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2024 was my worst/weakest/least (pick one) paddling year in over 20 years, only one seven day trip and no solo trip for the first time...

I'm quite sure of the reason for most/many people.....the price! A reasonably nice wood paddle can be had here for CA$75 - CA$125 An...

I like to compare my old Grey Owl Hammerhead to a cricket bat on the very rare occasions when I switch back from my Werner Bandit.

Wow, having been busy researching and buying another canoe this past week, I hadn't looked at this thread since my last pro-single blade...

I was in my 20 footer when I invented that. You should see my roach clip.

In 2008, at age 64, I bought my "final canoe" (Hemlock SRT). Then I did it again in 2009 (Bell black-gold Wildfire). And again in 2021...

Maybe so, but in their beat up Grumman and dirty old keds sneakers and cut off jeans,with the accompanying once white armless beater...

A reasonably nice but nothing fancy 1 acre waterfront lot with a small cabin will run you about CA$2 Million in Muskoka, a bigger lot...

Cottage canoes, Swift are located in the highest density, uber expensive cottage area in Ontario (perhaps all of Canada)

A paddle is not only a tool but also an instrument, like a musical instrument. That is, a paddle can be used not only to accomplish...

Yes. "Yes" because I'm too slow a typist to produce a logical and balanced reply like Brian (Cruiser). I have primarily used a double...

I have solved this issue by being the old fart in a group of not so old farts. For the past 25 years virtually all of my whitewater...

It's a reasonable idea and a reasonable way to do it BUT it goes against the stated policy of this site to never have paid for advertising.

I have 8 canoes, one w/c, 7 Royalex. I plan to continue beating the crap out of them and maybe just maybe they will last until the end...