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Well about a month ago received an invitation to join a meet up group for canoes only. Mission statement is that they want to see more canoes on the water. This sounded good to me so we joined up with "a canoe meetup". Didn't hurt that the first trip was the Econ witch was a run I have been...

May the Lord be with you and give guidance to your medical team.

Do not know about a dog attracting wolves. What I do know is the ABCA boarder collie. Yes there are two breeds of boarder collie. AKC (also known as barbies by the ABCA as they are bred for the show ring) and then the ABCA breed for work. They were bred to be able to heard and protect the herd...

I am going to just say this. We(wife and I) have an unique style that works for us. It would give a heart attack to any canoe instructor. Hit and switch with white water correction strokes with the stern following the bow using bent shafts. The bow sees a lot of logs in tannin water the stern...

Replying to the dead thread with new information. Shingle creek can be a decent 3 to 4 hour trip through cypress forest. Had a day off work and was looking for a new place to try. Launched at 4266 west vine st, Kissimmee Fl. There is a newish park there. Do not know how long they have been...

http://www.adventuresinflorida.com/ will do Blackwater creek and the Econ. Did a couple of trips with them back in the day when we tried out the Florida Kayak/Canoe Meet Up group they often provide rentals to the groups members. We brought the only canoe.

Blue Springs state park in Orange City Fl has a few Mohawk Blazers left but mostly American Eagles. I have a hard time calling the American Eagles canoes. They also have solo kayak. They used to rent at Hontoon state park and believe they still do. My wife dose not like snake creek as...

Agree on Blue Springs state park. Launch at HighBanks in Debary FL. Take back channel on the east side of the St. Johns to were it ends back in the St. Johns. Cross the river almost at once to an old logging canal. Use canal to go to the Dead river. Then chose to use Snake creek to go to Blue...

Do not know of any solo canoe rentals in central FL. Everything I know of for rent solo is a rec kayak. Now having said that Living in central FL just north of Orlando I have a good perspective on what is available. Silver Springs is nice, broad and has monkeys. But Juniper Springs is narrow...

Local pick up only!!!!!!!!! Will not ship. Found it Tuesday. Ten day round trip drive. Here is another one on the west coast. http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/boa/5692920103.html Would like one in the southeast please. :o Trolling motor optional. :rolleyes: Thanks for posting though. Hope...

Figured that there was not a easy way to change the color and it is cane seats. Oh well they will age to match the gunwales.

So we are replacing the seats in a canoe with Eds Canoe comfort seats. Ordered ash. Well after the holes are drilled and the ends cut to length the wife ask "what are going to do to make the seat a darker color to match the gunwales?" So is there any thing that can be done to darken finished...

Would love to buy a new canoe from a local retailer and canoeing related items also. The closest place that sells a new canoe that is worth bringing home is two and a half hours each way. Most of the trip through heavy traffic. Sell two brands of canoes which do not make the type of canoe I wish...

Was part of the family antique business for 30 years. Learned to buy and sell. You always must set a realistic limit on what you wish to pay. Into you business plan you need to incorporate an allowance for losses when bad leads and people who believe that their item is solid gold when it is...

Royalex hulls useally very at the shearline. This is why most Royalex hulls use the sandwich method. My old Mad River Explorer in Royalex is all most double the thinnest width at it thickest. This large variance in width would make using a rabbit very interesting to say the least. On my Bell...

How fragile is the Bell Kev light layup? Have experiance with Black gold and White gold. Thinking about a Bell Northstar in Kev light. How dose it last and take punishment. Will have to sell my Northstar in Fiberlair layup If I get this Kev light one. Looking for lighter weight as I age and...

My way is to use Watco dark walnut for color then Watco Tung oil. Always takes me a few weeks to oil the rails before installing. Making sure that I have all the oil that can in to the hull side of the rails. Last year sanded and reoiled the gunwales on a Wildfire that had been stored...

Since you have all ready been in contact with Dave Curtis I wounder if he said anything about Flood Penetrol to bring back the deep green? Has it on his Hemlock canoe website and have seen were he recommends it for faded fiberglass canoes. Thank you Mike McCrea for mentioning "a sturdy...

Wekivia river basin (four different waterways), Dead river, Econ and Alexander Springs at 52 put in. Are my home trips. Run a few of the other Ocala National forest Springs and rivers each year. Twice a year go a little further to find tight twisty streams. Funny you mentioned white...

Glad to hear their is another Bell canoe in Florida. Only ever have seen one other than my fleet. We live in the same state but might as well be at the other side of the world. The environment we canoe in is so different. On my end I love the little tight black water creeks and narrow...