Any other canoeheads?

[Toni]

Wouldn't be in the market for something in that range at this time due to wedding and other things to pay for, but they're certainly beautiful canoes.

Why don't you just live in sin and get a canoe instead?

Well, if I did I could buy a canoe AND some whisky and still come out ahead. But then my partner wouldn't gain any street cred.

You mean: she'd be able to get away. Jk

 

[dendrast]

Bilby and I love kayaking and our kayaks actually come from the states.

I miss quiet paddling up and down a calm river. I am hoping to get permission from the surgeon next year! It’s my biggest physical goal after all the damage to my knee.

Well, at least you can't kick. (Sorry.)

???

Sorry, as in bad joke. You can't kick because of your knee?
Is "can't kick" an expression for "can't complain" in Oz?
Also, sorry about your knee.

 

[bilby]

???

Sorry, as in bad joke. You can't kick because of your knee?
Is "can't kick" an expression for "can't complain" in Oz?
Also, sorry about your knee.

I have never, in nearly five decades on this planet, split roughly equally between hemispheres, heard anyone say 'can't kick', meaning 'can't complain'.

So I'm afraid neither of you have a leg to stand on.

 

[gmbteach]

???

Sorry, as in bad joke. You can't kick because of your knee?
Is "can't kick" an expression for "can't complain" in Oz?
Also, sorry about your knee.

I have never, in nearly five decades on this planet, split roughly equally between hemispheres, heard anyone say 'can't kick', meaning 'can't complain'.

So I'm afraid neither of you have a leg to stand on.

Ohh. I see now.

Seriously, it’s because I can’t kick that I can’t kayak. And it’s frustrating.

 

[dendrast]

I have never, in nearly five decades on this planet, split roughly equally between hemispheres, heard anyone say 'can't kick', meaning 'can't complain'.

So I'm afraid neither of you have a leg to stand on.

Ohh. I see now.

Seriously, it’s because I can’t kick that I can’t kayak. And it’s frustrating.

It was a lame joke anyway.

 

[bilby]

I have never, in nearly five decades on this planet, split roughly equally between hemispheres, heard anyone say 'can't kick', meaning 'can't complain'.

So I'm afraid neither of you have a leg to stand on.

Ohh. I see now.

Seriously, it’s because I can’t kick that I can’t kayak. And it’s frustrating.

It was a lame joke anyway.

That was below the belt.

 

[dendrast]

It was a lame joke anyway.

That was below the belt.

You can't always get what you want.


But sometimes, you get what you kneed.

 

[dendrast]

We also do rebuilds. This is a 17' Fraser Prospector, off the original Chestnut form. You can see the new wood because this is a camp canoe, and we don't bother trying to stain the repairs to match. The wood and varnish will darken with time anyway.

 

[dendrast]

A pretty rebuild

This is a 16' Peterborough, dating to the 30s. It was stored under the cottage. When we pulled it out, the gunwales, seats, thwarts, and decks were all rotten. Fortunately, the hull was still good so we could restore it. Rot in the upper parts is more typical of a cottager's canoe, they spend a lot of time upsidedown out in the weather. Camp, or tripping canoes typically have most of their damage in the hull - broken ribs and planking, and the skin.









This last photo shows a mast step. That's what you did back then when you were tired of paddling, you'd sail.