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A ways back I read some of Calvin Rutstrum's books, and as I remember he thought the 18 ft Grumman canoe was superior to the more common 17 ft model. I brought a gently beaten 18 footer home last night, and can't find the milk crate with Rutstrum's books. Anyone here familiar with his thoughts...

This is a "please talk me out of it" This has been offered to me for probably a bit to much money, and it's a 4 hour round trip. The owner thinks it's a Kevlar Solo Plus, but I won't be able to confirm with out the drive over. The pictures show stress cracks and patches of gellcoat missing...

Is it possible to construct composite gunnels on a canoe with out a vacuum bagging set up? I get that there will be way more resin left on the boat than optimum, but my alternative is vinyl, so their is a lot of room for a strength to weight improvement. I can visualize a couple ways to go...

Kind of a long shot, but I'm looking for a Klepper rudder. I'd also be interested in a set of pedals and seats if any one has a Klepper pile gathering dust. Thanks, Woody

I acquired a damaged Wenonah Toughweave Sundowner that was on its way to the dump. Apparently it had a misadventure and wrapped around something or was crushed. The rails are kinked in a number of places and will need to be replaced. I'm going to straighten them out to get the hull fair...

I managed to get off the reservation and up to Maine this summer. 4 days of driving and 4 days of base camping at nice public lake campsite and paddling about all day and returning to camp after dark. My kitchen was left packed away in a RubberMaid on the picnic bench all day. It wasn't...

I've got a long abandoned Kevlar Mad River Malachite hull. It has a gelcoat bottom that might be salvageable, and a couple small tears to patch. The Kevlar cloth on the interior is very dry, and I feel like the hull has gotten "Soft". I was wondering if saturating the interior with resin...

13.5 feet by 40". Most likely spread. Most likely had shear cut down. Most likely need to lose a little more. Lousy glass job. Looks like poly resin and should peel off. Located Kent county Maryland.

I saved a couple "ocean" rowing shells from a date with the dumpster. They need a bit of glass work, and the drop in rowing rigs and oars will be a signifigant investment, so I'm wondering how they would do as decked canoes. I'm having some technical difficulties getting pictures posted, so...

I've got a 10x20 Shelterlogic shed on the way, that I intend to use as a canoe shed. I got tired of watching my nicer boats disintegrate in the elements and doing all my work in the driveway. I ordered a shed with a 15 year pvc skin, green with a white panel in the roof, for light and less...

Not mine. https://www.facebook.com/marketplace...e-98e8f8516e4a PS. I see that some one already posted this one.. Happy hunting!

Quick question. Is it worth trying to re-use vinyl anchor? I saved a box of old Northwater anchors that fell off of a Roylex boat and now I need a couple anchors on a fiber glass boat. I was going to use G-Flex epoxy to glue them on. I've tried 3M adhesive remover on them but sand paper is...

I'm dusting off the boat building thinking cap after a many years of other distractions. Professionally I had a reasonable handle on boat yard epoxy work, but I haven't seen my 20 year old copy of the Gougeons manual in a while. I did note that there was a lot of cool new to me stuff going on...

I brought home a Sears aluminum canoe today. The price was low enough that I stopped looking for problems, and didn't notice a little tear until I got home. Duct tape would certainly work, but I'd like to try a more permanent fix. Has anyone here used a low temperature aluminum brazing rod and...

Quick question. Will thickened or straight G-flex work better for filling scratches in the bottom of a Royalex canoe? These are narrow scratches that go through the outer vinyl layer. I Thanks, Woody

I was day dreaming about the Northern Canoe Trail and which canoe would be "best" for a solo attempt. I keep coming back to the idea of a light weight "pole-able" solo canoe. I spent a couple summers with a derelict Royalex OT Penobscot 16, ever so slightly hogged, wide and heavy, but...

I'm looking for a new straight paddle for my solo canoeing for this coming year. I have a Bending Branches beaver tail and basic wooden bent shaft in the longest available sizes. I also have a generic plastic rafting paddle that I take for rocky and shallow water. On my only multi day mixed...