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After being out of commission for nearly five weeks due to a lower back injury I finally got the Outrage on some moving water...

Great photos. Plenty of skill. A post like this makes me wish I lived near a paddle club. But living in the West is its own reward.

Last June in high water on the Klamath River in northern CA, I dipped a gunwale and swamped my drift boat. I used a bilge pump, but...

Hadn't really thought about the stern initiating the carving arc untill I watched this: Still think bow leads and stern follows. With...

I was back with the kayakers yesterday for a run on the Pemi in Woodstock, NH. The Pemigewasset arises in the White Mountains near...

Last night I fitted the 1/8" aluminum decks. I kept them relatively small (about 7") and just barely proud of the hull. Hereafter I...

Circling back around to the seat, I outsourced the re-caning to a dear friend who refurbishes cast off pieces of furniture. Every piece...

I've always used a 57" beavertail as my go-to paddle and it worked fine this morning. I have a 54" Cruiser Plus 11 from Bending...

Thwart layout changes: I moved the forward thwart aft 5.5" and the rear thwart forward about 1" from their factory positions. Doing so...

First test paddle in the books! The occasion seemed to warrant a rare selfie. Apologies on behalf of my generation. I know it's just...

My Outrage (outfitted by Millbrook) has a thin piece of composite material as a deck plate. The back is screwed down to the handle...

Wow - it looks great - nice work. I kneel feet flat, toes pointed back. People think that the pressure point on your body when kneeling...

Here is the 2"/1" seat drop on my Yellowstone Solo with vinyl gunwales. Seat ends up being 9.5" in the front and 10.5" in the back...

I assume it was an Explorer. I looked at the boat and had the same question, but I never asked him.

I can't wait to meet Goonstroke, who is talking about my favorite subject: Obscure Canoe Routes in Maine. I'll be presenting a loop...