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I am finally posting the results, so far, of the repair of my Kevlar Mad River Malecite, which was the subject of the first post in this thread. After weighing all of the advice given by members here, I decided on a kind of middle ground. My son, who is a muscular 6'6" 220 lbs and I were able...

Al- the paddle looks great! I'm curious as to where you removed the 5 oz, was it mostly in the "throat" i.e. transition from blade to shaft area, or all over? Did you thin down the edges? the whole blade? reduce the circumference of the shaft? What grit sandpaper did you start and end with...

My first canoe purchase was in 1979 when I was 32 years old. We took a short trip to Vermont from our home in Connecticut and somehow ended up with a 17’ Grumman on top of the van. I think it was a spur of the moment decision. The reason for Grumman was that this was the brand that my Dad had...

Since it is for your wife in the bow I can see where it is a pretty serious problem. Mine are also S&T. I think we have 6 or 7 of their paddles and have been happy with them. I would send it back for an exchange, specifying that you want them to select and send a paddle which weighs xx or...

I had a somewhat similar experience last year. My son and I each decided to treat ourselves to new, slightly shorter beaver tail paddles for river use. Both were ash. Mine was 57.25” and weighed 34 oz. His was 60” and 30.2 oz. My cherry ottertail, by comparison, is 64” and only 22.8 oz...

Nice write up and photo‘s Al. They brought back memories of the trips to the St Regis canoe area that my sons and I took when we lived in Connecticut 30+ years ago. I have a similar vintage Campfire tent which weighs 35 lbs (4 person model with a floor), is yours similar in weight? It is...

PayPal donation sent. Didn’t see the F&F change option before it went through. Thx Glen.

Collared lizard on rocks Collared Lizard- Green River- Stillwater Canyon near Moab, Utah

Hi Michael-I really enjoyed this trip report and appreciate the time and effort it took to post it. One thing that impressed me over and over was how fortunate you are to have found and married a strong and gutsy woman who will undertake adventures like this. You are also fortunate to have...

I have been using a similar pack basket for 35-40 years with no treatment. I have used it on canoe trips and it serves as a storage container for rolled topo maps at home. It still looks new, no splits or problems, after 5 years in humid Connecticut and 30+ years in dry Utah climates. Part...

I have the NRS “plastic dry box “ and like it for river tripping. I haven’t tried portaging with it yet. I got spoiled using a big aluminum dry box on raft trips and it is basically a smaller, lighter version for canoes. If I ever make it back to the Boundary Waters again I may try using one...

Thanks for the story- I haven’t laughed so hard in a long time.!You were fortunate to have found a group of ”like minded” enthusiasts. Can we assume that Chip and Girt (h) lived happily ever after together??

I was also able to log in for the first time in a long while. I fully support the full migration option and will donate to keep the site going. I have enjoyed the forums and benefitted several times from advice given freely. Thanks Glenn for all the time and hard work you have into this...

More great input. I am leaning toward scarfing in a replacement splint on the worst break and maybe just infuse gflex into the spot on the other side which is cracked part way through. I have ordered an inwale and kerfed outwale from Ed’s. I also agree that patches will be needed on the...

Thanks to everyone for your very informative replies and the link to the video. It does appear that the hull damage is primarily the gel coat "flaking off" when it was bent. The kevlar isn't visibly torn. Do the white lines (last photo) on the interior indicate that there are problems with...

Forgot to add the photos.

We had a stupid accident yesterday- the front tie down rope was not tied and went under the tire of the truck. The wood gunwales on my recently acquired 1988 kevlar Mad River Malecite were damaged in the resulting quasi explosion. The prior owner had oiled them some and there is no rot (we are...