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That is unfortunate. Great to hear you are getting good use out of the Raven though! I repaired a similar issue on my freighter canoe several years ago and it is holding up great and appears as strong as “new”. Lots of hours pounding through big waves with a 6 horse outboard and it’s been good...

Clippers are well designed, no-nonsense, quality boats. Our family canoe was a clipper tripper in FG that went everywhere with us. I "inherited" it when I moved out and kept it until I sold it many years later. Super fast, efficient boat that could still run down rivers up to class II with ease...

I’ve gained at least 30 lb in the last year so having you call me skinny makes me laugh. I am going to have to change my handle. I went out and measured it again so may as well pass these on. This particular raven with vinyl trim is 185” long measured from the tips of the end caps. The front...

Good job on getting the raven done! I’ve been watching the build progress. I have a factory royalex raven so ran out to do some measurements for you. I raised the seat a bit to accommodate my size 13 feet. It now sits 3” from top of gunnel at the front and 2.5” at the back. Stock seat is 10”...

This will certainly take some of the “adventure” out of remote travel (for me at least). My question is how to keep a phone charged for a 1-2 week trip, you can’t just pop another set of AA batteries in the phone. Not sure if I want to rely on a solar panel to keep things topped up. I am...

Excuse the grammar, "wanting this book" is what that should have said.

I've been wanting book but it seems to have been on a preorder for a very long time now (definitely over a year). Thanks for the reminder on this!

Likely you have already figured something out but if not... I also use a wallpaper steamer, they work great, no mess, just fill with water, plug it in and go. I like the idea of a nice wooden box but ended up buying ABS sewer pipe and fittings. Threaded caps at the end and I have several lengths...

Yes, this is an absolutely awful story. I wanted to add to the bear spray effectiveness question. I have carried bear spray for 20+ years both for work and personal use but have never had to use it (I have needed to use a gun unfortunately as well as bangers/paintball guns/shotguns with rubber...

Some pre-water glamour shots of my first build, it's called "Shop Therapy", and yes it was therapeutic (to build and paddle). This was constructed over the winter of 2017/18. 17' long and 27 3/4" max width at 4" waterline and a hair under 40 lbs. A bit of flare in the front and tucked in nicely...

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Thank you for the welcomes. I have spent a bit of time near Preeceville Michael, beautiful country there! Dagger, I do like to talk about my new canoe building hobby, so would be happy to share some photos. I'll give posting photos a shot in a minute, hopefully that works for me. As to where I...

Hello all, I’ve been quietly present on the site for a while and thought I should introduce myself. Located in central Saskatchewan. I paddle for fitness and recreation and get out tripping when I have the opportunity. Been in canoes on and off for 30 years. I have been spending the last few...

I have nothing but good things to say about the Swift Raven especially tripping with a larger dog. Great load capacity and stable with the dog when they decide to stand in rough conditions. The downfall is it is somewhat heavy and not the fastest boat. If I could only have one boat that would...