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Welcome Serge, Congradulations on moving to Canada, a wise choice. No problem, I’ll type slowly. :) I would remove those aluminum gunnels and replace them with wood. I have done it many times and it’s not that hard provided you have a few tools. I will link a video on how I do it. You can find...

I started watching it too, it’s amazing watching them find old portage trails via old blazes, a sawn deadfall from many years ago, ruts from years of moccasin clad feet crossing between water routes. “Look for the signs of use, listen to the stories, and you will find a land to connect with...

2024 Dates for Paddlers-Snow Walkers! We will gather at Ohana Family Camp the weekend of October 11-13, 2024

Here’s a fiberglass Malicite I restored, but it didn’t need any body work. At the end of the video it shows a center thwart, wether that was there or not I don’t remember but I think the canoe needs at least a center thwart. If you Google “total fair” they give you a lot of information about...

I watched a tandem canoe paddle far off shore in a large ADK lake days after ice out. There was a slight chop, nothing serious. I wondered if they knew how dangerous and unnecessary that was as I sat in my chair smoking a big fat cigar. They made a bee line for my campsite and we talked for a...

I believe they are “stress cracks” in the gel coat and I’m pretty sure they don’t go all the way thru. I’ve used these two products pictured below, but I always painted the canoe afterwards with a quailty paint. I don’t know what you could use to fill those cracks if you don’t plan on painting...

Hi, Welcome from Mid Coast Maine. Looks like you have that Radisson all set up for some serious fishing. Nice job.

Looking forward to seeing the finished product. Your sewing skills are impressive, I could have used some help back when I sewed my canvas tent, but then again it’s held up so far. Nice job.

I always use some brushing thinner with my paints, a world of difference for my limited skill level.

That bubble should have been worked by removing as many tacks along the top as needed. Rough stems require lots of filler and sanding, best to get the canvas right from the get go. Here’s the canvas around the stem on a Robertson canoe they did, excellent. Go figure. Those kinked stem bands is...

I had never seen this before, maybe it’s common in other areas but I was surprised. I was crossing Marshall Lake in nw Ontario when this appeared, I took refuge on the lee side of an island.

I enjoyed that, some great camera work under difficult conditions. They sure were proficient in getting those loaded canoes thru the rapids. Thanks for the heads up.

Nice shop, lots of room, well lit, good luck with the build.

Last year, after a few days in the north Maine woods with my wood canvas square stern canoe on the trailer, I was approached by a gentleman at the grocery store in Greenville. He was very interested in the canoe and we spoke for a good 15 minutes, going over all the pros and cons of such a...

Well said Bob, I agree. I stopped at this seldom used campsite on the Marshall Lake route in northern Ontario for lunch, which iirc was some instant potatoes and a left over piece of walleye. Very memorable moment from a great trip. Thanks for bringing back such fond memories.

Not cool to say that.

I went to the barber shop in downtown Camden Maine to get my post chemo fuzz trimmed, barber kept looking out the window with his glasses. “Hey, I’m over here” Driving home was strange, no traffic but lots of folks standing out on their lawns looking up in the sky. Got home, yup, wife is...

I like Idahoan Potatoes and Hungry Jack hash browns too. I didn’t know that cooked bacon will last at room temp, good tip. I bring pancake mix and real maple syrup, there’s something about a big pancake with local blueberries topped with great maple syrup eaten right out of the cold handle…

I heard this on the radio this morning, “you’re so vain” by Carly Simon Well I hear you went up to Saratoga And your horse naturally won Then you flew your lear jet up to Nova Scotia To see the total eclipse of the sun

That Tripper looks great, and that Penobscot should pop back into shape with a set of new gunnels. I have no experience with factory aluminum gunnels (except removing them), but a nice set of wood gunnels will fix that canoe up nice. Actually, if it was me, I’d replace those gunnels on the...