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    Whales

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    I have heard there have been whales in the Northshore area. One was sited off Misery Island a few weeks ago and another yesterday in Manchester. Have others heard this or seen any whales? 

     

    Finishing a paddleboard

    in Boat repair, outfitting

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    Thanks Paul. I appreciate your advice and help. I passed the info along. He decided to have a someone finish it for him. He did get a good chuckle out of the cost to build one vs buy one and that you would not do it again. Have a great holiday weekend. TY

    Finishing a paddleboard

    in Boat repair, outfitting

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    Hi all,  I have a friend who is nearly finished building a stand up paddle board. He is stuck on the final trim pieces that go on the edge of the paddle board. The wood is thin, tapers in size and kind of wraps around to give a rounded finish. Does anyone have experience with this process or suggestions. Also, he is thinking he may have someone else do the epoxy process.  Is there anyone or place that does this? 

    Thanks in advance. 

    Lisa

    Re-purpose a drysuit

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    3 hours ago, Brian Nystrom said:

    Lisa, if the drysuit is one of the older Gore-Tex models from Stohlquist, Gore will replace it with a Gore-Tex suit of your choice from another manufacturer. I got a new Kokatat Gore-Tex suit to replace a Stolhquist suit that was delaminating. It only cost me the postage to ship the old suit to Gore.

    Thanks Brian. How do I contact the Gore-Tex company? This is great information. I appreciate it. 

    Re-purpose a drysuit

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    I have an old Stohlquist dry suit. It is at least 7 or 8 years old. Sadly, it leaks. I reached out to the company and it is too old to repair and they no longer make it. Just curious if anyone has any ideas on ways to recycle or purpose a dry suit? Thanks in advance

    Winter reading

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    On 2/14/2016 at 4:43 PM, Paul Sylvester said:

    Just finished "Ten hours Until Dawn". It finally came up on my reading list and it was a good read. Too bad it was such a tragic story. Never realized the details of the story and how the tanker crew could have rode it out as speculated by some.

      So next season I am planning a Can Do memorial paddle to the spot of the tanker and the area where the Cando was found.

       The re named Can Do was moored in Salem harbor or nearby for sometime after being bought and rebuilt. Does anyone know if it is still in the area or what it is being used for now?

      Now reading "Desperate Steps" by Peter Kick. A good compilation of what can go wrong on a mountain even when you know what you are doing.

      For a rock and roll story with a local connection and a great story, I really liked Al Koopers "Backstage Passes and Backstabbing Bastards" He got around the business more than anyone I ever heard of. Amazing life....

      For a story of a slightly twisted, kind of sad and tormented singer read" I'll Sleep When I am Dead". Written by Crystal Zevon. It is a compilation of stories from his friends and business acquaintances. It was hard to read at times partly due to the way it was written and because he was very troubled and often took it out on those around him.

      Happy winter,

    Hi Paul, 

    Here is a link about the Can Do, aka Grampus. For many years, it was moored in Danvers River between the Kerwood and Beverly/Salem bridges. I never saw it leave the mooring. Before I knew its history, I found it eerie to paddle past.  I had a conversation a while back with an older gentleman, who recalls the Blizzard of '78 and the men on the Can Do. He told me the Can Do was sold to someone in the south. This link suggests she is out of commission. 

    http://www.tugboatinformation.com/tug.cfm?id=3813

     

    Sleeping Bags

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    Thanks you again. I have some great ideas and realize that my first sleeping bag will not be my last! I will adjust to the mummy bag and I know I will appreciate it what it is cold. I love the ideas about sleeping bag liners, especially making my own.

    As far as type of camping, I will be doing car camping as well a kayak camping. Initially it will only be a few nights at a time.

    Again, I appreciate all the feed back! Happy Memorial Day!

    Sleeping Bags

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    Thank you all for some awesome advice. It will be helpful as I research to find a sleeping bag. I wondered about the mummy style bags & was concerned about feeling confined. It seems people like these and do not find them confining. This is good to know. Thanks again for all the excellent suggestion; it is appreciated.

    Lisa

    Westfield River Whitewater Races

    in Commercial Classifieds and Events Sponsored Externally to NSPN

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    A friend told me about this race. I thought I would post for anyone was interested.

    Westfield River Whitewater Races

    The date is April 18th... one day... Novice race to launch at 10:00, Jr/Sr's will launch around 11:00 (like last year). Expert race will launch from Knightville at 1:30.

    The Westfield River Whitewater Races, held every year since 1953, are the oldest consecutively run canoe races in the US. Be sure to check out the history of the race, and the gallery of photos from previous years.

    For more information: http://www.westfieldriverraces.com/index.html

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