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  1. ScottS

    How Bad Is My Paddling?

    Yep, nothing wrong but you'll do yourself a big favor by learning the J-stroke.
  2. ScottS

    New gear for 2024 and 2025?

    New drysuit. Kokatat said I pretty much wore my first one out.
  3. ScottS

    Video: Paddler and boat trapped in low head dam

    This is so stupid it's hard to believe. The clown paddled over the dam on purpose. Let me add that I do have a swift water rescue cert.
  4. ScottS

    Tilley Hats

    A sombrero is the ticket!
  5. ScottS

    Grade A boat or a second?

    A blem is a blem. That's my 4000 bucks on the matter.
  6. ScottS

    Olympics Canoe or Kayak

    I keep wondering,"where do they hide their #4 Duluth pack?"
  7. ScottS

    Best varnish for ash paddle

    thats why i use watco
  8. ScottS

    Best varnish for ash paddle

    Sand off the varnish and finish it with watco oil. I've carved nearly a hundred paddles and varnish is a second best finish for a paddle. Why? Varnished paddles need to be refinished. The varnish, when nicked, traps moisture and grows mildew. With an oiled paddle, you buff the scratch with some...
  9. ScottS

    Things you've found on a canoe trip

    Headless baby doll with the big toes sliced off. Found this behind Cat Island in the Wheeler Marsh of the Housatonic. It is the second headless baby doll that I've found in that area. Pretty sure there's a cult.
  10. ScottS

    2024 subaru outback stock crossbars

    There is a second set of connects about 8 inch back. He is correct, and it is easy to do the switch. The stock bars are just fine for a canoe. I have a 2020 outback.
  11. ScottS

    Paddling in circles

    "Klaatu barada nikto"
  12. ScottS

    Paddling deaths increased in 2023

    Anyone can climb back onto a paddleboard. Very few people know how to deal with a capsized canoe.
  13. ScottS

    Paddling deaths increased in 2023

    In the past (I think from a ACA table), canoe drownings were mostly rental canoes with customers not wearing pfds, which lines up with the article Glenn posted. Lack of experience figures big.
  14. ScottS

    PFD Zipper vs Buckles

    Nice vest for whitewater rafting. Probably not very comfortable for canoeing. I'd look for low profile pfds.
  15. ScottS

    PFD Zipper vs Buckles

    It makes no difference if you're not going to wear it.
  16. ScottS

    Paddle making extravaganza

    That is a pretty cool paint job. Well done!
  17. ScottS

    Paddle making extravaganza

    I've made close to a hundred paddles. The ottertail is one of my favorite deepwater paddles for tandem canoeing - it goes in silently and the power comes on gradually. A really nice paddle to use. I've always thought that the voyager, if it truly was based on voyageur's paddles, was a quick...
  18. ScottS

    Paddle making extravaganza

    I think that the shape of voyageur paddle blade is due to it being a cheap quick way to knock out a bunch of paddles - straight sides, no curves, perfect for mass produced carved work paddles.
  19. ScottS

    Any plans for the April 8, 2024 solar eclipse?

    Earthquake, eclipse, cicadas...I'm getting my rapture go-bag ready. It's definitely rapture time.
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