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Wables
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I don't have any new uploaded pictures yet, maybe tomorrow. She made her first trip to the BWCA last weekend.
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hiawatha
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this is my solo pack canoe, I also have an alumacraft 17.  
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Traveler
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Talusman, beautiful boat. What is it? How much does it weigh?
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butthead
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My "Wenonah Mocassin", and PJ's "Magic". A break on East Pike, Sept. 2009.
butthead
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butthead
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PJ and Baxter
Not mine, but PJ on Kelso.
butthead
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intheloonybin
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Only got a good one when we were leaving. Mostly due to trying to get a pic of our "new" vehicle. :o)
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YaMarVa
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A few of my favorite things in blury mode.
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outdoors4me
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My Itasca and a friends MNII on the first trip of the year. 
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cowdoc
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YaMarVa....Tuscarora Bunkhouse?
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YaMarVa
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quote cowdoc: "YaMarVa....Tuscarora Bunkhouse?"
Correct.
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BlackMagic
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First one is my 'BlackMagic'.
Then, the Magic and the NorthStar on my newly completed, dedicated, canoe trailer.
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TriTodd
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Bell Northwoods. 
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HowardSprague
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 Wenonah Vagabond
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cowdoc
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Show us your "rides"! Action shots in the BW/Q preferred but cartop or yard shots accepted. Begged, built, borrowed or stolen....show 'em!  L to R Mad River Malecite...almost free at a garage sale :), needed work. Mn II, bought cheap/used, always a nice ride. SR Wilderness 18, bought used, seller knocked off $100 bucks for me to refinish his SR Huron, loves a lot of packs.  Wenonah Solitude, spied on p.net, good enough deal to drive 7 hours to get it, hasn't seen the BW yet.....but it will!
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Bannock
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The first photo is my Wenonah Argosy, which I took on most recent solo. It is 14' 6" and made of royalex.
The second picture is my Sawyer Autumn Mist. It is 14' 10" and made of Goldenglass.
And that is all the canoes in the stable.
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oldgentleman
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My MnII, son Josh and friend Brad on the LIS
The Oldtown Penobscot and my fried Mike somewhere between Ima and Thomas.
My Michi-Craft tanker and I on Brevort Creek in the U.P., 1980. 
Our Bell Magic and I on Disappointment. 
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GSP
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Mad River Borealis
Do not have photo of Mad River Slipper solo, its in dry dock now getting refurbished.
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Kiporby
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Bell Magic in Woodland Caribou.
Bell Northwind on the South Arm of Knife Lake.
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Traveler
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This is a 1962 or 63 Thompson, 16'. My father bought it new for $300. He always said is was made of two layers of hard rubber with a layer of floatation sandwiched in between. Perhaps some kind of early version of Royalex?
It is on the heavy side at around 65# with aluminum gunwales and thwarts and cast aluminum endcaps. It has lived outside most of its 48 years uncovered. It has been down many rivers, a fair bit of the BWCA, and a number of trips to Manitoba and Ontario. It has a molded keel and a flat bottom. Pretty stable, not particularly fast, tracks nicely. Needless to say, lots of scratches!
It is the only boat I have and the only boat I have ever taken on a trip. I covet the light weight of a kevlar, and would like to try a solo. I am also in love with the old wood/canvas boats but I will probably just live out my days with this ol Thompson.
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cowdoc
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GSP, I love the look of that Borealis. Make sure to get a good Slipper pic when the new wood is on.
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mooseplums
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My rides are a Bell Northwoods, and a Bell Magic  
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mr.barley
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My stable just got a new canoe added last week. I have a Wenonah MN II, a Wenonah Advantage and I just bought a Bell Merlin.   I don't actully have good a pic of my MN II apparently. And I've had it much longer than the other 2 put together. Go figure.
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gutmon
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Total investment around $800.
Fun we've had- priceless.
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Spartan2
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Bell Northwind that we purchased in 1999. Getting pretty beat-up now but she will no doubt be our last canoe.
We have a 17 foot Grumman also, and she is "retired" to our lake cottage. I cannot attach a photo because we are in Madison now at a hotel en route to the BWCA and I don't have files in my laptop with photos of the Grumman. We love her also. :-)
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tony
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 Wenonah Solo Plus Fourtown Lake
 Wenonah Spirit II Pond between Lakes 1&2
 Souris River Q16 Bearskin Lake parking lot
tony
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cowdoc
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Hmmm....Bell on a cartop overlooking a frozen lake? Was that wishful thinking MP, or are you just one of those guys that likes to get a real early start?
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Mesaba
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I'm disappointed... I expected this to more quickly degredate into something along the lines of the Twins discussion.
Oh well... here's my 80+ lb when portaging royalex tank, with grandpa and my oldest son, and one of my favorite pictures of somebody in the canoe.
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talusman
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I don't have much action shots as I usually solo and it would involve pushing the canoe out into the water while taking pictures. Not a very good idea.
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bradcrc
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since my real canoe will probably never see BWCA, I'll post a pic of my "other canoe" instead. :)
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TuscaroraBorealis
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The Black Pearl. 
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TomT
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The first is my Old Town "Canadienne". The 2nd one is my Blackhawk "Starship" (solo).
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Soledad
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I will always like this picture.
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satchmoa
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This is my strip canoe on Round Lake in 2005
This is my escape hidden by gear.
another shot of the escape on the left as we are getting ready to head out on Nina Moose.
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willys53
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Fletcher wood canvas at Brule. 
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ducks
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Souris River Quetico 18.5   
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kanoes
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the girls look so enthused in the middle photo. :)
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kanoes
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hahahaha! but still cute as hell.
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ozarkpaddler
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Current boats haven't been to the BWCAW as I've been renting kevlar. Here's the current boats in action: Bell Northwind (royalex model), Esquif Mistral, Mad River Explorer 15, and Wenonah Vagabond. TW
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rlhedlund
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 Bell Magic w/out skirt
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rlhedlund
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 Bell Magic w/ skirt
 Mad River Horizon 17
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rlhedlund
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 Horizon 17 in use
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shr2807
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Wenonah Jensen 17 on her Maiden Voyage(for us).
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BlackMagic
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Rlhedlund, nice idea for the footrest.
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Jeriatric
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Hey willys, I recognized your canoe before I saw your name.
Mine is an Old Town Pack.
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mjmkjun
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Refinished 1987 Advantage
 purchased 6/6/2010: Prism (2005)
Kevlar = cats meow
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Boppa
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Our Swift Kipawa, pre BWCA.com stickers. 
Our Souris River Quetico 18.5, with the early sticker. 
Boppa
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ripple
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Wenonah Minnesota II- pictured here it is set up for the dog to be in the middle.
I write the trip list of lakes etc... on the inside under the rail. Over the past 2 years it has been to the Everglades, Pere Marquette, BWCA 3 times, and this summer will do the Allagash. 
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solotrek
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This is my Wenonah 18" Sundowner which I was paddling solo from the stern. This was a rest stop on the shore of Pan lake. (Catch the sand beach? Not often seen in the BW!)
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inthewoods
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old towne allegash, a bit heavy but a great canoe
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mooseplums
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quote cowdoc: "Hmmm....Bell on a cartop overlooking a frozen lake? Was that wishful thinking MP, or are you just one of those guys that likes to get a real early start?"
Hah, nope actually both pictures were taken the day I picked each of my canoes up when I bought them.
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kanoes
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 the abyss, prairie portage.
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campnscrap
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My Cheap Therapy on it's maiden voyage with us to Pine Lake July 2009
HAD to put in the Canoe Couch from Canoe Copia!
Langford Wilderness tandem we rented for our May 2010 trip - Perent Lake
"Cheap Therapy" - was a cheap canoe and has seen one trip to Bdub in it's life with us, will probably not see another - it's too darn heavy :)
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Jiimaan
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She's come a long way since this photo. One more coat of varnish and it's launch day.
And Wables, I'm very jealous of your workshop!
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willys53
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Jiimaan, nice looking canoe! I was born and raised in Menasha, Graduated from MHS in 1967.
Great place.
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jwartman59
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 peterborough champlain cruiser. paid $140 on ebay. this canoe is as fast as alot of jensen canoes i've paddled
 old town penobscot 17', if you can only have one canoe and you like paddling rivers, this would be the boat.
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GSP
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New wood, but needs hull refinished due to 20+ years of battle scars and storage, 8 years in Yuma didn't help. But it only costs about 30 cents per day now. Mad River Slipper
Mad River Borealis named Gisselle
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Banksiana
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Under the weather.
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ottoparts
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On the Great Miami River near Shawnee Lookout Park, May 31, 2010. 
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Traveler
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John, want to double your money on that Peterborough? Just kidding :) What a beautiful boat!
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dring
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Sorry, I know it is not a canoe, but had to show my kayak on Sawbill.
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ducks
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isn't that the truth :) the big one laid down in the bottom of the canoe and took a nap and then the little one fell asleep sitting up and I had to grab her before she fell in the water :)
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BWPaddler
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 Two totally different canoes. The SR Q18.5 and the Coleman RamX... Early May 2009, snowed. They are both well suited to family paddling, but I've got my eye out to replace the Coleman for tripping and lighten that load a bit. Still, it's 16 years old and indestructible. Fine for the kids to paddle :)
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Jiimaan
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Just finished
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YaMarVa
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quote Jiimaan: "
Just finished"
And God said 'Thou shall be jealous'
Great work!
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bobbwca
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My Alumacraft UL and SR 17 and trailer i'm re-doing.
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deaninmn
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Old Town Tripper 172. We did Lake One to Hudson last week with it... this shot is from Glendalough State Park.
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Woodbender
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Built for the Senior Class Trip. The canoe was a father - son project celebrating Chris' graduation from H.S. (home schooled)
This shot is on Crab Lake EP4;
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bapabear
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My baby. 1972 Sawyer Guide Special.
This was taken on a Rutabaga sponsored day trip back on May 15th. We had fantastic weather and we caught the upper dells on a Saturday before there was much boat traffic.
Don't know if it will ever make it to the BW but I'll never rule it out. It can haul a lot of stuff and moves well through the water.
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SunCatcher
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NorthStar
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520eek
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OMG! I really need to get the camera out and go over to where my canoe has been stored for the last 15 years and see if its still recognizable!! I will do that this Friday!! lol
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Chilly
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 The Old Bull
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Koda
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Prism - the solo version of the Sundowner:
Sundowner 18 - the tandem version of the Prism:
This racehorse will be in my stable as of tomorrow afternoon.
[Edit 7-1-10: The horse is now in the barn. YES!!]
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SunCatcher
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Koda....I think your in Love with canoes. :)
SunCatcher
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Koda
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quote SunCatcher: "Koda....I think your in Love with canoes. :)
SunCatcher"
Uh oh ... my slip is showing.
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Koda
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The rest of the stable includes a Mad River Independence:
a BlackGold Wildfire (currently for sale):
a Royalex Wildfire:
and a Bell MorningStar:
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mc2mens
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My Wenonah Boundary Waters
 
...and in action with my favorite paddling partner
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