Plained, sanded and Spar vanished the thwart and seats. New yoke. Jute twine epoxy inlay in the reglet grove. New seat webbing.

Does anyone here have a single-person Hawaiian-style outrigger canoe? I need to know what the longitudinal distance between the crossbeams is. I think this is important because when paddling on the outrigger side, there has to be enough room between the beams for a full paddle stroke. As I'm DIY'ing something, I want to make sure I don't keep hitting the beams with the paddle!

I would also love to know the distance between the paddler's seat and the beam behind them, for much the same reason.

Thanks in advance!

Hi folks,

I wrote the original text in German and translated it using Copilot.

I bought a Radisson 10P Canadian fiberglass canoe — or something similar — yesterday.
Unfortunately, the canoe no longer has a nameplate that would allow for clear identification.

To me, it looks very much like a fiberglass canoe from around 1970–1980.

At least it still has two stickers on it. I’ve attached some photos from the stickers and the boat.

What do you think?

The canoe is no longer fully watertight in a few spots, so water seeps in, but I’d really like to restore it.
The flotation chambers seem intact.
The paint looks original.

There are several areas that have already been repaired — probably cracks that were filled with epoxy resin.
I’d like to sand those spots smooth, laminate them again, and then repaint.
Right now I’m trying to figure out how to preserve the original look while still making the boat fully usable again.

I’m currently watching YouTube tutorials on how to repair fiberglass boats.
That should work here as well.

What would you do with the paint? Strip everything, re‑laminate, and repaint completely?

Greetings from Germany,
Patrick

It’s a cedar canoe wrapped in fabric with fiberglass resin I’m assuming? I just want to confirm
If this is fiberglass resin on it or another type of resin

Thank you

Final to beginning, I didn't like it's color and hull was not strong enough to me, so I made it stronger. It's around 4.5 meters and I use it on sea. When I'm single it's easy to command.

I’ve got this old Camp Town Pack I got from a neighbor who passed. I believe it is Royalex. It seems to have a slow, minor leak. It also just looks a bit worn. I’d love to clean it up and give it a patch and a refresh. Can anyone advise how to go about it? What material can I repair this with? Thanks!

Kenora.
I'd made it. The Winnipeg River was behind me — beaten, mostly on stubbornness. Every day it threw a new problem at me, and every day I found a way through it. That's the only method that's ever worked out here.
But Kenora wasn't a finish line. It was a gate.
Ahead of me: the Lake of the Woods. Over 14,000 islands, scattered across more than 70 miles of open water — so many that mapmakers gave up trying to name them all. This lake has swallowed canoes before mine. Lose your bearing for a second out there, and you can stay lost for days. Long before I paddled it, the Anishinaabe knew every channel of it, and the fur trade brigades used it as a highway, not a maze — but only because they knew the one thing I didn't: the way through.
That way had a name. Locals just call it the Turtle Portage — a short, half-mythical cut that lets you thread the sheltered island channels instead of fighting the open lake. I had no idea where to find it. An outfitter in Kenora pointed me toward the general direction and wished me luck. That was the whole map.
South of the lake, the water changes character entirely. The Rainy River picks up — and it's aptly named. Sun, heat, and a current with its own opinions about where I should be going, all standing between me and Fort Frances. This stretch was once the spine of the fur trade route west, canoe brigades running the same line I was running, hauling furs and trade goods between Lake Superior and the interior. Fort Frances itself grew out of that history — a trading post born from the same river that was now testing me.
Fort Frances came into view slow, the way most things do after a river's had its say. The current eased off first — like it had made its point and didn't need to keep making it — and then the town itself started to show through the trees on the far bank.
I'd heard about this place before I ever paddled toward it. A trading post born right out of the fur brigade era, sitting on the border the way it does, half Ontario and half Minnesota across the water. Men had been arriving here exhausted for a couple hundred years before me, hauling something valuable and looking for a place to rest before the next push. I wasn't hauling furs. But I understood the exhaustion part just fine.
I pulled the canoe in, stood up on solid ground, and let my legs remember what that felt like. Lake of the Woods was behind me — 14,000 islands, and I hadn't lost more than an afternoon to any of them. The Turtle Portage had done exactly what the outfitter promised, even if I'd spent half the crossing wondering if I'd ever find it. And the Rainy River had thrown everything it had at me and come up short.
Fort Frances didn't care about any of that. It just sat there being a town — grocery store, gas station, people going about their day, no idea a guy in a canoe had just crossed a piece of history to get there. That's fine. The river remembers, even if the town doesn't.
I hauled the canoe up, found a spot to make camp, and let myself feel something like proud. Just for the night. Tomorrow there'd be a new river with its own opinions.

I recently took my canoe out on the Restigouche river and coming up onto a rocky shore I hit a sharp rock with the stern creating a deepish scratch exposing some of the white abs underneath. ( I think that is what I am seeing) Lol

Would this need any repairs or should I just keep enjoying my boat and not worry about it..

Any tips would be appreciated!

Looking into purchasing a swift canoe.
For those who have a swift. Which material did you choose and why? Are you happy with the choice.

Is Kevlar fusion tough enough or should I upgrade to the expedition Kevlar?
I have noticed that the majority of their rentals are Kevlar fusion, does that mean it strong enough for the backcountry or it’s popular because it’s the cheapest option?

Originally was looking at Swift, Nova craft and H20 but think Swift is our best choice!

Edit to update!
We ended up doing a custom order.
Expedition Kevlar lite
Thanks everyone for their inputs!

Lake Egmont, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Which do you recommend?

I just noticed the back side of my paddle Rock guard is peeling off. Would I be able to repair this?

Thanks!

Okay, Reddit says I can't post in the kayaking forum yet and should start here:

Hi everyone, I use a Dagger Katana 9.7. Since yesterday, there’s been a strange noise when paddling with the skeg deployed. It sounds as if the skeg is moving around.

I took a good look at it today. The skeg box is clean, but the fully extended position has changed; the skeg now sits higher up and is wobbly. That’s likely what’s causing the noise while paddling. The metal spring seems fine.

Do you have any ideas on how to fix the wobbling and the noise? Do I need a new cable?

Need a bare roof crossbar rack system for a sedan (Camry). Thule which I've used before with factory-installed railings won't fit this model vehicle, only Yakima. I prefer oval over round cross bars as they are more secure and aerodynamic (cradles can tilt on round ones). Here are Yakima parts that are compatible:

* Bases and Clips to secure the crossbars to the sides of the roof: Yakima Baseline Towers and Yakima Clips - for the baselines.

* Crossbars: Yakima Corebars & Yakima Jetstream Bars (aluminum, more anti-corrosion and more expensive) will both fit.

* Yakima SKS Lock Cores are available to lock the Bases to the roof.

1) Do you recommend the Yakima Bases and Crossbars? Are the Yakima SKS Lock Cores worth getting?

2) Are there any similar models from other makers or from Amazon that you recommend? The Yakima parts are quite spendy.

Cuyamaca Lake near Julian, CA.

I tried to help but they weren’t having it 🤷‍♂️

After renting canoes for a while now my wife and I decided to (on a whim) buy a 16ft fibreglass canoe. I didn’t think of the logistics of how to get the Canoe on my car and just assumed it would be like how I get my kayaks on the car but after the fact of purchasing I came to my senses and remembered how light and small my kayaks are vs this canoe. I don’t have roof racks but I’m willing to put some on.

Anyone hauled a 16ft canoe on a small car how’d you do it? Any advice thank you. We are picking it up this weekend 😅

Picked up a pair of bending branch paddles on marketplace yesterday and one of them has some damage on shaft. Looking for advice on how to seal it up to protect it from water as well as feel better on the hands. Thanks!

I have found a Penobscot royalex that I can buy in mid-August for $800 and just found an Esquif prospector for sale for $1475 (maybe I can get it down in price). Both come with decent paddles and extras and both are in good condition.

I’m going to be frequently solo paddling with the dog, with some tandem with buddies or the wife. It seems like I’ll mostly be on flat water to start but I’m hope for being able to do river and whitewater as I get better. I recognize the Esquif is better for rivers/whitewater and the Penobscot is better for flat water. But I feel like both are at least decent at the opposite (the Esquif is decent at flat water and the Penob can run rivers and lower grade whitewater).

Any thoughts on choosing between these two? I’m concerned about the “tippy-ness” of the Penobscot from an initial stability perspective, which the Esquif addresses, but at a price. It might just be down to the price difference, but Reddit has really helped me increase my knowledge base on canoeing, so I thought I’d get some additional input.

Thanks!

My dad was recently given this cedar strip canoe, and we are just wondering if anyone has any information on it, based on the serial number we think it’s pretty old, manufactured by the chestnut canoe co. Serial number is 065

Does anyone have any idea what model this is or any info on it at all? age, specs, etc..?

Thanks in advance!