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From the 80's to present I varied my helmet use by craft: Always a helmet in C1s, kayaks and OC-1s in whitewater but bare-headed in open canoes, rafts, duckies and other whitewater craft where I was not enclosed or strapped in. Always with a PFD in any craft though. Among many motorcycle...

Wishing a good winter solstice to all, and as the the days become longer may your pleasures grow. For those up North, remember that your paddling season is getting closer day by day.

Not the OP, but here is my list of Royalex canoes that have moved on: Perception HD-1- Wettest WW boat I ever paddled, but introduced me to OC-1s. Glad it is gone. Old Town Penobscot 17- Wish it had been a 16; big for me and my wife on day trips. Not too sad about selling. Old Town Kennebec-...

I lucked up on finding a Millbrook Outrage this year but haven't put it to the use it needs due to dry rivers and a diminishing number of paddling partners. I'm hoping 2025 will be a year of better water and expanding my circle of paddling partners, maybe teaching some young folk in "The Way...

I have the same issue with a decreasing number of paddling buddies that have given up whitewater due to various age related issues. Maybe we need to start local chapters of the OFPC (Old Farts Paddling Club) for those of us who remain.

Interesting. I tested the cord and lock by picking the canoe up by the seat while in the low position. Everything held in place. I wonder if folks forgot to lock it in place? I could see movement up and down being an issue then.

It seems to be a good idea. I wonder why the adjustable drops were discontinued?

Here are a couple of photos of the adjustable seat system. My Argosy was made in 2007; I understand that some earlier ones had slots for more that just two adjustment settings. I have paddled it in both kneeling and sitting positions and it seems to work well. Please forgive the grunge. I have...

As it happens, I just picked up a Wenonah Argosy in Royalex a couple of weeks ago. I realized that I didn't have a Royalex solo river canoe anymore, just too many composite canoes, and was lucky enough to have one pop up in Facebook Marketplace in my town. It is in great shape, a few small...

You may pee in your canoeing shorts or in the river but NEVER, EVER in your DRYSUIT! Not from personal experience.:rolleyes:

I try to do at least one "Big Trip" per year and it is not always with a canoe. This year it was a cross-country motorcycle trip from South Carolina to California and the Sierras, up to Oregon, around to Utah and Colorado, and then back to the East Coast. Last year it was hiking the Tour du...

Wow. I think I will continue to keep my center of gravity a bit lower to the water though.

Congratulations on the new canoe! I think you made a great choice for your criteria. I was out in my Phoenix today puttering around and working on refining paddle strokes in a local pond. We are about the same weight, and I have paddled it with and without a camping load and had no problems...

A good way to spend a Saturday! You should have some fine paddles out of that batch. I have never worked with Catalpa wood. Does it work easily?

Memaquay, Thanks for saving and posting the map and it's information. I hope that a library or museum can use or store it for the future. As we plunge headlong into the digital age, so much of the past is being lost due to the trending belief that "if it isn't on the internet, it can't be...

And especially in a Fire Tower! Thanks for posting. I now have the cookbook saved in my bookmarks for future use.

I had read that Pygmy Boatworks closed up shop during Covid and never reopened. I just checked their website (FACEBOOK) and the last posting was on June 30, 2020. Looks like another boat maker gone. Dang, I always wanted one of those Wineglass Wherries!

Thanks Martin65 for posting the video. That looks like an interesting construction concept that shows a lot of planning and engineering skill. I wonder what thickness the plywood is? It is also a very nice looking canoe and looks like it should handle well.

There is something primal about a campfire that reaches to the soul and spirit of a person. Perhaps it touches the "genetic memory" that we carry, since it has only been less than last century and a half that staying warm, cooking and seeing at night has been accomplished by means other than...

Maybe you could deploy the sock behind you and use it to slow you down; think of it as compression braking for a canoe with an over-enthusiastic paddler. This idea might also be good as a training aid for an additional workout leading up to marathon season. :rolleyes: