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Well, there's that... :D

I knew from earlier experience that I'd never be interested in racing canoes, and all my paddling and poling would be for pure enjoyment. So I don't put too much importance on what paddle is most efficient - rather, what feels best to me at the time. But just because we try to emulate the...

Friends well known in the local canoeing community had their cat George with them on every trip. The cat was always riding up front looking over the bow. Seemed like George thought he was a dog. He was also leash trained, and would usually be on leash while on shore.

IME, you are correct.

I hope they were using bow lines. I wonder where you attach those.

I see this a lot. Mostly with those just starting out with SUP, which is really popular around here - for good reason. (We do a lot of mixed groups on the local water) I tell them, "think broom, not hoe". It usually sinks in pretty quick.

Had to look up tree of heaven. Yeah, that's what the neighbors have. Strange name for that evil Thing. But now I know how to manage them... https://www.thespruce.com/tree-of-heaven-invasive-plant-profile-5184401 I can get some big logs of that for anyone who wants to mill them into strips. :)...

My neighbor has a row of sumac trees that are about forty feet tall and fairly straight. I don't know how good they are structurally, but they'd be a sustainable supply for sure. Invasive buggers.

Thanks for the heads up. I'm curious about how the canoe was carried on the Cyber truck. I've only seen one with racks that looked suitable for skis. Was the canoe pointed to the sky and catching a lot of wind?

Looks good! Regarding the QR yoke - if you install the yoke mounts just ahead of the balance point, you can still lift the canoe by grasping the rails at the balance point. Also, then you have an easier carry, being slightly stern heavy. But I'm interested to see how the bungee thing works...

While visiting the Anacortes area last week, I spied these canoes in an open boat shed... Notice the ones hanging from the ceiling? They look fast. Maybe about 20" wide? And 20' long? They look like they could be solo canoes. There wasn't anyone around to tell me about the boats' design...

+1 on the Solo 14. I've fought my way through some pretty big wind waves in mine. And good luck finding one. People who have them tend to keep them. :) Having said that, my mind goes to the decked canoes. Easy Rider TSL1, Clipper Sea 1, Mad River Monarch, and the expensive Kruger boats. And...

Same here. Mine does get used though when cutting rope in the shop. I don't do much with peanut butter, but that River Shorty is a cool find at that price. Edit: my Bearclaw has been used on the river several times when removing pinned and abandoned pool toy grade rafts. Usually by the time I...

My custom carved (by me:) ) ottertail has 30" below the beginning of the throat. 22" of that are from the widest point down. I only use it in deep water.

I don't own one, but I don't know a better place to mention it.... Last week, I happened to meet a fellow who was kind enough to let me try out his brand new Swift Prospector 14. I was in it for only about 30 minutes, but put it through enough moves to be able to say I like it a lot. An...

I was about to mention that you left that out. ;) I will still point out though that I've done multi-day trips that were exclusively poling - at least a couple by necessity. If I'm not mistaken, maybe @memaquay has too. IMO, anyone spending much time in a tandem size canoe but choosing not to...

My quietest stroke is doing in water recoveries with either my Kettlewell modified otter or the ottertail I carved, which has an even longer blade. But I'm finding that I can be pretty quiet with my Zavs and my BB Viper, just by doing as @yknpdlr suggests.

I've mentioned elsewhere that I picked up and repaired a Wenonah Moccasin. I'm still trying to decide how much I will like it, compared to my other solos. It does track well (it certainly should) and it moves easy. Definitely a flat water boat. Stability is solid, and it turns okay for a 15.5'...

I was never impressed with how the Sojourn did with the ottertail. Or maybe I should state that in the reverse. The Sojourn pretty much demanded either a Sugar Island style or the Zav. Could it be that the paddler in your Phoenix tracks so well that you aren't noticing any improvement with the...

Oh, as already mentioned - if it turns out that is bondo, I'd chip all of that out as much as possible and start from scratch with thickened epoxy. JB Weld also works.