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This is mostly just a fun mental exercise for now. I'm thinking of taking a 30+ day road trip to the PNW next summer and, of course, have been debating whether or not to take a boat. And, if I do, which boat to take. I think that for me personally paddling exploration will mostly take a back...

That's probably a good point about flexibility and spider cracking. I had a Magic in Kevlight layup and it had quite a few spider cracks. As I recall all of them were in the chines/sides where there was no foam core. I don't recall any spider cracks on the bottom of the hull and it went over...

I'm not quite sure what to think of gelcoat. I've owned boats with and without. The boats with gel coat tended to develop spider cracks from even minor contact with point load sources but other than aesthetics those spider cracks didn't hurt anything. Obviously it adds weight too but one thing...

Here's an old post from the BWCA forum with some input from Rob Kesselring on his 30 pound tandem after 20+ trips to the BWCA, many of which were likely guiding trips. At the end of the post he mentions he had recently bought an even lighter version of the hull...

I think some of that would depend on the type of rocks that make up these gravel bars and how extensive they are. I wouldn't think twice about dragging a semi-lightweight composite canoe over a submerged gravel bar of rounded river rocks for 20 yard but I might think twice if they the bars were...

Maybe I missed it but what are your height and weight?

Wenonah makes two different sizes of buckets. I'm not sure which size comes on the Encounter but likely you would find the small size to be too small. The small size comes standard on their racing canoes and I've more often seen the large size on their tripping models. I personally don't find...

My local farm supply store has graphite powder for lubricating some sort of farm equipment. It's always worked well for me and it's a squeeze bottle, like ketchup, which makes it easy to dispense. Alan

Tryin' makes good points. I think the big question is whether or not you're running whitewater. If not then I think even the very lightweight layups would probably be fine. Maybe even better suited since the light weight will make it more likely that you'll carry it instead of drag it and also...

Seems like you want it so you might as well get it. A little minor repair work and, at worst, you could resell it for what you have in it if you decide you don't like it. I've never paddled one. I raced against one (me in my Magic) in a recreational canoe class and it was super windy that day...

I agree with Gamma. Doesn't look like anything that got into the cloth. I wouldn't worry about it but, like Tryin' said, you could give it a little epoxy if it makes you feel better. Alan

I've never seen anything like that! Is it made to be used that way? Was it modified? Alan

My tent setup is lighter than my hammock setup by about a pound. They're both fairly light setups but I could go lighter on both of them. I don't see a weight savings between the two, only comfort and practicality depending on where you're camping. I thought the hammock was the bees' knees when...

Sounds like a good excuse to charter a helicopter back in a couple weeks to finish the trip. Alan

I'm sorry to hear that. Best of luck with the sale. Looks like a nice boat. Alan

That's me and my buddy Roscoe out for our first test paddle. Once he's a bit more used to the canoe, and has put on some fat, we're going make a paddling pilgrimage north to visit the TCPM guru and learn his ways. Alan

I bought some black galvanized pipe from the hardware store and hose clamped it to my cross bars. Never an issue. Alan

Maybe he's open to trades?

Most of us use thickened epoxy for that type of repair. Gflex should do the trick. A quick search of this site finds many such threads about repair gel coat and scratches. You should be able to find all you need to know: https://www.canoetripping.net/search/286514/?q=gelcoat+repair&o=relevance...