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HAMILTON AREA - Newer Paddler Looking For People to Sea-Kayak With
...et my sister hooked but then she went and got pregnant....so she doesn't quite fit in her kayak this summer! Anyway, new to this site so just saying hello!...
ANY OPINIONS ON THE PELICAN STORM or WAVE?
...so have one for sale if you are looking in the ottawa area for about $350 canadian I only used it for one summer (8 times) and I now need something bigger because I am a family man. The Skirt was neve...
Newborn PFDs ???
... caneoing we will be doing. We have seen a few out there for kids who weigh 20 lbs or more but the entire summer will be gone gone before the kid will weigh that much. Any help would be appreciate...
What's the proper procedure for kayaking across the Canada-USA border?
I'm thinking of kayaking on the St-Lawrence River next summer and was wondering what kayakers do when crossing the border? Do you inform the authorities before crossing, or just report after? Wha...
Nepean library videos and talks
...e here. Alas, the 'rapids' aren't to be seen given the long dry period we've had this summer but, because of the dam in Lanark, the river/marsh had lots of water....
Hi from Barrie area
...bout 5 years and love to explore different areas to paddle. Haven't had much chance to get out this summer so looking forward to a few trips this fall. I'm excited to find this site as ...
New member in Ohio
...sing the Blanchard last year, I'm planning to spend some time on the Auglaize and Maumee rivers this summer. If you've got any suggestions for paddling spots in NW Ohio, I'd love to ...
I am really excited since I have enrolled in my first kayaki...
...t would take one to get good enough to deal with ww and the extreme ww grades. I do have a lot of time in summer since I am a teacher, and plan to spend as much as possible paddling. Any thoughts?...
PFDs
...securely. Should not slide up when you get in the water. (And get ones that will fit with just a shirt in summer and a jacket and fleece on cool or wet days.) 2. Pockets are very handy if you go o...
novices question
...y little about canoes, only that as a teenager, many years ago, we used to have a lot of fun with them at summer camp on a small placid lake. I am looking for something to use for fishing on small lak...
New to Kayaking Buddies
...e hours west of you. I live in the shore of Lake Michigan. I am looking at building my first strip this summer/fall. I am using Nick Shade's design of Great Auk. Keep in touch. I would love ...
Waxing??
Last summer I bought a touring kayak (plastic) and I also received very positive comments from NG prior to my purchase. I'm still grateful for your advise, because I tried what I thought I needed...
Perception Acadia
My brother and I paddled the Acadia last summer. We were both first timmers and found the boat to be comfortable and forgiving. I believe that there would plenty of room for gear for three or four day...
I'm planning to take my kayaks to Tybee Island, GA this summ...
I'm planning to take my kayaks to Tybee Island, GA this summer. There will be several in the group who don't have much paddling experience. We want to paddle out to the cockspur lighthouse ...
HAVE SEVERAL KAYAKS AND JUST GOT A LIGHTWEIGHT CD KESTREL HY...
...K WALKS BACK TURNS AROUND AND LIFTS- ABOUT 60-65 LBS TOTAL. NO EMPTYING GEAR FROM BOAT ETC. WILL TRY THIS SUMMER-TOO HEAVY TO DO WITH A LARGE KAYAK-LIKE MY 52LB ONE-plus gear...
Hello from Southern....Ontari o
...rnoon but I still love to be on the water. I usually try to make it up north for a weekend or two each summer but it's looking more like a fall trip this year. Thinking about doing a destinat...
4Sale: Scott canoe
...r tail style I paid over $900 at Trail Head 7 years ago. The canoe was used only a few times in the first summer, I can be reached by phone at about any time, 770-4407. The canoe is situate in the...
typical cruising speed range - sea kayak
...rom back to front of a club trip group without any problem. However, when paddling with Nigel Dennis last summer, I trailed at the back quite badly. Switching to one of his Romany Explorer (glass) boa...
Seeking info on Chaudiere River
I am going to be in the Chaudiere-Appalaches region of Quebec this summer and am thinking about canoeing the Chaudiere River. Can anyone provide me with info or sources of info. about the river, such ...
Winter storage of canoe outdoors...
...r chores must get done.... In the spring I purchased a Kevlar/carbon canoe. I kept in indoors through the summer up at the cottage. This winter I hope to store the canoe in the rafters of an unheated ...
canoe trip in canada - britisch columbia
Hello, I'm Francis Soenen from Belgium and next summer I will do a canoe trip in Canada - Britisch Columbia. Because we have friends who live in Mc Bride near the Fraser River and we are look...
Crow River water level?
... and never seen anything resembling a streamflow gauge on it. Most canoeists just see the Crow in the summer between Big Crow and Lavielle at which time it is usually just like a little stream. I&...
ANYONE TRY LIGHT KAYAK-30LB PORTAGING WITH GOING LIGHT AND L...
I can't say Ihave. However my goal for this year is to have a yost SOF for this summer for just this purpose. I'm homwever going to put my equip in a backpack and carry the SOF kayak once I...
Info on kayaking in Brittish Columbia
... Sound the smooth coastline of the south gives way to a multitude of fiords and islands. Many grey whales summer along this coast and the rugged nature of the area would make it my first choice. Jump ...
Have any of you combined a kayak and bike trip in which you ...
...O it is the best and easiest way to get to the water. So far I've only been doing daytrips but this summer I will attempt a multi-day excursion. Here's a video I made of one of my typica...
Elora Gorge
...ere last weekend - the water was warm (t-shirt, lifevest shorts and aquasocks). The level was a bit above summer lows which meant not as many rockgardens. It was a few inches below the bottom of the c...
Canoe Tripping with an infant
I did the Lake Temagami-Diamond Lake-Wabakima Lake-Obabika Lake route this summer. We took our three boys including the 13 month old. It was a distance of about 130 km with some tough portages and a l...
Appleby Manufacturing Canoe.
... In the mid 1980s I had an Old Town sail kit fitted to it, but it sat for 20 years seldom used. This summer I finally started paddling, sailing, and camping with it at every opportunity. It'...
Canoe cedar strips - Machine your own vs. buying pre-machined
...otal is $315. It took me 3 days to mill the lumber. It is drying right now. Cedar will air dry during the summer in about 2 months. I was able to select my cuts and get the best lumber for the job. Ye...
Looking for whitewater paddlers to photograph this spring.
...er both incredible scenery and rushing water. I would like to get out a few times over the course of the summer but definitely want some spring water images. I will provide the paddlers with images ...
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