Alan Gage

My new Blackwater arrived the last week of November 2024, too late for a test paddle on unfrozen water in survivable weather. I am still...

I tested paddled Dan Cooke's Blackwater at one of his evening paddle get togethers. I really liked the boat but in the limited time I...

Your test panel was tested under tension, which is where fiberglass is the strongest. The results may or may not have been different if...

I used to take some flack when I would paint a stripper, red or green. Thanks for taking the pressure off, lol. I do like it quite a...

We have completed the recruitment of permanent teammates for the Northern Mer brigade. It's been quite an adventure. 150 applications...

I worried about that in the planning stages and that's why I made the test panel. I'm unsure if you clicked on the "spoiler" above so...

Did it actually keep them away or did they just attack it instead of you? Alan

i like it when other people make bold choices....so i don't have to! good for you to plunge into psychedelia.

Saturday 22nd outing. Leicester River flooded forest. Earliest I've ever been canoeing before, at least in Vermont. I was with a group...

Sometimes you just gotta kick yourself when you see a million dollar idea like this and wonder why you didn't think of it first. Alan

Sometimes I might be…well I don’t know, a little too dismissive of new ideas? I really wasn’t that receptive to that “portage pal” tool...

That is very impressive Gamma! I love it! You should name it "Furthur"

Thanks, will try that! I'm not sure how to delete the file I uploaded

I am also highly unlikely to download any files posted on an internet forum. Perhaps you can copy and paste the text from your trip...

LOL You had an inkling of what was coming... was it as bad as you feared? @Alan Gage : Interior will be plain Pine & Cherry (after...