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He is referring to the submarine insignia. Boomers in this case refers to SSBNs, nuclear missile attack subs. I was not in, but a friend of mine retired from the "Silent Service" a few years ago. Good dude, wicked smart...

Decided on surgery, I take it?

Name that canoe:

Bucks on the creek bank.

To be clear, my tongue was fully in cheek. And how dare you besmirch the heavenly goodness of a Costco weiner! 😤😁

Looks like we wouldnt be able to say either way: (Emphasis mine) "Sodium phosphate is an additive used for preserving moisture or color and enhancing and stabilizing frozen foods, according to the National Institutes of Health. The Food and Drug Administration considers it safe for consumption...

Here is a little more detail for the P14:

In the video, Bill says they pretty much held the P14 beam specs.

Probably mostly local paddling. My son turned 18 last week, and we are doing a big "coming of age" trip this year. Unfortunately, work would not let me have 7 uninterrupted weeks of PTO, so our original prospect of doing the NFCT went kerput. Now it looks like a 4-week driving tour of Canada and...

If its on the floor, generally, its for sale. There are usually a LOT of boats. Be there Friday for best selection, by Saturday night, quite a few are gone.

The watermark is the big giveaway, but its just too perfect. The trees are too symmetrical, the firewood stack is oddly positioned, the snow prints are too clean, the snow is too clean, etc. Image generators also have trouble with lines and connection points under varying tension. You may also...

Swift is bringing yet another fine-looking tandem hull to market. Some interesting design features on this one. Can't wait to see the specs on the P15 solo lurking in the background, either.

The Northern Forest Canoe Trail is hiring a Communications and Partnerships Manager. The position is part-time and pays $50-60k. Link below. I an not affiliated with the organization, I just get the emails. https://www.northernforestcanoetrail.org/communications-partnerships-manager/ A Fond...

The NW17 is a great boat, but more than you may want given that you are also looking at the Polaris for tandem use. The NW17 will handle 2 large paddlers and a ton of gear, as evidenced by a trip we took in 2023. We had 570+ pounds of paddlers, a stuffed 60l barrel, and two full gear bags...

What size are the paddlers? The Polaris is a great hull, but people my size solo it.