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Tsuga8 reacted to DougK's post in the thread I’d like to see your wood (gunwales that is), plus a question with
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Mad River from an old website no longer in existence, see it on the Internet Archive - All of my wood gunwales are oiled with Watco... -
Tsuga8 reacted to ABT's post in the thread I’d like to see your wood (gunwales that is), plus a question with Like.
Based on the comments here, I decided I should go ahead and purchase some Badger Paddle wood oil. I have a Badger paddle that I picked...
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Tsuga8 reacted to Halpc's post in the thread I’d like to see your wood (gunwales that is), plus a question with Like.
It was a stroke of luck. I didn't "need" it, since I already had a NS Phoenix IXP (the only canoe I have bought new since 1992), but...
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Tsuga8 reacted to Pseudonym's post in the thread I’d like to see your wood (gunwales that is), plus a question with Like.
I've used a lot off 100% tongue oil over the years for all sorts of projects, especially paddles and the like. I had intended to try...
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Tsuga8 reacted to ABT's post in the thread I’d like to see your wood (gunwales that is), plus a question with Like.
Holy Cow! Those pictures are night and day different, it really brought that wood to life. I really appreciate the side by side...
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Tsuga8 reacted to gumpus's post in the thread I’d like to see your wood (gunwales that is), plus a question with Like.
It sounds like you want the low maintenance of varnish. I much prefer the look and feel of an oil finish but I also left the varnish on...
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Tsuga8 reacted to Benson Gray's post in the thread I’d like to see your wood (gunwales that is), plus a question with Like.
This depends on a huge number of factors and sanding the old varnish away completely is not always required. The people at the link...
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Tsuga8 replied to the thread La Voga Veneta.Another article on yuloh (ro in Japanese) which has suggested ratios for length on either side of the fulcrum point, for those...
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Hmmm, I envy those that are not close enough for a test paddle. 😄 I'd hate to find the one perfect solo since I'd have to sell a few...
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My wife finishing setting up our sleeping area on last weekend’s backpacking trip.
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A media picture (Accuweather), but interesting for U.S. South swamp canoeists because it is so rare: Snow covering a Louisiana bald...
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Tsuga8 reacted to Glenn MacGrady's post in the thread Canoe surfing the biggest swell off Waikiki in 30 years with Like.
Meanwhile, chicken me hides on shore before waves reach 30 centimeters. (But I don't, or didn't, when using my outrigger canoe.)
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Tsuga8 replied to the thread Does anyone have a canoe set up with a rowing rig ?.I too am interested in rowing but don't care much for going backwards. This is what intrigues me about Venetian-style rowing. I think...
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Tsuga8 reacted to gumpus's post in the thread The Scary Truth About Surviving Capsizing In Cold Water with Like.
My take is that you are likely to be in an emergency situation if you end up in cold water regardless of how you are dressed. In...
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Tsuga8 reacted to ppine's post in the thread The Scary Truth About Surviving Capsizing In Cold Water with Like.
Dress for immersion. Wear PFD and practice rescues. I have one incident about dogs and cold water. One winter day I had a knock on my...
