Recent content by MyKneesHurt

I'll change my pronunciation depending on who I'm talking to. Same with the word 'coyote' - you can infer a lot of socio-cultural information depending on whether a person says "ky-ot-ee" or "ky-oht". I largely think of a portage, however it's pronounced, as a carry.

Nothing will tell you how your Trapper handles better than getting it out and pushing it past what it's supposed to do. (I'm assuming you're not dealing with water beyond your abilities as a paddler.) In my neck of the woods rivers run 1-2 miles per hour; at that speed and your stated mileage...

Only plastic boat I have is an Old Town Pack. It's too small for me at 6'4", fidgety, and spins on a dime. Don't think I'll ever part with it while I'm still paddling.

Thank you all for your replies. I think you've successfully talked me out of it. It was in great shape for what it was, but the juice ain't worth the squeeze.

There's a 14ft stillwater for sale not too far away, and it's thawing out enough that I'm getting the itch. I don't buy many canoes but I do enjoy looking at what's out there and hunting for bargains. It looks beamy and sluggish, but a good little flatwater boat. Does anyone have one or have...

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I'm unsure how that creates a challenge, can you elaborate? You'd be shortening the strap, so it would seem you'd be fine as long as the distance between gunwales was the length of the seat plus whatever allowance for the cam buckle. Is it knee/leg space that becomes the issue? A slotted plank...

Pants arrived safe (and very quickly), but a quick test revealed they're several inches too short for me. A quick consult with @Boatman53 and the Woolrich pants are back available to anyone who wants them - I'll send them on myself, rather than having Jim pay double the postage. I'll get an...

@Cole T Bennett Welcome, and I for one am interested in what you come up with. I build my own skin-on-frames and largely refuse to install seats in them because trimming is trickier with a fixed seat. I've messed around with a variety of webbing/buckle/plank butt supports, but the sticking...

PMed you. Thanks man! We'll work out shipping/donation via PM.

@Boatman53 If they're just sitting, I'd be happy to take the Woolrich. I'll use them in the deer woods.

We've got glamping, now we've got glanoeing! "Potlikker" is not a word I thought I'd hear outside of the American South.

^ With hand tools, your way is tried and true. With a router or power tool setup, you could get pretty complex with it, but even if you used a $3,000 mortiser, at the end of the day the holes would look about the same. If you're worried about chafing/wear you can cut a strip of sand paper the...

^That's exactly how I would cut slots for straps. Two thoughts on increasing holding power - one, slightly destructive, would be to cut a shallow relief groove in one side of your pole to seat the strap; two would be to slide a chunk of rubber (bicycle inner tube comes to mind) around the pole...

The half-split-and-brace technique on the larger ribs was something I'd never seen before. I'd guess hazel?