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Patrick with a wood cue before he started making carbon ones. Fast Eddie and Minnesota Fats used wood cues, too.

So far, this is the most complex and entertaining "put-in-get-in-and-start-the-bloody-trip" story I've ever encountered. So funny . . . and with all the sensory details, I can identify with your feelings.

Edge protection is very important. Many factory paddles don't have it. Does Dynel come in strips, or do you have to cut it off of big blocks or sheets? Is it glued on? With what?

Gail, welcome to site membership! Feel free to ask any questions and to post messages, photos and videos, and to start threads, in our many forums. Please read Welcome to CanoeTripping and Site Rules! Also, because canoeing is a geographic sport, please add your location to the Account Details...

"Camber" and "dihedral" are usually (but perhaps incorrectly) used as synonyms when talking about paddle blades. I assume by camber you are referring to the thinning out—or the sloping of—each facet of the blade from a central "spine" to the edge of the blade. Highly cambered blades, like some...

Simply, Pat Moore called his paddles "cues". Canoe paddles other than his were "primitive", so his deserved a special name. He custom designed each one so it could control a "sport canoe" with the precision and accuracy of Fast Eddie's pool cue. More wordily, I will quote from Patrick Moore's...

I agree, so I moved the discussion of Pat Moore Cue paddles to this thread for that topic. @gumpus, you seem to have more experience with Pat Moore Cues that I do. I'd be interested in knowing the dimensions, and seeing pictures, of your Grand Classic (small blade) and Sport Classic (medium...

@gumpus then said: "I don't want to distract too much from Marc's awesome thread. Pat had at least 2 standard blade sizes (Small = huge, Medium = cartoon size) and at least several standard lay-ups...and I'm not sure what he considered ideal balance. I have one 57" Grand Classic with small blade...

I bought a brass candle lantern 45 years ago from a company called Early Winters, which I just found in my cathedral of entropy (aka basement). I'd forgotten about it all this time and through several cross-country moves, and don't recall ever using it or even lighting it. Some questions for...

The racks are for 50 lb. kayaks in this video, but with some spacing modifications the concept should work for canoes. I suppose this isn't rocket science for experienced woodworkers, but it's a step-by-step visual example of one rack construction method for walls.

Yes, this is one of the many examples in canoeing where we have terminology differences that end up confusing communication. Sometimes there are many different words to describe the same canoe stroke or move, and sometimes (as here) we have the same word ("carve") describing two different...

"Welcome to Fastest Known Paddle (FKP)" "Making an FKP attempt is a wonderful adventure. Escape to the beautiful world of the river (or lake(s)/ocean) and get swept up in the excitement of the challenge!" "Current number of FKP’s logged on the site: 34 (in a variety of categories), on 25...

Me too. "Plane" shaved up an image of a canoe-building tool in the windmills of my mind.

I had not heard of a "tangent" until I saw this video. I subsequently learned it is primarily a tandem maneuver, but I had never really heard of it in that context either until recently. Perhaps someone could explain what a tangent turn is when paddling tandem and when paddling solo. Maybe there...

I hope posting this video is okay with our member @dutchlennart. After all, he must have consented to it's being posted on YouTube nine years ago. The idea behind this video is a contest between two of the best known freestyle canoeists in Europe, Mark Maier and Lennart Bal. It's an unusual...

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More than in several years, due to improved physical condition, a new-to-me 28 lb. canoe, and an affirmative effort to connect with other canoeists. 18 day trips, 11 nights tenting at campgrounds in the Adirondacks, New Hampshire and the NJ Pinelands, plus five nights in a college dorm.

Marc, thanks for taking the time to post a photo essay on how you make laminated wood paddles. Do you have a standard menu of woods you use to make a paddle, or do you vary it depending on supply, customer request, whim, or other factors?

I've seen this 1977 Red Cross film before, but I don't recall whether it's been posted here. Regardless, the risks and safety precautions depicted are timeless—and reminders are always a good idea. The film depicts canoeing about the time I got involved with serious whitewater. Flotation was...

The monkeys have been there for about 90 years, originally released in the 1930s. They can be dangerous to humans because they bite and carry the Herpes B virus, which can be fatal. https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/UW412