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It will come with practice. I tend to be a slow twitch muscle guy too but have no problem paddling a canoe at 60 spm over long distances...

Not if you heel the canoe and use an axle or wedge or any number of prying and drawing combinations. There are a bunch of solo paddling...

The boats I've done it in were from 16 to 20 feet and I don't think the physics changes due to length. I also don't think my position in...

Thanks for all the help. I'll be buying both a Sawyer & MSR Guardian. If the Guardian is too cumbersome for canoe tripping it can live...

A thread from a couple of years ago wasn't too favorable.

I have two. Don't use them in tannin-stained water, or water with any sort of turbidity. They filter exceptionally well, and and meet...

I had one and tossed it. I used it in the BWCA and two presses and the filter was clogged. My son, not to be deterred, sat on it and got...

:LOL: (seriously?! I highly doubt it but "drop dead" schedules can make people do odd things) Please explain this "rationing"...

Week Two Summary It's been a great week, we have had some nice camps (and a couple of pretty bad). There has been somewhat better...

Sunday July 26 (Day 14) On departure from our beach camp it was cloudy with a somewhat diminished headwind. According to the forecast...

Day 13 Part 2: We departed camp late - around 12:45 - and the Tiche started to really spread out and the headwinds picked up. Progress...

Wednesday, July 25 (Day 13) : Part 1 - A dawn reflection Ben neglected to mention that I wet my pants last night... It's a bit...

Not if you heel the canoe and use an axle or wedge or any number of prying and drawing combinations. There are a bunch of solo paddling...

If you want to have more power at a slower stroke rate you will want to use a larger blade paddle, and probably a little longer shaft...

Sorry if I gave that impression, but it must take considerably more energy to turn a tandem boat with a relatively flat rim then it does...