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Well, you all have dragged me over to the dark side. My first dedicated solo canoe is this 1986 Curtis Dragonfly. Thanks @NoelCanoeDad for the evening paddle, great conversation, and eventual sale of this canoe. I’ve acquired 3 canoes in 10 months. I’m starting to worry this might become a...

Is it the gunnels or the canoe that are getting worn out? I know Dave at Hemlock can fab gunnels for just about any boat. If the gunnels are fine and the boat is worn out, you could always try to find another RX Mad River Explorer that’s in better shape than yours and swap the gunnels out with...

Have you read “The Century Trilogy” by Ken Follett? The stories follow 5 fictional international families through the major historical events (primarily wars) of the 20th century. Based on your preferences if you haven’t already read them, I’m sure you would enjoy.

I think a Mad River Explorer might also fit the bill. Royalex or Kevlar. From what I’ve seen the Kevlar tends to be a bit more expensive. You could definitely get the royalex model under $1000. I’ve also had my wife and 3 kids in a Curtis Northstar many times without issue, but I doubt you...

This is the same boat I am in, kids are close together. Had our first daughter and then twins right after.

I’m an engineer. During the first two years after COVID, I worked in real estate and as a general contractor flipping homes because my local office closed down, and I didn’t feel like taking what the company offered me and moving the family to Houston, Tx during a pandemic. I learned a lot of...

I can relate to this post big time, not necessarily just with canoeing, but with my interests in general. The balancing part is hard, and I agree with a direct correlation between happiness and time spent doing the things we love. Im at a point in life where I have young kids that are very...

This is all great info! Thanks Dustin. I’m assuming this is when the gauge reads above the 2-5’ range you gave me earlier?

Dustin, Thanks for your reply. Where do you typically put in and take out? Are those members of the canoe clubs paranoid, or is the river fairly dangerous? Are the descriptions I’ve read about it being class I correct? I may have to take you up on that offer. I’d like to pick your brain on...

Does anyone have experience paddling the 23 miles of the Shenango River between Pymatuning Reservoir and Shenango River Lake? There is a published water trail here, but not much info. Best I could find is that it’s a class I float...

@dcloots has made repairs on cold cracks of similar lengths. You will see them in his videos.

I would think stern lines would come into play if the belly straps fail when slamming on the brakes?

It’s a shame the overspray isn’t over the entire hull. Then it would look intentional. Haha

I would drill your hole at the bottom of the crack before removing your gunwales to prevent it from getting worse while working the gunwales off. Also, I would recommend making sure the heads of all the screws in the gunwales are fully exposed and not covered in gunk or have small splinters...

I found a used Souris River Quetico on the North American Canoe Trader Facebook Page. It needs some work but it’s the right price and weight. I’m not a member on Facebook anymore so if the link doesn’t work you could probably find it yourself. I believe this is located in Michigan...

https://www.canoetripping.net/threads/mad-river-canoe-been-nice-to-know-you.127381/ Found this.

I believe Confluence Outdoors, their parent company, announced in 2022 they were going to stop making Mad River Canoes. I may not be the most up to date though.

Just saw this on North American Canoe Trader Facebook page...

Adam, I don’t have experience with it, but I’m sure we could figure it out. Starting a new thread is a good idea. There are quite a few paddle makers in this site. Glenn, The cracks aren’t very long and only extend 1-3 inches below the gunwales. The g-flex yellow doesn’t clash too bad...

Taking advantage of a warm February day.