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Considering some of the prices I've seen lately for some of these boats I thought it was a good price as well. Wish I had a need for this boat but just too full now.

Saw this on CL in NH, new listing. I'm not selling. Thought someone might be interested: http://nh.craigslist.org/boa/5688273618.html

Learn something new everyday! White vinegar to clean is a whole lot cheaper then acetone, styrofoam for the syringes, the bag trick, like cake decorators do (not that I use thickened epoxy a lot but like that idea)! I kinda figured this was an old trick but new to me. For straight up I have...

I had some small holes to fill in one of my projects, the never ending one! This morning I decided to try something new. Since I was working with a small hole to fill in wood I opted to try out using a syringe and a small amount of resin (G-Flex in this case). I put the syringe in the bench...

Took a short jaunt on the river today, poled upstream for about a mile and a half and then drifted back to the put in. With the lower water levels this year I was amazed at the scum that collected on my canoe. It was especially thick at the put in to the point that when I threw the straps on the...

Welcome Mike. I'm in the Concord area and do a lot of canoeing. Where are you located? dougd

Considering what I've seen online mahogany can be steamed but I'll never try it. I'm sure like you said Kim there are other woods that would work as well. I'm sure you'll get some answers at WCHA. I'm a novice when it comes to steam bending, in fact don't even want to try it despite the fact...

I've been using Dynel saturated with a mixture of resin and G-Flex mix. I run a lot of very rocky rivers here in NE and to date have never had a problem and believe me I have had some pretty hard hits with no damage at all. Well, ok the paint on the outside took a scrape. As Mike stated some...

No Title Actually that is similar to what the Mad River Courier I bought several years ago looked like when I got it. One small section on each end and the same on the inwale as well. Hell, it even came with plywood seats screwed into the side of the hull! But I only paid 75$ for that! dougd

MW, that is a very nice offer. I travel up that way now and again by canoe and may take you up on that offer. Many thanks. dougd

Very nice! Looks like a lot of work but well worth the effort! Should be my neighbor!

I can only address one item on your list, poling. From years of doing this in many different hulls I can honestly say that at 10' it will be a hard sell. In my Courier, 14' or so it doesn't handle well at all with a pole. It is nothing more then spinning. The extra few inches on my Disco...

Alan, very happy to hear you found your boat and it wasn't stolen which could have been a much worse story! Reminds me of the one time when the knot on my painter let loose while I was off loading the car and huffing gear. Came down the bank to see the wind pushing my canoe downriver at a...

Alan, I'm in the midst of putting the back band back in the Rob Roy. I had to do a couple of different things but will document what I've done to give you some ideas and send them to you. My back rest is a Voyager. Came with the boat so not sure who makes it. If you have wood gunwales you...

Well Peach, that canoe has seen a lot of lot of miles. That was just one incident on one of the canoe trails we were paddling. Just a minor set back but there is more to the "Rest of the Story". ;-) She's retired now unless there is some serious poling involved.

This what happens in a shallow stream broach, ain't pretty and took a long time to get her out if you want to count this as a broach. Knee deep but swift enough.

My first memories were around 12 years old at a summer camp. Aluminum canoes and sailboats. Paddles that weighed more then my scrawny arse weighed. At age 14 it was an ABS canoe and a 650 mile trip down the Albany River and then down the James Bay to Moosenee. Years later my mother bought an...

Ah yes, the missing steak story! I have been wanting to forget that but thanks for the reminder. How four guys can miss it in a cooler, A COOLER by Gawd is still beyond me. As I do recall as I was flipping on the grill over the fire it it went sailing into the pine needles and dirt to add...

Your stories are why I go with friends, usually one or two. No BS at take out meet up, boat moved to shuttle vehicle, gear transferred and off we go. At put in off load and are usually on the water within 10-15 minutes. I rarely go with large groups with the exception of the annual...

Looks great Robin! It really adds to the site! Like snapper said!