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I like to have at least 9" of clearance for my size 11 (US) feet. You'll need different hangers, but with the specced 11.5" depth you should be okay. I would make truss style hangers if it doesn't already have them. If cutting down existing trusses, cut off the bottoms. If you want to angle the...

When I first started kneeling, I put a section of pool noodle under my ankles for support. Eventually, tendons got stretched out enough I didn't need that. In winter when I can't paddle much I keep things loose by kneeling for a bit as part of my regular exercise. My whitewater solo has foot...

Those are my favorite flat seats. I wish they'd make a contoured version. Maybe I'll just do that myself someday.

Yeah, I usually make sure my spare paddle is wood with some kind of hardened tip, so I can use it to push off the bottom with minimal damage if necessary. But stuff happens when we don't expect it. So far, I've managed to keep my carbon paddles undamaged, but I don't believe that will last...

Goo Gone is a citrus solvent, according to the label. Also available at hardware stores. I use it to clean wax off my skis. Acetone is better than liquid fuels because it has no additives and evaporates quicker.

You could bridge the crack with a strip of aluminum on the outside pop riveted in place. Better yet, a strip inside and out with through bolts. It would be ugly, but it would get you on the water and should last a while.

Is it really paint? Or is it just gelcoat? If gelcoat, just use acetone. If paint, Goo Gone. But you'll have to follow GG up with alcohol wash if you want anything to stick to it.

Thanks for the input. Comparing with the Guide is very useful to me.

Yer killin,' me. :D I had a feeling that the Phoenix was gonna get ya. Thanks for the comparison with the Guide. Very useful to me.

They certainly do limited you to solo canoes.....and those other skinny floating objects. And the abrasive finish......but I repeat myself.

Yeah, I've always wondered if they really help.

I think that canoe deserves ash gunwales. Surely there's a local or semi local hardwood supplier who will sell you a plank. If you have a Woodcraft store in the vicinity, they may be able to hook you up with a local hobbyist that would mill it for you (they likely know who has the good tools).

Anyone tried a double bent in a canoe? Is it possible to get one long enough?

I'd like to see him do that video on a shore with waves coming in, or a river bank that drops off quickly. From what I've seen watching the floor sitting boaters I've been with, it won't be that graceful. Still works, but not graceful. ;) But I'm not helpful when it comes to sitting on the...

Getting out... The main thing is to have the canoe parallel to shore, again in ankle deep water. Trailing foot or knee in the center of the canoe. Paddle across the gunwales. Leading foot goes out toward shore but right next to the canoe and all weight transferred to that foot. Lift the trailing...

How does the rack differ? Our 2020 would be okay for hauling if the rails (which can be rotated 90° for crossbars) weren't covered with coarse texture.

I finished repairing the Moccasin as outlined in this thread a couple days ago. Took it out for a spin this morning. First impressions... It's a bit more wiggly than my Solitude is with its seat in the middle position. If I raise the Solitude's seat to the top position as I did a couple days...

I have a little different take on this. All of our canoes are more stable when moving. So I begin with the canoe floating parallel to shore in at least ankle deep water, but as soon as I get my lead foot planted in the middle ahead of the seat, I push off with the other foot. I push angled out...

Flipped the hull over and looked real close. It's looking very much like the outside damage already got an epoxy treatment. I initially thought what I was looking at was just more residue from the duct tape. But on closer inspection, it's hard and not coming out of there. Now that I've...

So, genetic memory? Or something else?