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Yes, the Explorer. The section shown is shallow and great for poling the Explorer. I normally take it for the deeper sections and...

This canoe was stunning I got the honor to deliver it to is new grateful owner. He is going to cherish it.

Will you be writing more on this trip? It seemed that the end of your last post implied there was more to come, but no rush. I have...

When I was in the Air Force as a KC-135 tanker air refueling navigator, on one of our missions out of Eielson AFB, I was chosen as lead...

Sometimes the St Joseph freezes, sometimes not. When it freezes it's safe for coyotes at best and even they usually stay near shore. The...

I read that as of today (Feb. 14), Lake Champlain has completely frozen over so Glenn's earlier post has come to fruition. Until next...

Sometimes I think I should reproduce this sign for my barn door. Jim

This is what a set of ships curves looks like if anyone is curious. Jim

I am way behind on getting in this thread. It seems I am not alone. In my mind obsolete just means I can afford it, they are still...

my grandfather's ink well.. keep it on my desk, have to polish it once in a while tho. I'm obsolete now also, so I like to have other...

Triangles, French curves, circle stencils of various sizes, various sizes of compasses, dividers, angle gauges.....all still being used...

I have and often use one of those, though it's not as nice as yours. That level of technology just means less to go wrong, and it lands...

A wet compass is almost all I have as far as instruments go. I can't even see that when I have a passenger up front.

An old guide once told me to always carry 3 compasses. One as my own favorite primarry, a secondary in case something happens to the...

Well, while this pilot always carries not one, but two compasses on canoe trips, the FAA and aircraft manufactures actually do consider...