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Not my boat, but since we're all talking about solos I thought I'd share the link. I'm canoed-out for the summer or I would snag it. https://nh.craigslist.org/boa/d/lebanon-solo-canoe/7877326747.html

Hello hive mind, I found a 1980's Bergan's 15-foot ALLY pack canoe on the side of the road for 40 bucks today. It's in way better than 40-dollar shape, but certainly not new; the one thing I would like to replace is the foam pad that sits between the aluminum rib assembly and the outer skin...

Not my boat, but someone may be interested. https://vermont.craigslist.org/boa/d/burlington-1995-mad-river-monarch/7874339769.html

Hello all, I recently bought this little boat and, now that I've got new handholds and center thwart in it, I put it on the water in our little pond to see how it handles. The entire gunwale system shakes and twists fairly dramatically when I'm seated on one of the two seats. If I twist my hips...

I snagged a fat little frog of a canoe off of craigslist last week. It was grossly misrepresented as an Adirondack Canoe Company 'Algonquin' model - the seller inherited with his barn and didn't care to dig too deeply into it - but after a few phone calls I've ruled that out. ACC does indeed...

Hello all, My Leatherman Charge TTi is on its last legs. This is a long shot, but I'm looking for a old-model Charge TTi, without the removable wirecutters they started adding in 2021. I know I'm in the minority but I hate the new cutter design. If anyone has an old one tucked in a drawer...

I hopped over to Saranac for a day or two, even though I am incredibly poorly set up for summertime adventure at this moment in time. I forgot my sleeping hammock, don't have a flat paddle, and didn't even put a canoe on top of the car. Despite all that madness, I took the afternoon and rented...

Hello all, I've got an Ainsworth C100 that needs a good home, I don't think I'll ever use it. It's either poly or plastic, 54"ish. I'm in central VT but will be in Saranac probably next week. It'd probably be too expensive to ship it somewhere, but if you're in range and want it I'm happy to...

Hello all, I'm sure this learned community can help me out. I had an odd pair of paddles come my way and I wondered if anyone knew anything about them - they are wooden, glassed bent-shaft paddles, maybe 50" or a bit taller, and are labeled "Cam Paddles" (or maybe "Camp Paddles", with the P...

There's a 14ft stillwater for sale not too far away, and it's thawing out enough that I'm getting the itch. I don't buy many canoes but I do enjoy looking at what's out there and hunting for bargains. It looks beamy and sluggish, but a good little flatwater boat. Does anyone have one or have...

https://vermont.craigslist.org/boa/d/burlington-swift-winisk-canoe/7785210949.html

I picked up my first Royalex boat this year, and while I'm happy to have it, now I'm stuck 800 miles from home with two canoes. The other is a skin-on-frame, and so I'm wondering which canoe will fare better being left in an unheated garage up in Vermont while I truck the other one back to VA...

A few years ago I emailed the Mariner's Museum in Newport News, Virginia, to ask if they would show me some of the 90-some birch bark canoe models made by Edwin Tappan Adney they have in storage there. It's been long enough that I've forgotten the name of the extremely kind and helpful lady that...

Hello all, I have a friend in northern Vermont selling a strip-made ADK guide boat, and I thought it wouldn't hurt to post a link to it here on this site. You can check out the ad here. I'm not involved in the sale but thought I'd help get the word out for him. If you are interested, or have...

Good morning all, I am happy with my skin-on-frames and the only plastic boat that I've had a hankering for is a little OT Pack. However, everyone else is hankering for them, too, and I don't need another boat THAT bad. But this morning, I drove past a yard sale, and - lo and behold - drove away...

Ok - first, don't kill me, but I built a greenland kayak last week and it is A LOT of fun. Got out in the wind and waves and swell and just sat there, snug as a duck. Started to learn to roll; it's early days but I see the light. Point being, I got a really nice 2-piece greenland paddle with...

Hello folks, Please don't judge me but I'm participating in a traditional kayak build the few days prior to Delmarva Paddler's Retreat, near Rehoboth, Delaware. We've gotten a bunch of green white oak for rib stock, but unfortunately it was of such poor quality that we're a bit worried that...

I'm bopping around mid-coast Maine, and plan to head up to Orono/Old Town/Bangor area for a day or two. Hotels are so expensive that I just bought a hammock setup and sleep where I can, so I'll head to a state campground outside Orono tonight. Besides Shaw and Tenney, Old Town canoes, and...

Building a bark canoe has been a dream of mine for a long time, so I'd better go ahead and start planning on doing it. Does anyone know the name or number of a birch bark builder who teaches one-on-one, or even in small groups? I'm in Virginia, so just going out and knocking around with birch...

Hello all, I'm paddling a skin-on-frame through a chunk of the NFCT, and since I'm 'unsupported' in being a solo paddler with no friends in the area and an antique flip phone, I'm giving my shoulders a break every few days by trying to bounce my truck up the trail as I go, so if some...