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  1. BigandSmall

    24 hours of paddling (or the longest day trip)

    Crazy effort for a good cause, impressive!
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    Solo Canoe advice?

    Beautiful day on the lake today. The boat launches were either frozen in or behind locked gates so it was just us out there. It was warm in the sun so when we got back to the launch I put on my paddle float on and walked the boat out to see how it would go. There was a decent bang when the...
  3. BigandSmall

    Lighter, smaller replacement for C-Tug?

    Hey Mac, didn't mean to come off as down on your design. Was just sharing an alternative. The wheels are held on by a snowblower wheel locking pin type not sure of the actual name.
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    Solo Canoe advice?

    Well it was too cold to attempt a paddle float re-entry but I did get to try the 260cm paddle. Werner also got back to me to say that they don't offer a paddle extension at this time but did offer to help me find a suitable paddle length. At just under 6'2 I found 260cm to be pretty nice in...
  5. BigandSmall

    Lighter, smaller replacement for C-Tug?

    This one doesn't break down the same but it's pretty convenient to use as long as you're not trying to get it in a hatch. It's called the Peanut kayak carrier by Seattle Sports. The wheels pop off easily but that's about it. I slip it over one end, connect the bungee cord and walk it like a...
  6. BigandSmall

    Cable locks?

    Have you seen the Thule locking straps? I have Lasso cables but those Thule straps look pretty convenient to use.
  7. BigandSmall

    Solo Canoe advice?

    Googling canoe paddle float didn't turn up anything. I suspect because most guys don't use solo canoes or kayak paddles. With a 260cm paddle and an inflatable float somehow gripping the shaft across the rear thwart? Might need a panel put across or second thwart or similar. Could be...
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    Solo Canoe advice?

    I wonder if a paddle float would work at all?
  9. BigandSmall

    Solo Canoe advice?

    It's good, nice to be able to move around to different positions. Kneeling, one knee, cross legged. With feet straight out it could use a backrest. Pretty light to move around compared to my plastic boat. I do need to learn some self rescue techniques though. I made a short crossing...
  10. BigandSmall

    Solo Canoe advice?

    Made the long drive to pick up the boat and got to try it out last night. We had really high winds in town and were happy to have no wind at the lake when we started. Even with new wrist gaskets in the drysuit it took me a bit to remember that the 3 R's of kayaking apply to canoeing as well...
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    Solo Canoe advice?

    Well I put a deposit down on a fiberglass Caribou S today. Once I finish up the work project I'm on I can make the long drive to pick it up. Buying without trying isn't ideal but I was able to find enough information scraping around forums on the internet that it sounds like this model...
  12. BigandSmall

    Solo Canoe advice?

    I was originally looking at paddling a tandem backwards but saw a few people complain about wind if you didn't weight the bow or the width if used with a kayak paddle when set up as a solo. Those reasons and my wife prefers to be Captain of her own boat (I make boats tippy) has me just...
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    Solo Canoe advice?

    I’m looking at solo canoes and wondering if anyone here has any input on them. I like the sounds of the Clipper Caribou S but the Hellman Solitude also looks interesting. I don’t know much about canoes only having owned a Costco Coleman years ago. I’m mainly interested in the alternate seating...
  14. BigandSmall

    Sad to see Wilderness Systems discontinued the big Tsunamis...

    At your dimensions there are still some good plastic sea kayaks that should fit you well. It's just whether or not they fit what you plan on doing with them. I haven't tried all of these: P&H Socrpio HV, Leo HV, Virgo HV, Dagger Stratos L. If you're complaining about the weight of the...
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    Frej XS

    Thank you Mick, I really appreciate that. Also big thanks to everyone who gave me advice along the way especially John. He spent a lot of time sharing his knowledge with me via email. You don't realize how much you aren't clear on until you get to it.
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    Frej XS

    A couple more details. I forgot to add that after drilling for all the deck rigging I epoxy sealed all the holes and then the varnish gets in there too. So when you screw the deck rigging bolt back in it cuts threads for itself making it pretty watertight. To help with that I wrapped teflon...
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    Frej XS

    It was good, she likes it! It seems plenty stable and she liked the outfitting (IR Reggie back band). It was hot so she had her feet over the side a few times. Loose initial for easy edging but plenty of secondary. She said it feels fast which is nice, doesn't take much to out run my...
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    Frej XS

    Time for a test paddle now.
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    Frej XS

    So the final coat of varnish has been applied and it's drying in the garage. It should be dry enough to start bolting the deck rigging back on tonight and get the skeg controller back in. I had it all rigged up then stripped it down for varnish. I followed the same deck rigging pattern we...
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    Frej XS

    So it turns out that I shouldn't have gone over the skeg box when I glassed the stems. When cutting out the box I had some de-laminating despite only cutting on the push stroke. Since it's just an extra protection layer for the skeg box I just dripped some Krazy glue in as best I could and...
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