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Me and my friend have a canoe stashed 5 km in the woods at the head of a big lake system. We go on a fishing trip every April.

This year when we got to the canoe, people had obviously been using it and the paddles and lifejackets were missing

Losers.

This was our makeshift set up

IF YOU FIND STIFF IN THE WOODS AND WANT TO USE IT - JUST PUT IT BACK

Hi all!

New to the group, but seemed like the right spot to mention this. I am a writer/director/actor and this is my directorial feature debut film “Canoe Dig It?”. It’s a mockumentary comedy set in Maine about a group of canoeists traveling up to a national freestyle canoeing competition to duke it out for the title of “Best Paddler”. It’s very akin to Christopher Guest’s “Best in Show”, though muuuuch drier humor.

I am independently bringing it to theaters and so far have played four shows in Maine to sold out crowds and have another ten or so screenings lined up. BUT I am looking for suggestions as to where to expand to next! If anyone here had ideas where it might succeed or find more canoeing communities that want to check it out I’m all ears! Thinking of targeting more of New England, Upstate NY, Canada, and the Midwest next, but could use some leads!

Sorry its not directly paddling related but its paddling related in an indirect way. We as paddlers need to take some action. Even if you don't paddle the BWCA, if this is happening there its only a matter of time before it comes to your preferred waters. Clean water is life and it is the life blood of our sport and our mental sanity. Thanks for calling and saying NO to HJ Res. 140. Call 202-224-3121

Located near Washington DC. My neighbor is in his 90s and downsizing. He has this 1939 Lakefield All Wood Canoe that he got in Connecticut decades ago. He has it restored by Mike Hanna of Alder Creek Boat Works a long time ago.

It’s been up in the air but under a tarp in his backyard since 2009. The hull seems very sound but the gunwale is rotted and needs replaced as well of some of the deck where it meets the bow and stern. It will need some work but I don’t think anything super extensive. It was stored upside down and from what I can tell some moisture got trapped on the backside of the deck and gunwale and sat. The rot seems localized only to that area.

Does anyone know a good place to list it (I’m active on Facebook Marketplace but not sure if there is any demand there). Considering it will be a bit of a project, any thoughts on what it might be worth? From what I can tell, fully restored is probably worth $3k.

The last photo is what it looked like in 2009!

85 Wenonah Jensen Kevlar 49 aramid Marathon Canoe. Ice storm in Nashville dropped some debris and damaged the canoe. I have the kevlar kit to repair, but at this point, I'm unsure how much we'll use it now that we kayak more. Looking for viable options.

Repair and sell? Sell as-is? Price? ??

Thanks

Hello!

A few year ago, my wife's father built us (for her) a cedar strip canoe.

I live in the PNW. I've built I a lean to shed, and it's elevated from the wooden deck as well but weve had some mildew problems occur on account of the moisture laden cold winter air.

Especially on the yoke and thwart and breast hooks, all cherry

And a little bit on the exterior ash gunnels.

The hull itself is cedar strip, with a layer of clear fiberglass and epoxy over. It was 100% unaffected.

Were going to remove the affected cherry pieces and sand them, as well as scrape/sand the gunnels.

What should I put on the cherry and ash after to prevent this from happening again? I was thinking about thinned epoxy, a couple layers thick. Any advice would be great.

Attempted some gelcoat repair for the first time this weekend. It’s definitely not perfect but I’m quite happy with how it turned out! I got the gelcoat from western canoe kayak, $25 for 250ml of gelcoat and $7 for the catalyst from piston ring. The instructions it came with were very straight forward and it was easier to do than I thought it might be.

We're in a drought, so the water level was low, but made it without having to portage. Our dog gets better on the water each time out. Who else takes their pups along for the river ride?

So, I've been restoring a bad purchase I made.

I now make you choose for me:

I've been grinding the aluminium border of its paint but in the summer it's gonna be too hot. What color should I paint this part?

The spring flood event on the French River was too tempting to pass up, so I headed out for a quick paddle. While much of the area remains locked in ice, I found a stretch of open water where the Murdock meets the main channel. Navigating through the flooded trees in those quiet, contrasting shades of grey was nothing short of magical.