Great views. Thanks for letting us have a look.
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Great views. Thanks for letting us have a look.
Hey very cool.....thanks for the trip pic's.
Just bought a used aluminum canoe. Guess I'll be teaching myself how to do that this summer. Next summer, Eagle to Circle on the Yukon, the Mighty Mighty Yukon! 154 miles. WOOT WOOT!
http://www.nps.gov/yuch/planyourvisi...yukonriver.htm
Sounds like an awesome trip. Looking forward to your pics.
Oh it is awesome. I'm so tickled! I can't wait to get it out there. Gotta wait till another pay day to buy life vests, oars, rope, etc.
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Nice. Be safe.
There is an amazing solitude gliding along in a canoe. It should be a terrific trip.
Congrats....doesn't have to be fancy, just float with guns and ammo aboard......LOL
Looks like a Grumman?.......
Awesome!!!!! One piece of advice......seats with backs.
Yes it's a Grumman. I like the seat back idea!
Good heavy duty boat that will last a lots of years of tough duty.......Congrtas.Quote:
Originally Posted by 1stimestar
Yes, yes. Most definitely. Seats with backs. It makes all the difference in the world.
I just bought a 17 ft. Grumman myself! It was my cousin's who sadly passed on to a better place last year. I couldn't watch it leave the family. I probably paid too much at $800. Curious what yours cost ya, you can PM me if you like. Also a neat fact i learned from my little girl today. Alaska was purchased from Russia for 2 cents an acre or, 7 million dollars.
Wow ironic! This boat came from a guy who had a rental. The person who was renting passed away and it took his family a few months to get up here and clear his belongings from the place. The owner didn't charge for rent during that time as he knew the family in the lower 48 couldn't afford it and felt bad they lost their family member. So the family gave him the boat. I only paid $300 for it so it was a really good deal. I think $600 is about the going used price, when you can find them!Quote:
Originally Posted by COWBOYSURVIVAL
Cool canoe! That is a good deal also. Some dry bags would be nice and I third the seat backs.
Have fun and be carful and tie everything down. Just trust me on that one!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Well at least Old Town style caned seats........easier on the buttocks.....I aslo added a removable portage bar as the center support, that can be removed for big gear.
$300 bucks is a very good price these days.....Good for you.
I did pay $200 for 2 canoes, .....1998.......a Colman fiber glass $125 and a 15' no name aluminum $75 bucks, beat up canoe at a yard sale......sold the alum canoe (paid for both) before I got home and gave the Colman to DD and SIL.
Yea I was looking at dry bags big enough to carry my fiddle in. Ouch that's gonna hurt.Quote:
Originally Posted by Canoetripper
Turns out mine is manufactured by Lowe. I was mistaken.
No worries. I notice it also has a flat bottom, that's nice.
You probably know this and it won't come as a surprise that aluminum canoes are noisy. Mine is a thermo plastic or resin material and the drawback is they scratch much more easily than aluminum. Google canoe paddling and you'll learn some basic paddle strokes that will come in pretty handy. They are a hoot no doubt about it.
Definitely take advantage of Rick's suggestion on paddling techniques. Learning the correct paddling techniques will keep you in a straight line and help you use core muscles that will keep you rowing longer due to less fatigue and frustration.
I added 3 canoes over the last year. I put the feelers out that i was looking for a good canoe. I didn't see any great deal and so bought a thermal plastic canoe on sale at Dick's. Then I was at a co-workers warehouse and he had an old fiberglass canoe that needed some TLC. $25 later I carried the canoe to my warehouse.
Then another co-worker had a buddy getting rid of another fiberglass canoe. That canoe may well be the ugliest canoe I have ever seen. But, for $50 how can you go wrong. Once we get settled into our new warehouse, we are going to put some fiberglass on them. I have to weld up an aluminum piece for the bow. Then we are going to repaint the two fiberglass canoes and another one that belongs to my friend.
Redneck Regatta II!
Lol you want to see a Redneck Regatta, check out our local Red Green Regatta named for the Red Green Show. At least one roll of duct tape must be used in the construction of the craft.Quote:
Originally Posted by Batch
https://www.google.com/search?q=red+...w=1024&bih=653
Pissst, Rick, It's the guns that make it noisy.........Quote:
Originally Posted by Rick
How much does it weigh?
Ours is a 14' Mad River. My son has a 14' Old Towne. The Mad River weighs something like 80 lbs. Here's a pic of the rig. The red one is ours.
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Looks like a good time. We have some boats like that in the Columbus Day Regatta and then there is the naked women and beer! LOLQuote:
Originally Posted by 1stimestar
Yeah, what could possibility go wrong there........Quote:
Originally Posted by Batch
Naked women....beer.......naked women.....beer. Uh, is the beer cold?
We had/have a huge wild fire going on in the southern part of the state (where I took that big trip last year).
http://www.alaskadispatch.com/articl...nsula-wildfireQuote:
Human remains discovered by crew battling Kenai Peninsula wildfire
Nathaniel Herz|
June 2, 2014
A crew working on the massive Funny River wildfire on the Kenai Peninsula found unidentified human remains Sunday near the community of Sterling, according to the Alaska State Troopers.
There were no identifying items discovered with the remains, which appeared to be several years old, according to a dispatch from troopers, who flew to the scene in a fire crew helicopter.
The troopers are waiting for information from the state’s medical examiner on the age and sex of the remains, said spokeswoman Megan Peters. She declined to provide more information about how the remains were found.
Related:
Wolf pups orphaned in wildfire find forever home
Peters said troopers are reviewing cases in a missing persons database to help with identification.
“We have a lot of unanswered questions. We want to know why this person is there,” she said.
“We don’t even know if it’s a suspicious case or not, because we don’t know who the person is,” she added.
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The Alaska Volcano Observatory has upgraded Pavlof Volcano to RED / WARNING status. An eruption is occurring and pilot reports indicate ash has reached 22,000 feet.
According to the AVO, seismic tremors increased today starting about 3:00 p.m. AKDT today. Recent satellite images show a plume extending over 50 miles / 80 km east of the volcano.
High and low altitude pilots and marine traffic should continue to monitor this situation.
The Anchorage National Weather Service will send advisories or alerts if ash is expected to impact Alaska communities.
More information from the AVO can be found here: http://www.avo.alaska.edu/activity/Pavlof.php
Watch www.weather.gov/Anchorage for more information.
Woot woot! Guess who is coming in from Kavik on Friday and staying with me?
Look out Fairbanks!
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Rotro, Reorge!
Y'all have fun and behave.........well, at least have fun.
I think we could get bail pretty easily if needed.
Who's going to arrest you? When you get to playin' the cops will be dancin'. Enjoy life. Have a ball!
Looks like a good time to me.....Enjoy.
Guess who is playing at the Fairbanks Summer Folk Fest? This gal! WOOT! and scary!
We're playing Flop Eared Mule and a couple other things.
https://www.facebook.com/events/1466...000/?ref=br_tf
Have a fiddling good time!
Good for you!! Show 'em how it's done.
Ohhhh the plans we are making. There are very exciting things in the making. Good times, good friends, good beer, Stella's Cider.
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My friend Lori, me, my friend Mike, Susan, photobombed by the owner of the Howling Dog Saloon, Ralph.
You've got to love a saloon named The Howling Dog.