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Nope. No interest in building the skills to paddle an OC without the O. Maybe some seat pads in a V5 or V6 would give enough elevation while maintaining stability. Or maybe I just need design and build my own. Alan

I've thought about them a little bit lately. I've been wondering if there is a something similar to an OC but with no ama and a little wider for stability. Basically a wide surfski with a higher seat position to make it easier to single blade. Alan

Welcome aboard! Here's a great video of an arctic canoe trip with some young kids. There will probably be some ideas to be had. Alan

But the complicated answer is that many people use the terms interchangeably (me included at times, even though I know better). Alan

Age will probably do it. That's probably what those seats looked like when they were new. You could leave them out in the sun for a few weeks and see how much they darken. Maybe a gel stain but that will partially cover the grain. Best bet, if it bothers you that much, is probably so sand it...

You are a lucky man. I'd rather paddle bow but it's rare that any of my paddling partners want to take stern. I think bow is more interesting than stern but maybe that's just because it's unique (for me). Alan

Invariably there is something I'm unable to find on a trip. I'll be almost certain I remembered to pack it but after a couple days of not finding it I give up. Then, when I get home and start unpacking, I find whatever it was tucked away in the little out of the way pocket that I thought was...

I can remember fishing for walleye in WCPP and trying to avoid the pike. I hadn't brought any leaders, which was a mistake, and my jigs were disappearing at an alarming rate. I'd been told the walleye were usually in 20' of water, which turned out to be correct, so I was using my jig as a...

I have similar concerns to Johnny's deleted post about having a threaded insert in the yoke. I understand the reason you did so was so the bolt wouldn't fall out but for the proper application of pressure there should not be any threads in the yoke. The bolt should spin freely. It will...

Speaking of: PG Downes, in Sleeping Island, mentions, and pictures, their method of cooking fish over a fire. One end of a stick was shoved down the fishe's mouth and the other end shoved into the ground (or was wedged between rocks) so the fish was supported in front of the fire. Once the...

Building canoes in the summer is hard. There are too many other things to do. Made a little more progress over the weekend. I always thought an edge sander would be a great way to clean up forms. I found a used one locally a few years back and was finally able to try it out for this task. It...

I think I may have figured it out, yeah! I hope I'm not wrong or thinking astray Lines one and two rhyme Lines three and four match to keep time Then we end where we start with AABBA

The only limericks I know would be deleted but I'll think of something so as not to be defeated. All day long I've been trying to glean some sort of clue or remembered theme but I've had no success not even a guess at what the heck 'AABBA' means

When I used to saute fish I didn't use much oil, not really enough to cause a cleanup issue. But any oil left in the pan is easily used up by making a little bannock to go with the fish. If that's the main goal then I think you'd save the most weight by leaving the fishing equipment at home...

I would always just sauté them in the skillet. Alan

Pretty crazy story. Definitely not a trip I'd be interested in. The original idea of a couple guys wanting to do this big trip seems ok. Adding TV, more people, guides, and security would seem to take the authenticity right out of it. It seems to me the allure of paddling such places should...

Nope. I've read A River Runs Through it. That's a bad idea. Alan

I googled that. The result was nearly as disappointing as "be sure to drink your ovaltine." Alan

A long time. It came from my old shop. Probably 12 years old.

Here's a shot of the sawmill with about a 30" ash long on it. And a big cottonwood: A pile of walnut lumber straight off the mill: Partial load of dried lumber the semi-trailer: