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That’s a dandy! Nice find. Bob

We (or at least, I do) talk a bit about working with wood. Since my focus is on wood/canvas canoes I enjoy using and owning the tools...

I’ve taken a 18.5’ TW Special with two guys and a week’s worth of food/gear and wished we had more freeboard in bigger water. We “pack...

My general advice is to not struggle with finding the perfect canoe for a new purchase. Pick something in the general category that...

Our local river. Sorry that the image is blurry but you get the idea.

Nobody else in the woods, just me and the sounds of ice

I have been there too. Great store. Bob

Not many outfitters around me are well stocked on canoe parts, but Kenco Outfitters in Kingston NY routinely comes through for thwarts...

12 inches is doable for the Raven, I'm not sure, but I think my first one was 10 inches back, as a reference, here's a pic. With the...

Oh yeah - the saddle... I could have saved some weight by making the kneepads smaller and leaving off the saddle's "wings". But I like...

Boats #4 and 5, heading to Algonquin. Left Keewadin 14 stretched to 15' @ 31 pounds and a Freedom Solo 16'3" @ 39 pounds

Finally found and scanned a picture my father took showing the family with our new 1968 OTCA-17 atop our 1955 Rambler station wagon...

Great progress and the seat looks awesome, it will finish up nice. I think maybe putting the dado on the side might have been better for...

Still drought-ridden here. But pretty.

BF - other than some of the most popular routes (Kopka Rv; north on the Allenwater Rv from Allanwater Bridge off the railroad) there is...