Post a story if you have time. I canoe-camped many times in Algonquin and Quetico when I was younger and I'd like to hear a story or two that would "take me...
Hello Larry: My father Paul Bray aka "Ontario_Water_Walker" once tried to get a book published about his trips of over 20 years into Algonquin Park. If you...
Peter, is that you? I was looking at your Tangerine/kayak photos, you might find a canoe is quite a bit easier to get in and out of, especially in your...
Brian, Yes it is me! My dad paddled a kayak. I prefer kayaks. I like kayaks. What else can I tell you. And yes I have paddled a canoe and they are fine but...
Hooray Jay! Sounds exactly like what I need with these 10-degree winds howling this morning! Will send you my mailing address. My last trip in Algonquin was...
Hi Peter; The shrivelled skin from a 1930's Klepper is hanging in our boathouse, and its frame is (or was) hanging in the Mountain Equipment Co-op down in...
Brian, Yes - My dad had a two seater Klepper kayak and at times it was three seater, i.e. when they stuffed me into the area where the air cushions was...
Brian, I am sure you could get a replacement skin for about the price of a new kayak. :) I remember my dad wrestling with putting the skin on the frame. ...
Hi Peter; The original skin is a full 12" too short, it's amazing how the canvas shrinks over time. My friend considered getting a new skin, but the boat is...
f.y.i. And is there any traffic on this list? http://www.friend.ly.net/%7Edadadata/AA_Eric/alone_contents.html Peter -- Paraphrasing Pogo: We are like Nero -...
f.y.i. http://www.ibiblio.org/eldritch/jm/TM.HTM Spring is just around the corner. The swans are pairing off down at the Whitby waterfront.! Cheers, Peter -- ...
Fellow canoeists; Are there any folks here familiar with these boats? They look very interesting and might be worth a try. Brian. [Non-text portions of this...
f.y.i. http://www.intcanoe.org.uk/evolution.html These look interesting! Peter -- Paraphrasing Pogo: We are like Nero - fiddling while the Earth burns! ...
Hi everyone I just took my first trip last weekend. I haven't had a canoe for years but recently purchased a 17 foot Coleman Ram X. The first trip was a two...
Hi there, I posted a message to this group a while ago but it wasn't approved. And I know this is kind of an odd request but I'd be willing to help moderate or...
Hi Brad; Welcome to the group. I think Peter is the moderator these days. He's on holiday and will be back soon, but it looks like your posts are coming...
Hi Brian, I'm pretty much a novice I haven't been in a canoe since I was a teenager. I've got four rough and tumble teenage boys so I wanted something that ...
Hi Peter, Sorry about that, it seemed like a good group and I thought maybe it was abandoned or something. Brad (Who feels really stupid now) ... [Non-text...
Hi, I am back and hopefully there will be others who will join in the discussions. This group has been very silent for a long time. Cheers, Peter ... -- Treat...
I don't know if anyone is interested in this or not but here is a link to some Canoe / Kayak Water trails in my area. All you have to do is click on the name...
Hi Brad; I see you are "down country" from us up here in Dufferin County. I've been reading some war of 1812 history recently, and about some of the...
Hi Brian, I'm down here in the deep south LOL. The St. Clair River huh? Ok, well all the water from Lake Huron gets funneled into the St. Clair River at...
Hi Brad; 30 knots!!! Good grief! The book talks of kedging the old sailing ships against the current, I guess taking the anchors out in a small boat, then...
Hi Brian, No I haven't read any of Paul Bray's posts how do I get to the archives? And maybe we can increase the activity here on the group. I'm going to be...
Hi, I went up the under the old "Blue Water Bridge" and kept close to shore and I had my engine on full throttle and doing 3/4 of a knot so the current is...
If you go to www.yahoo.ca and then click groups and then sign in you should see all of the Yahoo groups you have signed up for and then select the canoe group...
