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Looks great! Wish I could join… will be in Quebec on my canoe trip. Enjoy!

Maybe reach out to Stephen Shellebean at Tentsmiths. He is quite knowledgeable all things canvas and quick with responding to emails in my experience For what it’s worth

Hi SF- No problem… The low rocker and high sides catch wind I feel more that a lower cut boat, which is certainly the physics. But the ability to tack across the wind to effectively move in a head wind or downwind seems particularly slow due to the higher sides in this design, balance and...

Hi SF- Thank you for the information! It’s very helpful to know I’m not experiencing anything wildly out of the norm. I will be taking your suggestions and applying them this weekend. My initial impressions- Initial stability- very low. This is indicated by the company. According to an...

Thank you… yes…I did go to Mineville. It’s a nice set up. Looks roomy…. Appears to be a good fit. Cheers DT

Hi CM- I picked up the upper Boreas. Very……very tippy… dumped it twice with out getting a paddle stroke in. I’m 6’ I noticed my center of gravity seems high for the boat. Any suggestions on maintaining stability. I’m reluctant to now use this for camping. Thank you DT

Looks awesome!!

Love the Duluth pack… what canoe is that on the truck?

What a beautiful looking day!

No problem… stumbled upon the thread…totally understand. DT

That is really neat! I’m awaiting a Whelen from Tentsmiths… but the Baker style is really appealing. Thanks!

Awesome Ripple Pat… hope to see you in the Dacks! Cheers!

Is that the tent that Bill Mason used all those trips?

Oh wow… the Egyptian cotton tent is rare these days! Looks like a very pleasing set up for sure… thank you for the reply… I am hoping to get out in the coming weeks as work will be settling down. Cheers!

Is the invite open to anyone with WC canoe? Depending on when I complete my restoration… I would enjoy tagging along if that’s ok. Cheers DY

Very nice… what tent and stove is that? Looks a bit like the 3W damper there

The oak is definitely going to look nice… when you mix the white in… do you keep track of the mix ratio for follow up coats? Can’t wait to see the results.

Well second stripping of the internal hill complete.. washed and drying… on to the deck and inwales this weekend Hope everyone is enjoying the weather! DT

Nice looking canoe for sure

I found a fella who restores wood canoes and sells them… not 5 miles from me. He has 18’ ash boards for the gunwales… so hope to meet up with him this week and pick some stock up Hope everyone is doing well… hopefully some new updates this upcoming week… however I’m headed out to bring my son...