Any canoeists here?

On May 20, 2:21 pm, "Marty" wrote:
Thank you all for your comments. Yes, my comment about wind speed referred
to a maximum which you'd go out in. This is what I bought, the kevlar
ultralight.

http://www.wenonah.com/products/temp....php?IID=20&SI...

I've just had it out once. I sit on the bow seat. I'm using a five-gallon
pail (with a lid) and filling it with an appropriate amount of water and
putting it in the other end to trim the boat within reason.

At one point the boat was pointed west and I wanted to head south into a
fairly stiff southerly breeze. Using the widest strokes I could, I couldn't
even come close to turning that boat toward the south. So I did close to a
360° using backward strokes and then headed south. I don't know if that was
the right way to do it, or if there is another way I could have turned that
boat.

I wouldn't spend $30 for the anchor from the Boundary Waters place, but the
local West Marine has it much cheaper.

Again, thanks for the replies.

"Marty" wrote in message

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I just bought a canoe, an ultralight tandem model which I'll be using solo.
I was wondering what I could use for an anchor; it would almost always be
in shallow water with a soft bottom. Would a 1.5# anchor such as this do
the job?

http://www.boundarywaterscatalog.com...cfm/4,2645.htm

Also, I'm curious as to what your limit is as to wind speed. I'm thinking
maybe 10 mph or less, but just don't know.

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I've got a 16' square back wide beam lake canoe. Its got the profile
of an 18 or maybe even a 20 foot canoe. Its definitely not intended
for soplo operation, but I can manage it by sitting in the middle. I
used to put an icechest in the middle of the canoe and then sit on
that, but now I have a drop in canoe seat that straddles the gunnels.
When I first started playing with running it solo I discovered that
traditional canoe paddling didn't work out very well. Instead I would
grab two paddles and hold them in both hands kayak style. Finally I
broke down and bought a kayak paddle for soloing.

I also got myself one of those bicycle wheel canoe carts for
transporting it. This canoe has so much room its no big deal to toss
it in the front or back out of my way when I hit the water. Its
great because I can load most of my gear in the canoe when wheeling it
down from the parking area onto launch areas with no vehicle access.
I can usually take everything in one trip, and then I don't have to
worry about beach bums and river rats wandering off with anything I
leave unattended.

Bob La Londe
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