the builder, you can tell the world it was meant to be there, and that’s that. Haha.

I am in the process of making a bow out of Osage. The yellow is quite vibrant. The wood will darken over time and eventually become a dark brown. I’m curious to see how this paddle turns out.

In windy conditions the heavy end of the boat (bow or stern) will want to point into the wind. This is because the heavy end of the boat is sitting deeper in the water and the light end is riding higher and catching more wind. This causes the boat to want to pivot around the heavy end until said...

This is our girl Arwen. She does great in the canoe and loves swimming and running the portage trails. She had her first multi-day trip this past summer and will be joining me on many more. I am quite allergic to dogs, but always wanted a golden retriever. She definitely takes after the...

I saw the listing for that boat and wished I was closer. That price is a steal! Congrats on a great find.

I bet if you reached out to Dave Curtis he would give them to you.

@Gamma1214 I had my 4 yr old on some portage trails in Massasauga PP this year. I plan to take my 3 yr old twins along next time. It’s no problem at all.

@TimJ we have a member on this site (@NoelCanoeDad) who is a dealer of slipstream boats. Might be worth reaching out to him. I know he accommodates test paddles/demos.

I have never fished barbless, but I’ve never been in an area that required it. My understanding is this is much more prominent in Canada, and there are entire provinces that require barbless hooks (Manitoba). I don’t think using barbless hooks would affect one’s success rate with fish species...