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With this quarantine going on, I’ve got a little experiment going on in the basement. I have just enough leftover 9 oz Kevlar to make a 15’4” solo canoe. I want something fast and light I can trip with, but also with a little rocker to play around in my local lake. Northwest Canoe’s Merlin plan...

Anyone else get a chance to participate in this yesterday? My cousin and I signed up last minute. 6-7 miles of paddling, 3-4 miles of portaging through the lakes and creeks of Minneapolis. I really hope they do it again next year - fun event! https://www.redbull.com/us-en/events/urban-portage/

I finally pulled the trigger on buying the supplies needed for my future build composite canoe, so I guess I HAVE to turn them into something I can paddle :) This might be last one I get to build due to space constriction (and my wifes patience) so I am going for the gusto! The goal is to make...

Sadly, I happen to own one of these. Snagged it off CL for $300 a couple summers ago. Gunwales are rotted and the chine cracked a bit when I was strapping it to the roof rack on the way to the BWCA last summer (held up fine with duct tape!). I figured the only option left is to give her a layer...

70"+ roof racks are hard to find - and are quite pricey. Thought I'd share my little weekend project in case anyone else is looking for an inexpensive method to make some sturdy steel bars for multiple canoes. I picked up all the supplies at my local Menards. I topped them with rubber weather...

Thank you for adding me to the group! I can't believe I've been missing out on this wealth of knowledge for so long. I'm also a canoe enthusiast and typically paddle the local lakes, streams and Mississippi River with a few trips to the BWCA/Quetico a year. I also did a wilderness trip for a...