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I hate to bear bad news, but I have seen a Royalex Bell Yellowstone solo with vinyl gunnels and a cold crack. A friend of mine bought it last spring. The prior owner was from Steamboat Springs (NW Colorado) and we don't know how it was stored. The crack extends down about 5" from a rivet near...

Thanks for the report and photos. It brought back good memories of trips with my boys to the St Regis canoe area 40 years ago in our 18'6" Kevlar TW Special. We still reminisce often about paddling, camping and portaging in that beautiful area- un disturbed by motor boats or cars. Enjoy the...

Art D- that is a great concept. What have you thought of so far? I wonder if some kind of hinge could be built into the seat frame which would be rigid when weight is applied from above, but which would allow it to rotate up when pressure from the paddler's lower legs or feet is applied from...

I would think that the holes in the inwales for tiny D rings would be much smaller in diameter than those in the hull shown in your post. In addition they would be filled with screws, rather than open. It seems to me that they wouldn't weaken the gunwales much. I screwed metal Mini D rings...

My friend, John, is the one who purchased it. He loves it, except for the tractor seat, which he said was too narrow for his butt. He replaced it with a contoured web seat from Ed's last week. I paddled it in a lake for a couple of hours before the seat swap and liked it a lot. I think it...

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I didn't realize that my old Iliad was now a rarity. It has been my favorite whitewater paddle for over 30 years and I just used it yesterday. My son and I each have one with the gray grip, as pictured. It says Iliad, Inc. at the top of the blade. I don't know when I got them, but suspect...

Welcome to the group. I am one of your closest neighbors here in northern Utah. I’m enjoying the Mad River Guide that we picked up in Boise last year. Fun boats for the Snake, Payette, Salmon and other rivers that you are lucky to have in Idaho!

My kayak skirts required two hands to "push" off. Maybe I was lucky, but the paddle was always within grabbing distance after wet exiting. The primary goal was to get my head into the air for a breath- the fate of the paddle a distant second! This was especially true if wet exiting followed...

Kahel thanks for that link. Your friend has some interesting videos.

Looks good! Did you press in the new cane from a sheet or use a premade rectangle? I’ve read that it is a pretty tedious job. Would you do it again vs buying a new seat from Ed’s?

I still have the pocket knife that my grandfather gave me when I turned 8. It has been a treasured possession for almost 70 years. I started a family tradition of giving a pocket knife to each grandchild when they turned eight. The girls insisted on being included I think that the Swiss Hiker...

That is basically what I did with my Malecite and it works well for kneeling, “Olympic” kneeling and sitting. I wear size 10 1/2 shoes and usually wear some type of river shoe or Five Fingers footwear. Kevlar is abrasive on bare feet unless you have a pad.

Bluetick82- sorry but the SRT has been sold. My friend John and I drove over to Durango and picked it up on Saturday. We owe you a big thanks for starting this thread and to Noelcanoedad for spotting the ad and posting it. The SRT is a 2015 build and had only one small repair on the hull...

Bluetick82- On my Malecite (Kevlar 8/88 build date) the hole for the leading edge of the center seat is 9’1” from the tip of the bow, measured along the gunnel. It is 7 7/8” behind what appears to be the hole for the yoke. I don’t know if it is a factory setup, but it works well for me. My...

Boy Scout camp in the Pocono Mountains in eastern Pennsylvania in 1958. First overnight canoe camping was a few years later down the Delaware River starting above Skinner’s Falls. I was hooked and soon talked my Dad into buying a 17’ Grumman, which still resides in my brother’s barn.

Welcome. Is that a Bluetick Coonhound in your canoe and maybe the inspiration for your forum name? I also have a Malecite with a center seat. I really enjoy paddling it solo and tandem. I bought it used and don’t know if the seat is in the original location, but can also provide specs. I...

Sounds like a fun exploration in a beautiful area. Nice photos. The mountains are a little different scale than the Poconos! Does glacial water just have different types of fish? Or are you comparing it to salt water?

Nice write up- We had a great trip up there about 35 years ago (prior to the privies. It was kind of like a BW trip and a lot closer to our home in CT.

Tamarisk it is an invasive plant reportedly imported from Russia which has taken over many western riverbanks. It forms a nearly impenetrable jungle, crowds out native species and destroys potential camping spots. It also has scratchy “branches” and smells like cat pee at some times of the...