Hello from central Massachusetts

[Moonswept Blackwater]

Hi there,

I’m happy to have found this forum.

I’m the proud owner of an early 1960s Grumman aluminum canoe that’s been in my family since I was about 10 years old. Over the years I’ve paddled it on Cape Cod, Martha’s Vineyard, the Allagash Waterway, the Saco River, and various local rivers and ponds here in Massachusetts. I recently bought a lighter canoe—a 2002 Mad River Malecite. I’m looking forward to some quiet paddling time this summer as I get to know this new boat.

—M. Blackwater

 

[Glenn MacGrady]

MB, welcome to site membership!

Feel free to ask any questions and to post messages, photos and videos, and to start threads, in our many forums. Please read Welcome to CanoeTripping and Site Rules! Also, because canoeing is a geographic sport, please add your location to the Account Details page in your profile, which will cause it to show under your avatar as a clickable map link. Many of the site's technical features are explained in Features: Help and How-To Running Thread. We look forward to your participation in our canoe community.

Many of us started out in aluminum canoes as children. I did at age 8. The Malecite was Mad River's first canoe, and 50+ years later remains a popular small tandem and solo canoe. You'll paddle a lighter canoe a lot more than a heavier one as you age, especially if you are solo.

 

[Gamma1214]

Welcome. Always nice to see someone new.