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We got more snow in Eastern Missouri this week than we’ve gotten in several years. Not canoeing weather per se, but we made do where we...

Another couple of positives in the oiled finish column and a solid negative for the urethane. Good info, and much appreciated. This...

Holy Cow! Those pictures are night and day different, it really brought that wood to life. I really appreciate the side by side...

Boy that one is a beauty. I had not considered that as an option but it sounds like it may be a good “in between” option. It has...

I am of a similar mindset, I usually like more permanent solutions. Even though I may have the time now to keep up with frequent...

Looking at that I would have never guessed it was a 30 year old boat, it looks fantastic. That’s good to know about the Watco and...

I was kind of thinking the same thing with the paddles, they see similar abuse and my varnished paddles seem to be holding up better...

I have a new boat coming in early March (Northstar Polaris), and it will be my first time with wood gunwales. I’m still pretty new to...

Hmm sounds like I should look into it a bit more if that’s the case. I’ve seen a couple videos that looked like a pretty time consuming...

I am definitely on the lookout for a boat for her. She was pregnant when I really got back into this and not up for going with me, but...

One of these days I may try building one. I’ve had a couple of large woodworking projects in the last few years that were pretty...

Hello! I have been reading a few canoe forums the past several months and found myself repeatedly drawn back to this one often enough I...