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I'm unfamiliar w/ G-flex 650 (I'm unsure what G-flex I bought & it's at the boat shop so I can't check tonite). I used the G-flex that I bought to wet out s-glass skid plates on a friend's yak so I would think what you have would work to wet out the dynel but... fair warning: I'm a "ready...

I'm interested to see if he takes a layover day to hike on the center island. I know that was the plan (especially if he became wind bound) but word is that the vegetation is so thick as to be nearly impenetrable.

Looks like he's making good progress. If anyone wants to trip vicariously, you can do so here: https://share.garmin.com/Grumpy

Hmm... and I was hoping to win next week with "3 wood canvas & a stripper" when no-one else guessed. 🤷‍♂️

Yes, my paddle touches the gunwales occasionally. Often touches rocks, logs and mud too. Once, when unusually tired & grouchy, I threatened to touch a beaver with it if it didn't stop slapping its tail at me. Sometimes it even touches the keel. I've developed a "side hull pry" which is an...

That sounds like my sister's advice. As an RN, she thinks I should be tripping with someone who can recognize signs of a stroke. I'm not really sure what one would DO with that information except confirm the condition: "yep, that's a stroke". With the nearest hospital often 3+ hours away, I...

For me, the decision would boil down to: Are you getting paid to advertise for them? If so, check your contract but, if not...

Welcome. Always nice to have an experienced rehabber and, especially, one that lives where I am less likely to roam (I'll roam vicariously) Lots of royalex repair questions here lately if you care to add your 2 cents on any / all.

I have a buddy that routinely lists items he no longer wants at ridiculously low prices (sorry, folks, he doesn't paddle). He does it because he wants it gone asap without dickering price or having to field inquiries for a week. Like the canoe listed above, his stuff is usually listed and sold...

Lots of people here have far more experience than I have with repairs but I'm not sure wood is the right choice for this hull. Wood gunwales on a Royalex hull need loosened & tightened with the seasons or cold cracks will develop. If the boat is to be treated with little/no maintenance, vinyl...

True, thanks mem, I hadn't thought of that... thickened epoxy would probably look a lot like Bondo (but certainly act differently) Like flagging tape that doesn't wear off. (sorry, Bill, I have no insight into the color coming off.)

Those look too nice to cover up and might make fine single-layer attire for a trip to the local Walmart or Canadian Tire. I have no tripping skivvies (single-layer outers for me) and no fears of transparency. I trip solo so I bathe like an animal and I don't see mooses (meeses?) wearing...

It's a little hard for me to see from the picture but you say that it looks like a previous repairer might have used Bondo... I'd pick off anything loose and start sanding (actually, I'd start with a rasp but I lack patience), both to smooth out the area and to expose the previous repair. If...

Really looking forward to following along. Godspeed.

I have no experience with Mora and rarely buy new (well... anything really). I do own a rather large, (probably 40 year old) fixed blade Buck that I carry on my belt for hunting but it's a little clumsy for sitting in a canoe and, on a trip, I've never seen the need for anything more than the...

Looks like an awesome day on the water & a beauty of a Pike for your first. Let us know what you think of them as an eating fish (at least that one's big enough to waste meat cutting around those y-bones).

I vote for "grab it". You can never own too many hulls and it's fun to paddle and release if you don't fall in love.

I shipped 3 beavertails last Fall via USPS and I think it was around $30. Of course, I didn't put insurance on them as I leave many things to fate and the recipient was unaware of the shipment any way. If they disappeared in transit, there was nothing really lost.

If those are adjacent sites, it looks like they're far enough apart to afford some level of privacy (not really what I expected TBH)

I had that same thought as I picked up family at the airport last week. Comparing the traffic today to the traffic at the height of the covid lockdowns, we came to the conclusion that Pittsburgh would be an awesome city if it weren't for all those (other) pesky humans on the roads.