February?

Craig Johnson

Lifetime member
I got my just finished Peterborough Mermaid on the water today. I needed to pick up some parts for the auction canoe from Andy Hutyera. I wanted to try out my new boat and Andy also had a Chestnut Pal that he just finished recanvasing and painting. I called my brother Scott and arranged for us all to meet at Salt Fork Lake which is central to all of us. We had a nice paddle on this 60 degree February day and then had lunch at the lodge to catch up on a few things. I am really happy with the Mermaid, although with the seat placement I need the 30 lb. pack up front to get the proper trim, but that is what I was after. I love the hanging plank seat that I made (see earlier thread) http://forums.wcha.org/showthread.php?14632-Canoe-seat
It was easy to get one hip up against the inwale and then easily slide over to the other side without being funneled to the middle as with a soft hanging seat. It's going to be a great little solo tripping boat for me. Only weighs 49 lb.
 

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Wow!! Two more old canoes saved by the Three Rivers' Chapter members. Good looking boats, guys. Can't wait to see them at our first paddle at Moraine State Park on April 22. Anyone reading this is welcome to join us. Just let me know so that I can order food. Fred
 
HI There,
I'm sorry I had to turn down your application.
Now if you had said that you had the whiskey to go in the cups, that would of been different!
Rollin
 
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