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  1. memaquay

    Trying to Pass the Torch at Wabakimi Outfitters

    I've met Bruce a few times, bought a canoe or two off him. He was originally an American I believe. He was elected as an NDP member of parliament for the Thunder Bay region, and that is where he earned a great deal of respect locally, not so much federally. The Conservative party of Canada was...
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    Sanborn Paddle Quality

    Looks to me that they opted to skip fill coats to save weight. That is a light paddle. If you gave it a light sanding with 150 grit and rolled on a couple of coats of varnish it would probably improve the look.
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    Where have all the whitewater canoes gone?

    I have a couple of friends in the area who still do the type of whitewater paddling you are talking about, and i think they have mostly made the switch to playboat style yakking. To be honest, there will be a few people on this site who do what you do, or have done, but I think many of us are...
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    Swift with new "UV shield" and Heat cured Epoxy resin built boats new for 2024

    I can scratch the "heck" out of one of my strippers - when it's dry it looks like someone dragged it down a gravel road fully loaded. When it's wet, it is difficult to see the damage. Not sure if 303 would do the same, but I'm thinking it would.
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    WTB Mid-Weight Tandem Tripper

    The souris river quetico might be the one. Good all around canoe, depending on the layup, some are around 44 pounds. Lots of outfitters were using them, so might be a good second hand market. Just looked at the one posted above, looks like it might have seen a fair amount of sun. I must...
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    A Raven for Christmas

    dang! That is a thing of beauty!
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    Swift with new "UV shield" and Heat cured Epoxy resin built boats new for 2024

    I bought quite a few royal-lite prospectors from Nova Craft for the school club, they came in around 55 pounds I think. They are still going strong after having had quite a bit of abuse/ The hulls are less rigid than full royalex, and some flex of the hull might show up when paddling it empty...
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    How to Use a Water Rescue Throw Bag (explanatory video)

    In the river he uses for the demo, a throw bag was not really necessary, most people could swim out of water moving that slowly. The video he splices in is more realistic, where the fella is getting swept down a fast set of rapids. When I did my white water training on the French River, they...
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    Wabakimi - Flindt River Rock climbing routes

    Ya, I wouldn't be climbing on Cliff Lake either.
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    Good article on canoe design.

    John's canoes are not for everyone, but that wasn't why I made the comment. It just struck me weird, because John is often referred to as a Naval Architect, and if one wants to read some of his articles on canoe design, they will be quite a bit more difficult to wade through than Ted's. A...
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    Good article on canoe design.

    Hmmm, I wonder if the opening line One does not have to be a naval architect to understand the basic principles of canoe design was a shot at J. Winters and his asymmetrical designs.
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    Wabakimi - Flindt River Rock climbing routes

    If you want to branch outside of Wabakimi, the Steel River loop has some very interesting climbing opportunities at the north end. I'm not a climber, but have a friend who is one, and she said they would be excellent. Shown below is just one example.
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    World’s Longest-Running Study On Happiness Has Great News For Wilderness Paddlers

    I remember a trip where I was tandem with a buddy of mine and another guy came along in a solo. This guy only ever paddled solo. He freaked out on us at the end of the last port, claiming we had no portage etiquette, we were slobs and bums, etc. then he took off, paddling like mad to get well...
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    Video, of a guy tipping a canoe over in the middle of a Minnesota Lake

    I had a similar experience in an Osprey. We had been cutting portages all day, and everyone in the crew was very tired, so prone to making bad choices. We were on the north shore of Ara Lake, and needed to get to the south shore, a distance of about 2 miles. The wind was blowing from the...
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    Video, of a guy tipping a canoe over in the middle of a Minnesota Lake

    Crikes! If I was there, I might have to buy that just because.
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    Video, of a guy tipping a canoe over in the middle of a Minnesota Lake

    Kinda looks like this one, it's a Sun Dolphin, a cheap Chinese canoe sold by big box stores, Canadian Tire in Canada. Scrolled through the recovery video, that fella is too much, at the end he is asking for donations. It seems like this entire fiasco is the most exciting thing to have ever...
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    Happy National………Day

    Well, after reading, um, or trying to read all that smart stuff about quantum cats, about all I can contribute could be summed up in Jethro Bodine's famous confession to his Uncle......"I hope this ain't gonna break your heart Uncle Jed, but I decided I ain't gonna be no brain surgeon."
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    A Raven for Christmas

    I think you have arrived at the magic formula for seat placement in the Raven. Both of mine have been in that same ball park. Still leaves enough room for a barrel behind you if necessary, and lots of room up front. My memory is not the greatest but I believe John Winters said that the way to...
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    A Raven from Scratch

    Tests look good, I'm sure it will be a thing of beauty.
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    Video, of a guy tipping a canoe over in the middle of a Minnesota Lake

    I didn't notice before, but you guys are right, the electric motor is pushing him along at a good clip. Why was he paddling?
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