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Not just a trailer potato as it has seen some water.

Hello. Shoulder injury from portaging mishap forces me into a lighter canoe. Looking for a quality tandem tripper no heavier than 55 lbs. Not too interested in kevlar ultralights so possibly a hybrid layup of sorts? Would love an old MR Sunrunner, Sundance, Malecite, or ?? but possibly wishful...

Hard to believe it's been 4 years since I last was here. 😪 Still tripping with the fiberglass MR Sunrunner but looking for something lighter as rebuilding from a severe labral tear in left shoulder while trying to throw the pack out of the boat in between the Sauvage & Bonhomme portages. Good...

Anybody done this? Any last parting words as I contemplate this for next summer? 150 miles...zero portages...really big water. I lived in Duluth for a spell and have spent many vacations up there however have a hard time visualising any craft smaller than the SS Edmund Fitsgerald on ole Gitche...

100 Miles & 37 Portages I'll soon add more detail to this post for those that have graciously expressed interest in this old oddball (1994 MR Sunrunner). In short, the secret(s) to the success of this trip was a strong, 6'-5" farm boy and me being one heck of a camp cook to keep him/us fueled &...

Progress as it currently stands... All wood has been refinished to "natural" look. Seats caned Floor painted Thwart extended Still working on... Couple chips and spider cracks Noseguards to protect gunnel tips/ends Contemplating skid plates Mounting roof rack to freag'n Astro Van. Sounds like...

Picked up a pair of these old Sawyers yesterday. Super excited being they are vintage and in really nice shape aside from the slight hook in the blade of the 54". Ultimately wondering about the design having the lamination butt-joints perpendicular to the shaft. I have inspected them closely and...

For those of you contemplating tackling this, here was my process & takeaways. Would definitely do this again as found it to be not terribly difficult & definitely rewarding. :) PROCEDURE IN BRIEF Watch this video (not mine)...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDbkIZo6uBM&t=2s Order materials...

If all went well in constructing this post, along with the attached photos there should also be a link to a prior conversation on this old MR Sunrunner. In case anyone is interested. Along with re-caning the seats, I am contemplating a bit of repair to the hull exterior as I go over it removing...

Great site & wonderful people willing to share and help. Thanksomuch. In short I'm currently in an obsessive mode with canoe tripping still riding high from a 9-day with my 17 yr old this past August. Plan to continue utilizing this forum for technical input on boats and hopefully share anything...

OK, I have no idea what these types of things are called for people in-the-know, nor have I searched for best practices with them so certain there are all sorts of far more ingenious designs than this frankenstein. However, in about an hour I had this pieced together and imagine it would support...

Time to poll the experts as I am striking out with my far-too-many months worth of internet searching. The stock rack for a 1997 Astro (GMC Safari) is discontinued so not available through dealerships. I have asked a number of them. The only one currently on ebay is for an earlier model which...

In the days before SmartWool; Somewhere deep inside the belly of Woodland Caribou Provincial Park (seriously)... Following yet another hardly satisfying meal of sodium enriched dirty rice & fish skin, our chief paddle porteur took a well-earned break to reflect upon what in heaven's name made...

If a butterfly flaps its wings on the other side of the globe... Will your Kevlar Ultralight leave port and float across the flippin lake???

My son contemplating his fate on his first canoe camping trip. In all honesty I was half convinced we were going to be airlifted out as we witnessed a number of float planes and choppers overhead. What started as a small bit of smoke upon entering Russell lake quickly swelled into more than what...

Hello fellow paddlers. My first post here and the main reason for joining. Recently picked this beauty up for a song and trying to find out more about it as I could locate only one post from the all-knowing google. Been trying to reach Mad River for at least a week with no luck. However waiting...