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Prompted by comments on 'back when they had real roof racks', I almost hijacked the 'pics boats on cars' thread, but I channelled Glenn and started a new thread instead. I heard from CurlyMoe last fall that his newer CRV has sensors in the grill that bow-straps interfere with, and under the...

Well, I seem to have n+1'ed myself into some storage issues for the winter, which has resulted in the following questions: Can you store a composite canoe upright on saw horses, padded with carpet or pipe insulation? Specifically wondering about a white gold Morningstar and a blacklite...

Interesting study just out from Isle Royale about the interactions among beaver, wolves, and tree composition around wetlands in the north woods. I thought folks here would appreciate it, given the number of foresters, wildlife-watchers, etc we count among our members.

Well, after 11 months of owning my first solo canoe, I finally have a short weekend to get away and do my first overnight with it. I'd keyed in on the West Branch of the Sacandaga River and the connected Trout Lake, Chubb Lake, and Good Luck Lake as an area that's a shorter drive for me, and...

Can anyone tell me the weight of a Morningstar in various layups - white gold, black gold, royalex? I realize they can vary a couple pounds depending on seat options, etc. But I've seen claims for the same layup differing by 10 lbs in for sale listings.

While at the ADK Canoe SYmposium this weekend, I met a fellow Northstar owner who drilled drainage holes in his decks. He claimed that rot most often appears in the stems where that last bit of water can't escape through those drainage slits farther back on the deck plates once you flip the...

I often pitch my tent in what seems like a flat spot, or as near flat as I can find, but pretty darn level. But I roll around in my sleep a lot. And invariably, if there is any slant at all, I find myself waking up having slid considerably off my sleeping pad. The combination of the slick...

I have a nice (probably) ash Old Town paddle. I bought it, with another I'm keeping, off Craigslist - the guy I bought them from found them at an estate sale or something so no info on provenance. I posted about restoring the grips on the WCHA forum when I got it, and Benson Gray guessed that...

OK, so I've got a couple poles (homemade spruce and a Hayden aluminum) and a couple canoes (Millbrook Souhegan, Wenonah Heron) I'm working with. I read Harry Rock's and Garret Conover's books, watched the videos on YouTube, etc. I feel very comfortable poling flatwater swamps and can build...

Some folks recommend wrapping a paddle to protect it from the gunnels, or to protect the gunnels from the paddle, or both. I know some use leather, and Shaw & Tenney and Lisa DeHart have videos on YouTube showing how to do it. I reached out to Fishell at one point about buying a wrap to put on...

I'd like to work on my photo skills, mostly in the observation and composition realm (as opposed to a focus on gear or post-processing). Can any of you serious amateur photographers out there recommend any blogs or similar that you find useful. I'm just looking for something I can dip into...

I've had a Wenonah Heron for >6yrs now, and feel extremely comfortable paddling it solo (usually with a 65lb dog), standing, poling swamps and flatwater, etc. It has so much primary stability, I can run the front up on a beaver dam, race from one paddling station to the other, and use my weight...

There's lots of discussion all over this forum about hit-and-switch (sit-and-switch), pros and cons, yeas and neas, which is more efficient, which is more aesthetic, who amongst us is an ungodly cretin, double-blades are the answer and/or the worst blasphemy ever uttered near a canoe, etc...

Enjoyed this video about indigenous paddling in Southern California. The use of long double-bladed paddles in particular was interesting (makes sense given the height and width of their boats, which make sense for open water). https://www.patagonia.com/stories/chumash-powered/video-136219.html

Merrimack/Sanborn is having a spring sale - 20% off select paddles. I don't have any connections to Sanborn, nor do I own one of their paddles, so no endorsement (or not) here, just an fyi. https://merrimackcanoes.com/paddles/

Over the years I've had aluminum, royalex, and plastic boats, but I'm finally breaking down and getting composite, in particular a Northstar in blacklite layup, for weight savings. How susceptible to scratches are these boats really? I know about wet-foot entry/exit and plan to do so, but...

I'm looking at a used Wenonah online, HIN MFP EC492J889. So it’s a 1989 boat, manufactured Oct of '88. Seller lists length at 16.6ft, it’s white on the outside and tan/beige on the inside with what look like foam ribs in the hull. Wood gunnels/deck plates. Based on length, it may be the Echo...

I've been on the hunt for a lightweight solo at a 'reasonable' price. As any of you who have looked at the market lately know, prices on used boats are very high. I see boats that are 20 and 30yrs old but from top tier designers (Bell, Curtis) going for more than a new canoe from Adirondack...

Somehow I always end the season wondering why I didn't get to the Adirondacks more often. The reason, upon reflection, is that it's too cold (I'm without wet/dry suit and 4-season tent), and then it's black fly season, and then it's tourist season, and then I get a fall trip in, and then...

Branching off another thread, it turns out there are many of us CanoeTrippers around the Hudson Valley and Albany area - the idea of a gathering was suggested, so I'm starting this for brainstorming purposes. I'm thinking a one-day affair, keep it local, simple, and informal (as opposed to a...