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I've got a few. Directly behind me top to bottom. Mad River Independence, Dagger Sojourn, Woodstrip Chestnut Prospector copy, woodstrip William English Model 20 copy. In the back woodstrip Yonah, a large canoe for big paddlers on big water design by my friend Steve, Northstar Northwind 18...

This stout ash paddle has been with me since 1967. I picked it out to use on my first longish trip(6 days) through Region Seven Scout canoe base. At the end of the trip we had a chance to buy the paddle we used on the trip for $10. It was all of my spending money for the trip, but a good...

I have been trying to figure this out. Hognosed snake is not right and the head is not upside down. The plates on the top of the head are like armor. This snake lives mostly under ground and uses its head to push through soil, sometimes quite gravelly. My next guess will be pine snake...

Hognosed snake, maybe. Seems that the head is upside down and we are looking at the lower jaw.

The video is certainly not Temagami, Ontario.

If I am reading your anglefinder right it is 14, not 7

I was 24, 1976. Chestnut Pal. Actually 3 people cooperatively made the purchase and shared the canoe. We went to the shop to purchse a Mad River Explorer and found the Chestnut and were smitten. I ended up buying out the other shares over the next few years. It was a great boat to paddle...

Mad River had a composite 17' 6" Expedition with shoulders that came out about 2010. The canoe in the Facebook ad looks to be that long

Lets clarify your objective. No portaging at all with outfit or on day trips? By basecamp do you mean a campsite in the wilderness area that you will paddle to or a campground outside the wilderness area from which you could drive to different entry points for day trips? Not portaging at all...

I have a 25yo Duluth day pack that I used constantly for work. The back would get real salty from sweat. I would do the rinse and spin pretty regularly to keep the salt from degrading the cotton canvas. It is well worth the effort. I wouldn't be able to afford a replacement these days!

In a utility sink or tub I completely soak in warm water with Thymox added. Thymox is a really decent botanical anti-bacterial. Scrub any stained area with a brush. Put in washer and spin the water out. Rinse several times until rinse water is clear spinning each time. You can do all the...

We have a place in NEGA that we harvest pawpaws by canoe! Paddling up a long abandon ditch that drained a river bottomland for agriculture on the Tugaloo River we come under a bunch of pawpaw trees arching over the water. You can reach out with your paddle and shake a tree a bit. If there are...

If you are maxed out you might have the wrong boat for the task. Tell us more about the planned trip. What canoe are you using for this trip? Can you move the seat to adjust the trim? You are the heaviest item in the boat so moving the seat just a few inches can make a big difference. Would...

It is very likely royalex as it has no added flotation. Old Town called it Oltonar, but it was the same Uniroyal product as royalex.

Location?

I stand corrected/

This is a royalex hull. The outer-red- layer is vinyl. Epoxy won't adhere to the vinyl. The ABS layer and the ABS foam layer will supposedly work with epoxy resin. I would sand it with no finer than 80 grit so there is some"tooth" to the surface to aid the bond. Get all the vinyl off on the...

I agree with the lineage and the woven roving construction. Given its age it would be polyester resin. Looks to be in amazing shape for its age. I'll bet it weighs more than 100lb. It would be a nice cruiser with a small outboard gas or electric. Things to worry about... Do the flotation...

I fully support the idea of age appropriate paddles. Nephew Hayden started paddling at two the first time he was in a canoe. He didn't have a paddle, but leaned over the side of the canoe and snagged a stick floating in the water and proceeded to use it as a paddle. Here he is four and trying...

Yakima has a 78 inch round bar for their towers and factory rack attachments. Carries two tandems pretty well. I highly recommend gunwale brackets for any brand you chose. They really help stabilize the boats, especially if you are dealing with factory attachment sites that are only two feet...