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I still have my Mohawk XL13, bombproof and perfect for ADK whitewater. Paid $300 for it with OEM saddle and both flotation bags. It's in great shape, I paddled a rarely visited section of the Boreas River in it. However, since my buddy of 40 years passed away in 2019, I rarely paddle whitewater...

On “another” outdoor related forum, there was a yearly effort for members to submit photos for a printed calendar. Any forum member could submit one photo for each season, and the members would then vote for their favorites. Once down selected to just 12 pics, the moderators would take orders...

OK, I haven't left to ski yet... Just weighed the finished boat. 40.8 lbs. Not bad for a quick and dirty build.

I'll get a weight in a little bit... Back country skiing takes priority! Gotta get it while it's good.

Here it is, as done as it's gettin' Time to put it away until the spring time... Special thanks to you, Jim Dodd, for the crowned seat rail idea!

Well, it's been a heck of a 2024...had to spend way too much time back at my R & D company. So much time, that I had no time to work on the SC-1 (Sawyer carbon copy #1). Things have finally slowed down a bit, so here's an update. First things first, I had to retrieve the hull from my 48 ft box...

Once again, I'll remind you that an artist is consumed by the perceived flaws in his creations... I should show you pics of my first build, your hull looks like a museum piece by comparison. A little scraping (as Mark said upthread), a little sanding, a little varnish is all you need. Believe...

Our gang often looks for "chimney logs" amongst the deadfall in the ADK's. When found, we set them aside for the evening fire, assured of a good draft and (hopefully) a stimulating view. Here's one in action... Edited to add: while digging up that photo, I stumbled on another pic from the...

Solo or not, I always enjoy a small fire. All of my "cooking" is with boiled water from a Kelly Kettle, so a fire is just a comfortable tradition. Only once was I out (with My Darling Bride) during a fire ban. On that particular weekend, we set up our camp chairs along a natural beach on Little...

The last time I shared a tent with a non-family member was about 15 years ago...He was a lifetime buddy that shared many of my interests and activities. Well, we set up our shared tent on a recently designated camp site at Little Tupper Lake, the first weekend when camping was allowed there. The...

Hmmm, Since you mentioned a budget of $2,500 or so, have you considered building your own boat? For that budget, you could build at least two canoes, and possibly a third, depending on materials. There’s quite a few of us that could mentor you, virtually, or possibly IRL. Just something to mull...

Tim, I see you're right down the road from me...sort of. I'm in Colonie, 45 minutes from the Blue Line. Let's hear about your favorite ADK paddling/camping spots. Nothing secretive or hidden gems, but the usual stuff. Maybe even in a new thread.

Tim, Welcome to the site! My Darling Bride has a Swift pack canoe, with a bottom mounted seat. While she loves it, I find it comfortable for only the 1st five minutes, after that, the limited positions and stretched out legs become quite bothersome. My solo boats have pedestal mounted seats, I...

Wow, nice work!! You'll fit in here nicely... If by chance that hull came with leftover strips, I would remove those stained pieces and replace them. As Alan mentioned, adhesion could be an issue, and the aesthetics as a secondary concern. Acetone, Hexanes may be of help. I think that even if...

I just yesterday mixed a 6 oz batch of 5 year old RAKA 127 resin and their 608 hardener. Resin had some solids that precipitated out, I had warmed it and got everything back into solution. Hardener was a medium amber color. That batch was thickened with Cabosil, and by the time I finished...

A coat or two of Epifanes and nobody will ever, ever notice that. Well, except for you, for as long as you have that boat. An artist sees only the perceived flaws…

Not a great pic, but the story is intriguing. As best I can determine, this is a North American Racer, seen during a visit to Daisy Town, in the Blue Ridge mountains of Tennessee. We saw this snake, moving along the railings of one of the abandoned and now protected shanties, way back in the...

Jim, I’ve done plenty of shortened trips, for one reason or another. In the end, it’s just nice to be out in a canoe, sleeping under the stars. Wolf howls are quite the bonus!! Nice pics, thanks for posting

Hey Jim, Thanks for fixing those photos, I know I saw them when first posted, but they somehow disappeared I suppose you’re busy composing a trip report from your time in the BWCA, I’m looking forward to hear about it

Welcome, NQH First canoe I ever built was stripped from the keel line, past the football, trimmed to the football, then sides stripped past the sheer line, that was a method described in David Hazen's "Stripper's Guide to Canoe Building". Probably no wrong way to build, many of us try alternate...