Recent content by Robin

A hot tent and canoe this time of year is a great way to go. Sitting inside a canvas tent, next to a warm wood stove while the cold rain beats down on the roof makes the little extra weight and work it takes well worth it. Standing under a wet tarp with winter coats, cold hands and wood...

Nice rig, I bet you can back it up too! Good luck if you get out again.

Thanks for sharing your trip to WCPP, I was there in 2012, solo, shortly after I retired. I really enjoyed it, so remote, quiet, really beautiful. I went in from Leano and came back out there, 13 days.

If you can find some decent spruce to scarf for the gunnels you might shave off some weight. Nice find.

Finally finished the Wenonah Spirt II, I opted to forgo the 3rd thwart behind the bow seat, those ash gunnels and the carry handles should provide plenty of support to the bow seat. Makes the canoe available to solo. Giving it to my son in Connecticut.

I have been to Poland pond, beautiful place.

Here’s a post by Murat V about restoring a canvas Woods Pack with TSP. He mentioned “ Don't think this would work with waxed canvas” but it was such an interesting thread about saving a canvas pack I thought I share it. I would call Frost River for advice, but I’m throwing a big thank you out...

Here’s a 1922 16’ Charles River Old Town in Westbrook, Maine on FB Marketplace, seller says it’s not fiberglassed but will need a canvas. It looks similar to yours, for $650. Now is a good time to be looking for wc canoes at good prices. I agree with what everyone has said and might add that the...

At that price it’s worth a drive to beat the competition.

Thank You, just the info I needed. I’m going to make ash/webbed seats.

Thanks Al, unfortunately the center thwart will be the last item put in place, after everything else is. (carry thwarts, seats and other thwarts), then I’ll find sweet spot (balance point) for the center thwart (aka carry thwart) Hate to be a pita, but could you just send the measurements for...

I’m restoring a Spirt II for my son, I would greatly appreciate the specs on seat/thwart placement and also seat height. Thanks in advance.

Hi snapper, I have had a lot of fun in my retirement years working on old canoes. I would buy them cheap, fix them up and sell them for a small profit. Here are some ideas I learned along the way. 1. Post an ad on Facebook marketplace and Craigslist, mine was like this, “Canoe wanted, I repair...

Thanks, here’s the trip report, it was 12 days, not 3 weeks like I mentioned above. https://www.canoetripping.net/threads/woodland-caribou-provincial-park-12-days-solo.411/

Back in 2010 I spent 3 weeks in Woodland Caribou Provincial Park, solo in wood canvas Chestnut Pal. I was wind bound so I tilted the canoe up to take advantage of the wind and sun to dry out the inside.