I transport it on edge, using upright bars. This is the strongest position to resist wind load and movement of the car. The image below is of the Thule uprights. https://www.brighton-canoes.co.uk/productpages/equipment/images/520-car-l.jpg I put the bottom of the boat against the upright, not the co...

Think theres already a big pipe in to the Tees. Had a quick look on google. I think here is where it comes in, but could be wrong. Yes, that's the one I was referring to. A bit more Googling suggests it has been used, but rarely, at least at first, although the pumping station at Riding Mill on the...

Then they treat it and tell you it is potable It's even less straightforward than that. There are no pipelines from Kielder, the water is released down the N Tyne, and abstracted from the Tyne along with everything it might have picked up on the way. The original plan included pumping it from the T...

If you've got a wallpaper steamer

… Also, a household steam cleaner will help you remove any epoxy left from the removal of the damage.

Yes, river grading is absolutely normal for canoeists and kayakers. Whether there are any other factors that affect kayak angling I wouldn't know.

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Aquasure or Aquaseal (these are the same product, and may be the same as Sureseal recommended by Owen). Stretch the deck slightly, spread a layer of sealant, leave 24 hours. If you don't stretch it, the patch of sealant stops the deck stretching.

I have heard very good reports of http://www.seakayakgreece.com on the island of Milos. I haven't paddled with Rod personally, but have paddled with people who have been on his trips. I've also paddled in that area, Paros, Naxos, Ios, Santorini, but we hired boats from another operator who doesn't s...

I'm going to drive 5 miles to a canal, and do my exercise in a canoe. I expect to be further away from other people than if I walk from from home. If the car park is crowded I'll go home.

Canal and Rivers Trust say we can paddle on their waters in England (locally, for exercise, not long distance) from Wednesday 13th, and I plan to do that. I won't be going on the sea or whitewater rivers at this stage.

Definitely slalom kayaks from, I would say, 1970s. The red one is a Gaybo Perfekt first produced in 1975.The Perfekt was (in)famous for its very narrow ends. Slalom boats, at that time, had to be at least 4m long, but that made them harder to turn, so the Perfekt (a German or spoof-German name) was ...

surely Elon Musk's 'Skynet' will provide internet everywhere

Even in the Canyon!

I can get forecasts of a sort on my Inreach, but that's not the point. The BCC is a public service broadcaster. Musk's satellites will probably be expensive (like his cars).

Welcome to UKRGB! i now know the fuego was based on the atlantic :) No, that's not quite right. The Fuego and the Atlantic were based on the Shoreline, but the Atlantic came much later than the Fuego. The first design was the Shoreline, by North Shore (Mike Nelson). The Fuego was a smaller version o...

I have no idea. There's no logic I can see for recreational sailors or paddlers, and weekday or weekend doesn't much affect what professional mariners and fishermen have to be doing. My guess is that it's driven by what else they want to broadcast in that slot, and the shipping forecast is treated a...

Well done - I'll add some of my thoughts, for anyone reading this thread for a similar problem. I've freed up corroded alloy using heat, but it's tricky to get a conductive metal like aluminium very hot when you have GRP next to it. The lemon is acid, and will attack the corrosion. Like you, I don't...

I happened to be listening to Radio 4 today when the Shipping Forecast was on, and there was an announcement that the early evening broadcast was being scrapped on weekdays. So, as far as I can find out, the Shipping Forecast is now broadcast on BBC Radio 4 LW and FM at 00:48, 05:33, 12:03, and 17:5...

The other one has made the entire thing from scratch using hydraulic engineering components etc.

The plastic guide/sheath for the skeg wire on my Rockpool kayak is connected to the 'glide box' by a pneumatic union, specifically a Male stud 6mm tube BSPT 1/8” - as sold here.

If not, does anyone know the cut-out size for the Kari-Tek item as this looks to be easily available.

Kari-tek will know, and they have a reputation for being extremely helpful.

I've sent you a PM, Mike.

Hi Richard, It had the same mirror image sucker on the other side of the bar. Ah, I did wonder if it had. In that case you're probably right, brittle plastic. Lots of good ideas spoilt by spoilers; the one on my car stops the boot opening fully if I have a boat on. I know a few people who just put a...

You might find it worth asking the same question on Song of the Paddle. There are more canoe paddlers there than here. But if you do post there, reword the bit about "anyone that still stocks old town Kayaks." - it's canoes you want to know about, not kayaks! :-)

For some reason the plastic/ resin sucker just exploded. I'm trying to work out what it looked like before it exploded, but it doesn't look as if it could ever have worked. The leverage on the plastic bracket would be enormous. My roller is on the back of the rear roof bar, fixed in T slots (it's a...

There's one listed at Manchester Canoes. They are part of the Canoe Shops Group which has several branches - although at the moment that doesn't matter as they are only doing internet orders.

If the boat is epoxy rather than polyester the plug of gel coat may fall out if that area flexes Good point, Jim, I hadn't thought of that. My epoxy boats have been WWRs with enough scratches and dings not to worry about matching gelcoat, so I've just used uncoloured epoxy for repair. Pete, to expl...

For a 2mm hole, I don't think you need reinforcement. So carefully countersink the hole to give something for gelcoat to bond to, put a piece of electrical tape over the inside and fill the hole with gelcoat. You'll need to match the colour properly if it has to be invisible, so find out the exact B...

Whereabouts are you, please?

I have not paddled a Shadow, but for many years I had a Vyneck, the forebear of the Legend and Shadow. It was designed to be paddled with a load, and I guess the Shadow is the same. Without a load, the chines won't really be in the water, so the primary stability will be low, although I'd expect sec...

I endorse SJD's comment about secondhand; you'll lose very little if you sell on. Something like a P&H Scorpio is good for day and overnight; polythene is good for rockhopping and cheaper but it's heavier than composite. At your weight and height I don't think you need a big volume boat, but not a l...

I couldn't easily pull it and paddle at the same time

The typical way round that would be for another paddler to clip a towline to your stern, and either hold you in position while you pull in the casualty, or tow you both out of it, depending on conditions and the casualty's situation.

You can get a more uniform resistance from bungees by making them as long as possible, maybe through a pulley at the bow and then back along the boat?

Lifting weights over a pulley is probably better. See here.

Thanks for the update, Poke. That new gorge is a serious bit of landforming in progress. I was initially puzzled by "Water without sediment (apparently) causes increased rates of erosion" as I'd expect the opposite, but it lines up exactly with your hypothesis that seepage behind the capstone was th...