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The hull had a slight v-bottom from the bow to amidships, then blended into a shallow arch, very little rocker. It was definitely fast, but hard to turn as my wife is not the best of bowmen/bow-women and less tolerant of tenderness. We did paddle it in slight chop and it did well, but never...

Well, if Paul or you ever decide to get the bare hull down out of the rafters for inspection, the stems may help narrow the possibilities some: the Family Special had the classic curved stems, whereas the Concords and the 16-6 had raked stems, the 16-6 less so and sharper. Also, the Concords...

Would it happen to be the one at the Canoe Repair Shop in Gloversville? If so, it is a bare hull, so hard to establish the beam. If not, then the beam can help narrow down the model, as Concord is 36 inches and the SRC 16-6 is between 33 and 34 inches. I had an SRC 16-6 in Kevlar, it was fast...

Especially on those Northstar aluminum gunnels.

to me that thwart looks too far forward- That's kind of a common design feature on most of the Northstar solos. When I was able to test paddle their entire line (solos) at the WPSCA before the pandemic, I spoke with their team about the rear thwart digging into the small of my back with the...

I also notice that you have the full sitting drops installed on your seat. By shortening the drops and raising the seat some, you will alter the pivot point of the Backsaver and allow for more recline. Most of the Northstar hulls are stable enough you probably won't notice the difference. I...

Do you really need to move it back that far? The curved thwarts Northstar uses on the pack canoes can buy maybe another inch. Otherwise, as much as I hate drilling more holes in the gunnels, I'd move the thwart.

Two things: Benson Gray has convinced me of the inaccuracies of the Old Town catalogues, and when they supplied Dicks with versions of their boats, there were frequent variations in color and outfitting. My 2010 Guide 119 (same as the Disco 119) was in camo, but the Disco 119 (not the Guide...

That would be something to see. The Pack Angler was only offered in green to my knowledge, except in 2008 when an off-white option was available. In the Old Town catalogues, the Pack was only available in green after 1983, the Chipewyan Pack in several colors before that. It may be that...

Do you live near Dave? I'd like to take a look at her.

Dave Curtis just listed a bunch of extremely rare solos on the website, be sure to scroll all the way down.

From the 1999 catalogue, 35 pounds would indicate white gold. The catalogue also describes the Bell two-piece aluminum gunnel, which yours does not appear to be.

I tried a front hitch with a T-bar on my GMC crew cab, coupled with a single Yakima Bar on top of the cab for a while, a lot of fifth wheel campers use that. Eliminates any need for access to the bed. (Pic not mine)

One option is to epoxy 10-24 studs to the inside of the hull with G-glex at the location you want to mount the pegs. Available from Chesapeake Light Craft Before mounting the rails, I prefer to impart a bend that matches the contour of the hull. Pressure, heat and time; this prevents any...

Not a fan of the Cushgear clamps, prefer the screws, here are a few pics: (they work better with some seats more than others, the radiused spacer is perfect with Essex seats; without the spacer, need a flat surface). At the lowest seatback setting (as shown) the bottom of the back is right...

I've had a couple of Swift pack boats with the lumbar support pad but found that direct pressure on my lumbar was uncomfortable, so removed the pad. I've found that backrests that distributed the pressure evenly across the largest area of my back worked best, like a backband, but haven't...

There is a Merlin II at Oak Orchard Canoe in Waterport NY available for $1899

SOLD!!!

From the 2003 Catalogue