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Welcome to the forum! I tend to go with the "right tool for the job" approach. I guess that is why I ended up with a garage full of canoes and then some. If you are near a dealer who will let you test paddle a canoe that you are interested in that would be a big help in deciding. One nice...

Another consideration: Although I mostly canoe solo, having two canoes on an expedition gives a MUCH greater safety factor. Imagine being on a large lake in a three person canoe and swamping (for whatever reason). How do you plan to self rescue? With two canoes it is much easier to right the...

Thanks for saving this information and posting it here. Let's hope this site will be around for a long time.

When my wife picks up her 14 lb. "Lost Pond" and carries it to the put-in, people stare at "how strong she must be". Those that come over and ask about the Hornbeck are still amazed when they pick it up. They are usually used to the weight of a Grumman or a fishing kayak.

Huh, Adirondack canoes in Tripping country? What'll dey think of next!

Your note about the spoof went up while I was writing. Sorry I didn't catch it.

If you use the canoe in anything other than deep lakes and always with wet foot exits and entries, use a canoe cover whenever it is not in the water, keep it out of sunlight and never, ever drop it while loading and unloading it, you may keep it looking in "factory new condition". If not, any...

Looks like you found a fine classic tool. I wonder how many things made today will still be usable in 113 years and if anyone will still know how to use them.

Over the decades I have found that my key to Whitewater C1 and OC1 comfort is good support of my shin and ankle with a long wedge of foam starting at the knee pad (or cup) and extending to a raised ankle brace. The support given to the leg really helps to keep the feet from getting the...

Before the time of social media, there were canoes. In the time of social media, there are canoes. After the time of social media, there will be canoes. Some things are transient, some are lasting.

To keep the costs down, consider a used canoe. Some great buys pop up on Craigslist and Facebook marketplace, especially if you don't mind a scratch or two on the bottom. You will get your canoe scratched anyway, unless it is a garage queen, so why not save half the cost and let someone else...

Thanks for the info. I think that I will take the safe route and squeeze the Argosy into the garage even though it is unheated and the same temp as outdoors. I was originally thinking that it was the low temps that would cause the cracking, but it sounds like the rate of change is more...

The Wenonah has riveted gunwales, so I hope that there is no issue. I also usually paddle twelve months of the year (when possible), so loosening and tightening the screws for each trip in winter would be a bear and I'm often not sure which canoe will be used until I'm getting ready to load...

How cold does it have to be to develop “cold cracks” in a Royalex canoe? Reading this forum, I have become aware of the issue of “cold cracks” in Royalex canoes. Being in the South, where it is rare to have extreme or extended cold, it is not a condition that I have seen except in pictures and...

Is Spartanburg we got the season's first dusting of snow for a couple of hours, followed by several hours of sleet and then freezing rain. It was mostly an ice event and deemed a good day to stay by the woodstove in case of ice or limbs taking out the power lines. We are looking forward to a...

Just curious, did you find the Millbrook Coho in Idaho, somewhere else or order it? I wondered what sort of travels it made to end up so far from it's origin; was it in one big jump or through several owners and moves across a big flat part of the country?

Welcome to the Forum. It sounds like you will like it here. Down here in South Carolina we are in the same situation when it comes to composite canoes; there are just not that many around. Keep an eye out on Craigslist or Facebook marketplace and you may find that adding a new canoe or two to...

Hi Doug, I've got a quick question on the adjustable seat. Does yours have the cord and cord lock to hold the seat in place? I have not tried it on rough water yet, but mine seems to do OK in both the sitting and kneeling positions, In my Argosy I can get my size 12 feet (in NRS River Boots)...

I'm not sure where you are located, but if you are in the Mid-West you may run up on a Souris River Tranquility. I like mine and have tripped in the BWCA with it. It's 15'5" long with a 28" beam so it is a foot longer and an inch wider than the Argosy, and mine weighs in at 33 lbs. in Kevlar...

No wonder doctors charged so much!