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...
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Brian Matthews
northernoutl...
Jun 19, 2008 1:03 pm
Hi Brad; My only experience with Thunder Bay is driving through it on the way to B.C., all of our time on the water has been on Superior itself, between the...
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bradmand32
Jun 19, 2008 4:10 pm
Hello everyone, I was just wondering if any of you have gotten out in your Canoe or Kayak lately? If you have where did you go? What was it like? Has the...
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talkingstone3000
talkingstone...
Jun 19, 2008 6:38 pm
The weather here in eastern Ontario hasn't been all that great lately. When I do get out, it will be on a local creek somewhere off the Rideau River system....
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Peter Deppisch
glsailing
Jun 19, 2008 6:46 pm
Ah - the first signs of life! :-) I hope to get my kayak, a Boréal, Muktuk out sometime in the next week. I tested a bunch of kayaks last year to see how...
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bradmand32
Jun 20, 2008 7:30 pm
So I'm in the market for a new canoe paddle or two. Does anyone know where I can get one or two for a decent price, not too bad quality? Brad...
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bradmand32
Jun 20, 2008 7:37 pm
Talkingstone the next time you go out, take some pictures to share with the group. That area is quite beautiful. Brad...
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talkingstone3000
talkingstone...
Jun 21, 2008 2:28 pm
I have a couple of Grey Owl paddles bought a few years ago and they're quite nice: http://www.greyowlpaddles.com/...
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Brad man
bradmand32
Jun 21, 2008 3:37 pm
Now those are some nice looking paddles. Thank you Talkingstone. Brad ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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voyageur_52
Jun 21, 2008 3:43 pm
You might want to check out http://www.buchananpaddles.com/ . I have 2 of his paddles (one bent, one straight, both beavertails) and love them. Larry...
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Brad man
bradmand32
Jun 21, 2008 3:47 pm
Thanks Larry, I'm going to go over the website later when I have more time. Brad ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Brian Matthews
northernoutl...
Jun 21, 2008 6:32 pm
Do those bent paddles work well in the stern where we need to steer? Brian. ... From: voyageur_52 To: canoeontario@... Sent: Saturday, June 21, 2008...
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voyageur_52
Jun 21, 2008 6:55 pm
It takes some getting used to but the bent shaft paddles *can* be used in the stern. I personally prefer a straight shaft for the stern but know of plenty of...
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Leigh Ann
leigh33ca
Jun 21, 2008 8:03 pm
Hi everyone! My name is Leigh Ann and I am from S-W Ontario and I know Jo V from here and I think she is from my home town as well. I haven't canoed since I...
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Brad man
bradmand32
Jun 22, 2008 2:51 pm
Hi Leigh Ann, Welcome to the group. Your going to have to get a canoe so you can come out with Jo and I. In fact Jo and I are getting ready to go out now. :)...
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jo_in_ontario
Jun 22, 2008 7:44 pm
Hi Leigh Ann, good to see you here. Brad is having breakfast and then we are headed to Crothers Park to do some canoeing today. Theres been so many rainy...
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Timothy
ciderspy
Jun 23, 2008 1:17 pm
I picked up a half decent paddle at the "Le Baron"...
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Claire & Doug
swampgasnews
Jun 23, 2008 1:38 pm
Hello Canoe-rs; If you want some really neat paddles look up Camp Oconto up here on the shield 80 km north of Kingston at Tichborne. They are a girls camp and...
