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If I had my way floating lines would be mandatory for any ropes attached to a canoe, also lining/painters should be of appropriate size...

I use the Bill Mason style harness and have to say that it certainly is the way to go! Although Bill only had one loop under the hull I...

I don't know the mechanics of your shoulder issue, but with an ottertail, the power comes on slow and steady as you progress through the...

Hi bmac! I can supply you with good plans for those if you know the exact distance between the holes.

I'm really glad Stoney bumped this thread or I'd have missed it. What a great trip and an excellent job of sharing it... I really like...

Interesting. So, the only way to prevent all of this is to turn off the cell phone. I used to do that in my early cell phone days. I'd...

Nikon, if you're thinking of a canoe to paddle rivers way up in the remote Yukon again, I personally would feel a lot more secure in a...

I bought a used Mad River Explorer for $400 last winter. With some elbow grease and about $100 I turned it into one of my family’s...

If I just have the one long line at hand - which is usually the case - I tie it off to one end of the thwart. Then I do a figure 8 in...

Here's a little insight from Cliff Jacobsen's Canoeing Wild Rivers. He references the Bill Mason sling and includes a couple diagrams...

A couple of screen grabs from Waterwalker https://www.nfb.ca/directors/bill-mason/ (possibly geoblocked?)

a piece of line, a butterfly knot tied in the middle and then attached to the boat. This is a solution ... sure - not the only one in...

This is not my listing. https://capecod.craigslist.org/boa/d/eastham-vintage-old-town-canoe/7810678219.html I considered going to...

Giant Tree Spiders

Since we are sharing winter water activities in our usual paddling haunts, here is some pond skating. We've had unusually consistent...