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Thank you all for your inspiring and helpful replies. After taking out the Penobscot 16 (now dubbed the P'Solo) with just the center seat and two thwarts, the hull was flexing more than I liked, despite it feeling great heeled way over and paddling very well. I decided to take everything out and...

Thought I’d post this in case others may find interest in this Island Falls Willow canoe (not my sale): https://m.facebook.com/groups/219179608982/permalink/10162058655168983/?

If memory serves me, I think you’ve got the 20’ Wilderness? I would love to experience that canoe one day. As much as I love small solo canoes, there is something majestic and ethereal I find when sitting in a larger canoe… I’m kneeling on a stuff sack (Becky Mason style) a wee bit aft of...

Testing out some exceptional new ottertails from the Bob Man collection I recently discovered on FB (and there are more available!)...an exquisite 57" Tiger Maple which is quite stiff but allows for great acceleration and sturdiness with the Northwoods grip...and then a gorgeous 58" dark cherry...

I love the look of old small oriental rugs in wooden canoes…I bought a handful for cheap on marketplace and line the hull with them…

Mid-morning paddle in the Island Falls Wilderness 16 with my friend Loba, in Redding, CT...

I appreciate the photos and tips...Is it necessary to add thwarts in the same place as where the old seats were? I'd like to have some more room in the boat for my dog and gear, and was thinking of adding some lighter weight thwarts closer to the bow and stern...Wondering if there is an art or...

Yes! That is exactly what I plan to do...get a different seat. Yours is beautiful! Nice work... I do not have that skillset to make one, and I have been looking all over trying to find a wide seat that matches the dimensions of the one already in there (so I don't have to make new holes directly...

Thank you for your replies. Today I took out the bow and stern seats while leaving the center seat and the two remaining thwarts. Upon picking up the canoe, there was definitely some minor wobble and flex in the Royalex, so I assume those seats did add some structural support (albeit quite...

Hi there, today I picked up an Old Town Penobscot 16 that's in great shape. It's heavier than I want it to be, but I like the durability of royalex, and that it can take me places where I probably wouldn't allow my wood and canvas to go. As you can see from the photos, this version comes with...

Hi there, I recently came across a posting on the Freestyle Canoeing Group on Facebook, where some beautiful paddles are being sold. I guess they are part of a large paddle collection which was owned by someone named Bob Man, who apparently was quite a paddler and a wonderful person. This...

Many thanks for this info!

Now that I’ve re-shellacked the bottom of the hull of my wood canvas canoe, I realize that there are areas of the pin-striping tape coming off. This 1/4” tape separates the painted canvas from the shellac. I would like to take it off and replace it with a different color. Is there a safe way to...

Thanks for all the replies here! Much appreciated!

Hello everyone, I just applied a couple coats of shellac (for the first time) on the bottom of my Island Falls Wilderness Guide…yet I didn’t notice until too late that I spilled it a few times on some areas of the hull, which is painted white. Is there a way to remove the shellac off the paint...

Thanks all, for the feedback and advice. A turn of events has taken place which will prevent my heading up there this weekend, but hopefully another time soon. Much gratitude…

Hi there, I have little experience in the Adirondacks but would like to get a trip in before it gets too cold, and was thinking of heading up to Henderson Lake this weekend to paddle and camp from Sunday through Tuesday (Columbus Day weekend). It may be the only time I'd be able to get up there...

Congrats on getting this all worked out! I look forward to reading your report on the canoe’s performance… Did I catch a glimpse of Pond Brook in a couple of these photos?

SOLD 🥲

Hi Glenn, I purchased the Loon Works Mistral from Jerry Williams in San Antonio, and am quite sure it is Dacron. He was the second owner of it and I believe it was built in ‘92. At 43 pounds, it has the lightness and feel of Dacron which is very different from the feel of my canvas-built Island...