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Maybe too late, but I have found some nice tents at a fraction of their new price on craigslist. I got a nice Timberline 4 for basecamping 5 years ago that was going for $50 but when I got there the guy said I could just have it, since he really just wanted to see it get used by somebody. Last...

This looks like a nice canoe, and in really good condition, but I can't give any advice on the model. The only thing I see in the pictures is some tack heads showing through the canvas in the third picture. The two most obvious ones are near the stem band, but if you look further back there are...

Interesting. I didn’t expect the raven to be that much wider and deeper. My kite is 15’3” because I have no external stems. I stripped out past the internal stems and as a result don’t have the blunt entry of the osprey/kite. Mark

Thanks for posting the 2 side by side. I wondered how much more canoe the Raven is from the Kite. It probably keeps some of the good characteristics of the Kite/Osprey when it's full of gear. My Kite gets a bit sluggish at the beginning of a long trip. I can't find specs for the raven anywhere...

It depends on how low you want the holes. If it's below the waterline like billconners example shows, then yes you'll have to glue in pvc or abs pipe. Mark

My Royalex hulls just have holes drilled. Nothing special is required. Mark

Thanks Mason. Doing much better now, but still feeling fatigued. I also grew up with lots of ticks in Illinois. I seem to remember a doctor finding a ripe one on me as a kid. I was very sick and my glands were swollen. I took antibiotics and it went away. I always fancied myself as being "good"...

Don’t know exactly what it is yet. They’re thinking Rocky Mountain spotted fever, or something else in that family. Feeling the slightest bit better, but still pretty rough. Was able to finally keep the antibiotics down with an anti nausea med.

Ticks are out in Montana. Unfortunately, I found one hiding in my naval 2 days ago. Went to the hospital to get it removed, it had been almost a week. Now going through all the symptoms of a tickborne disease and taking antibiotics. To make matters worse, I can't hold down the pills, so will...

I ran into Scott and a paddling partner on a portage in 2020. They were trying out a brand new Wenonah Minn-4. Turns out we have a few mutual friends, coincidentally all with the same last name.

I know the owners and some of the guides at UMRG, but I don't know if they do shuttles. There are people in Fort Benton who do shuttles, here is one of them. https://mroutfitters.com/ Mark

I saw Gordon at West High in Anchorage in 1978. I was a sophomore at Bartlett HS at the time. I only knew a couple of his songs then, but have listened to his music ever since. We didn't get many high profile acts then and even the big names had to play at high school auditoriums in Anchorage...

I have my foot brace at what I would call more than just a slight bend in the knees. I would do a fair amount of paddling with a dry bag or something to put your feet against and determine what works best for you before installation. You could have your hsuband do the same since you seem to be...

I ended up making it out to measure my Kite today afterall. The front of the seat is 8" from the boat midpoint and is 7.5" from floor of canoe to bottom of the seat at the center. I have a contoured seat that has a 3/4" drop in the middle. My seat drops are 1-1/4" in front and 3/4" in back to...

I'll have to agree with Memaquay regarding seat placement. Once you figure out the best placement for the seat, you won't have to move it. The Kite is like all the newer canoe designs in that the rocker starts in the middle of the hull, or maybe even slightly aft of center rather than out...

I use Engelman Spruce for gunwales on the last 3 solo canoes I built and replaced my Kite gunwales with the same a couple years ago. Since the Kite has that sharp tumblehome, the hull without gunwales is already quite stiff compared to other solos, so you can minimize the outwale. I used 3/4"...

I didn't see this post until now, but here's one of the canoes I repaired last year. This one is a Wenonah Minn4. I don't remember how many of the ribs were broken, but it was most of them. These are outfitter canoes, and as far as I know they have survived a full season of use. Previous repairs...

Does it flex at all there? I'm not sure of what's on the inside at that spot, but I would repair a crack with a layer or 2 of the same fabric that's on the inside, kevlar or that hybrid fabric. You can buy similar fabric, probably the exact same stuff from the manufacturer of your canoe. They...

No experience with the Merlin 2, but I do 3 week trips with a Winters Kite that has almost identical specs. Mark

Nice work as usual Jim. Looking forward to following along on the kevlar copy. Kliff - the advantage to e-glass is that it wets out completely clear. With s-glass you can still see the weave. E-glass is also quite a bit cheaper, but is more than up to the task on most areas of the boat. My...