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Here's a model that will carry two people and a good load on lively rivers. http://www.bearmountainboats.ca/coll...spector-ranger Perhaps reduce the height of the stems to 20". The model is too broad and full for solo I think, except for gentle rivers, no wind, and local outings.

I just called Mad River and the nice man said they no longer have records for the Teton. Therefore, gunwale shape and dimensions will have to be taken off another existing example of a stock Teton. If there's a Teton owner out there, perhaps she or he could log in with some dimensions.

You have the 36-inch dimension at the yoke and the fixed dimension at the decks-- if you could get a couple more reference dimensions along the gunwales you could attempt a re-bend of the rails. Perhaps Mad River would provide the gunwale spread at the seats, as well as a couple of other...

Yes Mike's right-- it's 36" at center (probably outside hull skin to outside hull skin)-- but check this. Here's a link to a page on the Mad River Teton: http://www.quintanna.com/mtnsports/m...2/rseries.html It was manufactured from 2000 through 2002. I would take the seats out and see if...

CR, is that a Viking rune on the grip of that paddle? If so, what does it mean?

Warming the wood in advance of applying first liquid coats is a good idea. Also, warm the liquid too so that it cools 'with' the substrate, rather than drawing heat away from the wood. As you know, these annoying bubbles that materialize inside the first coat are often called 'out-gassing', and...

That's a clever design.

Lovely paddle Mem. Working the grip on my Sitka Beavertail.

The carbon pins in the photo are internal-- I cut them off at the hull before I install the outwale. They just go through the deck and the inwales, so they can't be seen from outside. They're a hedge against the WRC deck splitting. I don't use metal screws anywhere. These CF tubes are 1/4" OD...

If I need to alter the height of the canoe I move the straps to a different set of holes. The straps are 6" wide, so each end supports about a square foot. At 220 lbs total, that's about .75 lbs/sq inch on the ends-- imagine the local loads put on a hull when it is strapped down to a vehicle...

If I need to remove the deck I just saw it out, clean up the cut, and glue in a new one. Carbon tube pins saw like hardwood; I've made boats with no metal whatsoever-- everything is glued and deep-fastened with carbon pins or epoxy + filler pins. These boats are noticeably stiffer. A...

I often use Western Red Cedar for decks because it's light and beautiful. WRC is fairly soft, but the deck is somewhat protected and doesn't get too beat up. But it's prone to splitting. Therefore I've been installing carbon pins that run through the deck and both inner gunwales. The pin is a...

Like any successful tool, canoe cradles have to work. There are a great variety of designs of this tool surely because people interpret the mission differently. Here are some elements of that mission I think are important: - The cradle has to be strong enough to allow me to crawl in and out of...

I buy from Composites Canada and Noah's Marine in Toronto. http://www.noahsmarine.com

This is an elegant stand! Nice work. I think you should keep this beauty as a display stand; perhaps we could talk about hard-core working stands on a new thread.

Talked to Martin. Click on "Canoes" and the spec sheet appears. Weights vary with optional materials, and they are discussed under "Options". https://kisseynewcanoecompany.com/canoes/

I met Martin at the Outdoor and Adventure show in Calgary last week. He makes beautiful composite canoes that are expertly infused and carefully detailed. https://kisseynewcanoecompany.com

I picked up a pair of these Low Tide neoprene boots from MEC. (Edit) I tested them out yesterday in the icy Bow River at Calgary. These boots are very heavy-- about twice as heavy as regular rubber boots. The toe tops and sole sides are extremely grippy, which makes it very difficult to slide...

Camping in the Rockies can be a noisy pastime because these giants are in transit toward the oceans; they're coming down grain by grain, pebble by pebble, and rock by rock. Erratic cracks, rumbles, and big splashes! All day and all night-- they stand nominally at 10,000 feet now, but started...

Yes. A lot of softwoods can have pullout: pine, Sitka, fir, cedar etc. Less so in quarter-sawn, but there too. Stringy hardwoods like ash and Honduras mahogany pull some, as does black walnut. I love cherry and basswood for their stability across the grain.