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My wife and I bought our 1st canoe in 1972, a Grumman 17J that had only been used for 10 days and we were the ones using it. Still have the wife and the canoe. Just wish I still had the "71 Duster we used to haul it home.

I'm with Cano & Pook.

Just tried going to the site and got the error message.

Worst? Anybody remember the Siedel (sp?) packets?:eek::eek::(

I'm boring: black coffee (pressed) in the morning; lots of water during the day; hot tea in the evening if the weather is cool and/or damp. No booze.

Usually carry several knives when tripping: a basic SAK; a larger folding lock back; river shorty on my PFD; A hefty sheath knife in the food barrel for processing firewood. If fishing is on the agenda a filet knife comes along.

Was Joel your scoutmaster>

I have a buddy with the same canoe and it too is hog backed. Still floats!

Welcome Al :). This is a great place to learn. Lots of knowledge is here. I'm an old western PA boy and spent my formative years on the banks of the Shenango River where I developed my love of flowing water. As a tweener we moved to Oil City about 2 blocks from the Allegheny and I fell in...

From your photos, your canoe looks similar to a Pere Marquete that I had It was free with some poorly done patches. My intent was to fix the fixes, pull the gunnels 2-3 inches, and try to turn it into a solo. Never got to it so one of my sons took it and is almost with the repairs.

Sure looks like a good time was had by all. Makes me wish I had gone to school in Geraldton.

I'm envious! Looks like my 1st season paddle will be July 4th week-end and that will be on a 2 acre farm pond.

Thanks all for your kind responses and well wishes. Right now my biggest problem is boredom!!!

What a winter:eek:! 1st my laptop died and lost a lot of data. Then bought another house (downsizing) and real estate transfers in NY are difficult to say the least. Then came remodeling, redecorating, and bringing plumbing and electric up to code. Finally moved in March 23. March 26 had...

My son has experimented with the pellets and thinks they work fine... good backup for wet trips.

One of my favorite tripping buddies was a "blind date" from another forum. I was the newbie there but he took a chance on me anyway. We have become true friends over the years and have been guests in each others homes. I'm not saying there is not risk, but if it's a short trip you only lose...

Just bought another house and started moving stuff from my garage to the new basement and was surprised at some of the old cook stuff I had stashed away. I may even start using some of it again. The oldest thing I still use (other than my wife) is my '72 Grumman 17J. Actually, my son uses it...

They usually do a great job here but the base is so thin they minimize the grooming as it hastens the thawing in this warm weather. Right now it is pouring rain.:(

For years Buffalo often makes national weather news because of the snow. I'm 30 miles south in ski country. I can see the slopes from our front windows. Other than plow curl and a thin base on only 4 slopes, there is NO snow. Rained pretty hard for a while today. Looks like my season pass...