[Rhodes22-list] Canoes, was Memorial Day Plans

[Roger Pihlaja]

Over the winter of 1990/91, one of the other adult leaders in my Scout troop
and his son built a cold molded cedar strip/epoxy canoe.  It was absolutely
gorgeous!  For the next couple of summers, we used it as part of the gateway
to our Boy Scout Summer Campsites.  However, they also used it for running
rivers & by the 3rd summer, it had enough dings & scratches that it needed
to be completely refinished.  I suppose everyone needs a hobby, although I'd
rather be using the canoe vs. sanding it down & refinishing it.

Roger Pihlaja
S/V Dynamic Equilibrium

----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Alm" <salm at mn.rr.com>
To: "Rhodes" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Saturday, May 29, 2004 10:50 AM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Canoes, was Memorial Day Plans


> On the subject of canoes, I thought I would mention that the Minneapolis
> obit. just ran a story about canoe builder, Gene Jenson.  I had the good
> fortune to try out one of his designs a few years back.  It was a wooden
> canoe that weighed only 45 lbs.  It had a very low profile without that
> classic high bow and stern, which is only good for white water--the rest
of
> the time it only adds weight and windage.  It was not symmetrical. IIRC it
> was a little fatter forward.  Its light weight, great tracking and
beautiful
> woodwork made this boat really special!  Definitely not something you'd
want
> to bang around on the rocks, though.  Not for the boy scouts--only the
Scout
> Master.
>
> Slim
>
> On 5/29/04 6:43 AM, "Roger Pihlaja" <cen09402 at centurytel.net> wrote:
>
> > Rummy,
> >
> > We also have an Old Town canoe, a Discovery 164.  Old Town has been
building
> > canoes & kayaks up in Old Town, Maine for over 100 years.  It was
originally
> > a family-owned business.  These days, Old Town is part of the Johnson
> > Outdoors conglomerate.
> >
> > Old Town doesn't make the lightest high tech canoes & kayaks.  But,
their
> > gear is very durable & almost maintenance free.  It's much lighter, more
> > dent, and scratch resistant than any of the aluminum canoes.  We really
like
> > our Old Town canoe & kayaks.
> >
> > With my Boy Scout troop, I've attended some summer camps that had Old
Town
> > canoes.  Their stuff even seems to stand up to that punishment pretty
well.
> >
> > Right now, the weather forecast looks pretty iffy for our kayak trip on
> > Sunday & Monday; more heavy rain, strong thunderstorms, & even the
> > possibility of tornadoes moving thru the area!  The long range forecast
> > calls for rain every day thru next week Wednesday.  I wish we could have
> > made the kayak trip on Friday & Saturday, as those days had the only
decent
> > weather we've had around here in the last couple of weeks.  With more
rain
> > on top of what they've already had in the Pigeon River State Forest, I'm
> > afraid of flooding in the area of our campsite & the possibility of
getting
> > the vehicles stranded in the backcountry.
> >
> > Roger Pihlaja
> > S/V Dynamic Equilibrium
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <R22RumRunner at aol.com>
> > To: <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> > Sent: Friday, May 28, 2004 8:06 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Memorial Day Plans
> >
> >
> >> Roger,
> >> Back in the days when I attended a YMCA camp in northern Wisconsin, we
had
> >> some Old Town Canoes, bet they were made by the same company.
> >> Rummy
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