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Peter Blanc - XL 13 (Before and After)
Click on the photos above to enlarge and view in a new window. Peter Blanc created a flickr photo album in which he explains the diagnosis and prognosis for his XL 13. To view the entire photo album documenting the project from start to finish and to read Peter's description of the repair stages, click here. Here's Peter on restoring his XL 13: This collection of albums details the repair and reoutfitting of a venerable, old Royalex whitewater canoe. I will probably use this boat for canoe camping and downriver trips on Class I-II rivers.I found cracks beneath the old "rodeo...
H. Roger Corbett - Intrepid 16
Click on the photos above to enlarge and open in a new windowH. Roger Corbett was a canoe enthusiast (his canoe of choice was a Mohawk Intrepid 16) who authored several canoe guide books, including his most popular guidebook titled "Virginia Whitewater". Two Mohawk Canoe owners, Chip Walsh and Mike McCrea, shared their memories and thoughts about Corbett and the legacy that he left: From Chip Walsh: "Roger Corbett was my canoeing mentor, and the author of "Virginia Whitewater". His knowledge of rivers in Virginia and surrounding states was encyclopedic. He was able to tell me what was around the corner...
Chris Earle - 1999 Solo 14
Click on the images above to enlarge and open in a new window. Chris from Olympia, Washington shares his photos and favorite paddling spots with his Solo 14: Solo 14, Royalite, bought January 1999. Still going strong. Set it up for whitewater at first, with floatation and thigh straps, but these days it seldom sees anything over Class 1. Paddled the Bowron Lakes circuit in BC, the Missouri Breaks in Montana, and a lot of shorter trips all over Oregon and Washington. Chris has a quote from John Muir at the bottom of his email that is worth sharing: "Between every...
Katherine Mull - Solo 13
Click on the photos above to enlarge and open in a new window. Katherine Mull shared some beautiful photos of her and her family, including her granddaughter and her river cat (!), as they created memories with their Mohawk Solo 13. Below, Katherine shares some memories and thoughts about her Solo 13: "In the 1990s I purchased several Mohawk canoes: Nova 16, Probe 12 II, XL13 and, my favorite, the Solo 13, which I still paddle regularly. Despite not being a whitewater boat, the Solo 13 has regularly run whitewater, such as Bull Falls on the Shenandoah Staircase. The Solo...
Doug Doremus - 1989 Blazer (Before and After)
Click the photos below to enlarge and view in a new window. Doug Doremus of Penacook, NH shared his photos and restauration process in bringing his 1989 Blazer back to life. One of Doug's friends Topher calls Doug "The Canoe Whisperer" because Doug "doesn't help people with canoe problems, he helps canoes with people problems!" The boat, which Doug affectionately refers to as "The Goober Boat", needed quite a bit of work as Doug describes below. Click here to see all of the pictures and read the entire story behind about Doug's "Goober Boat. Here's are some excerpts from Doug's blog entry: For...