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Saw this news story today: Alligator attacks, kills woman canoeing with her husband on lake in Florida: "He tried to fight the gator off" It is unusual for an attack like that. It is the end of the dry season here, so the gators are packed into smaller areas competing for food. Once the...

Well, after building a rack, buying a paddle, buying a PFD, setting up my car, and doing a little maintenance on my new-to-me 2015 NW Solo canoe, I finally got it on the water. :p The main goal on this trip was to get my Border Collie, Lucy, accustomed to the canoe. I also, of course, wanted to...

I own a 2018 Tesla Model 3 and it has as few unusual things about it for carrying a canoe, so I thought I would write up a quick description on what I did. I realize I'm not breaking any new ground here, but seeing examples of what others have done really helps when planning these things out. So...

One of the things I wanted to do to my new-to-me NW Solo was to clean it up and go over it and see if there was anything I needed to do to it before putting it into service. I started with a good washing. The canoe wasn't particularly dirty, but it did have a pretty solid layer of dust on it...

As you know, I recently acquired a new-to-me NW Solo canoe. The purchase was a bit of a surprise as I had been combing the online ads for over a year and never had one appear close to me for a good price. I was starting to resign myself to buying one new, and had started planning to perhaps...

As I mentioned in my introduction, I recently acquired a used NW Solo canoe. I am trying to figure out what paddle to buy to use with it, and I'm afraid I have a bit of analysis paralysis here. I'm hoping the brain trust here can help me make a decision I live in Florida, so there is a lot of...

Hi everyone, I have been low key looking for a used canoe for several years. Specifically, I was looking for a Northstar Northwind Solo. Canoeing is not very popular in Florida. This is the land of kayaks and paddleboards. I tried to like kayaks, but I never could get comfortable with my legs...