testing Peter ... -- Paraphrasing Pogo: We are like Nero - fiddling while the Earth burns! Website: http://www3.sympatico.ca/peter.deppisch ...
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Paul
ontario_wate...
Jan 30, 2008 2:43 am
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...
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Brian Matthews
northernoutl...
Jan 30, 2008 2:46 am
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...
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Peter Deppisch
glsailing
Jan 30, 2008 3:35 am
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...
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canoelac@...
canoelac2
Jan 30, 2008 3:05 pm
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...
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Brian Matthews
northernoutl...
Jan 30, 2008 6:23 pm
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...
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Peter Deppisch
glsailing
Jan 30, 2008 8:12 pm
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...
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Peter Deppisch
glsailing
Jan 30, 2008 8:16 pm
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. ...
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Brian Matthews
northernoutl...
Jan 30, 2008 8:49 pm
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...
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Peter Deppisch
glsailing
Feb 23, 2008 6:22 pm
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 -...
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Peter Deppisch
glsailing
Feb 23, 2008 11:40 pm
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 -- ...
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Brian Matthews
northernoutl...
Feb 23, 2008 11:58 pm
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...
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Peter Deppisch
glsailing
Feb 24, 2008 12:12 am
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! ...
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bradmand32
Jun 8, 2008 1:33 am
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...
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bradmand32
Jun 8, 2008 1:33 am
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...
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Brian Matthews
northernoutl...
Jun 8, 2008 3:09 pm
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...
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peter.deppisch@...
glsailing
Jun 9, 2008 2:34 pm
Hi Brad, I will look after things after my return from Germany. I am the moderator and will approve things when I get back on Friday. Peter...
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Brad man
bradmand32
Jun 13, 2008 5:09 pm
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 ...
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Brad man
bradmand32
Jun 13, 2008 5:09 pm
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...
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Peter Deppisch
glsailing
Jun 13, 2008 5:13 pm
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...
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bradmand32
Jun 16, 2008 8:47 pm
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...
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Brian Matthews
northernoutl...
Jun 16, 2008 9:42 pm
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...
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Brad man
bradmand32
Jun 17, 2008 10:21 pm
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...
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Brian Matthews
northernoutl...
Jun 17, 2008 11:40 pm
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...
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Brad man
bradmand32
Jun 18, 2008 1:02 am
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...
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Peter Deppisch
glsailing
Jun 18, 2008 2:30 am
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...
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Peter Deppisch
glsailing
Jun 18, 2008 2:32 am
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...
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Brian Matthews
northernoutl...
Jun 18, 2008 12:32 pm
Hi Brad; If you go to the groups home page you will see on the left side "messages";. Click on this and you will end up on a page with all our posts. By...
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Brad man
bradmand32
Jun 19, 2008 1:35 am
Hi Peter, Thanks for setting me straight I was trying to remember from several years ago and I wasn't sure if I was right or not. It gets really crazy in that...
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Brad man
bradmand32
Jun 19, 2008 1:37 am
Hi Brian, Maybe the group just needs a little more advertisement. I've never been to Thunder Bay before I am going to drop off a University Student there and...
