It's so hard to beat a classic aluminum canoe, I love my old Michi-craft and I have my eye on another! Pool noodles are also great for thwarts and gunnels and they are dirt cheap at the end of summer.

Nice job. An elderly friend gave us a 13.5’ Grumman. Excellent shape, just needs cleaned. It was stored under his camp for years. We love it!

@bnatural2

11 ай бұрын

Nice! They are great boats.

Holy smokes. What a terrific, and THOROUGH - job. Amazing! Cool to see how much you appreciate the family heirloom. Good home for this fine canoe. Thanks for sharing.

@bnatural2

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the kind words!

I used a yoga mat on the canoe sole and it worked good . A plastic milk crate and Engle cooler

Well done! Impressive job and great story

@bnatural2

11 ай бұрын

Thanks so much! Sorry for the late reply. I've been slacking but I'm trying to make more content and pay attention now:)

Nice setup Mike. I really like the coffee cup holder. LOL

Just picked up a 17 footer. Lot of great ideas, thanks.

Love the outfitting! gave me some good ideas! You're breaking my heart with that kayak paddle though haha

Most excellent! I have the same canoe sitting out back and Ive been wanting to fix it up.

@bnatural2

Жыл бұрын

Show me the results when you do!

Great video. I just recently acquired one of these canoes myself and I’m doing some of the modifications you showed in this video. I’d love some more canoe videos in the near future. Nice job.

@bnatural2

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Good luck with your project!

Hi Mike, Great Video. I am restoring our 1952 13 foot grumman. It's not in as nice of shape yours, It's broken a lot of ice when duck hunting. LOL . I'm going to paint it in a camo pattern. Your sound deadening ideas are great. Is the rubber mat glue down or do you remove it when you have it on the car? Take care, John

@bnatural2

11 ай бұрын

Removable. I just throw them in place when I head out.

Thanks. Getting ready to start similar work on a 17' Grumman Eagle. Wondering if the thwarts will come off easily. Thinking about using pool noodles rather than pipe insulation. Slip on over the thwart so no tape is needed. Should add buoyancy too. What do you think?

Nice. Looks like the racks I made for the Ranger lol

@projectknifehand

2 жыл бұрын

Box worked out awesome.

@bnatural2

2 жыл бұрын

Well it has 4 legs and made from 2x4’s! It seemed like the crudest way to do it without using corner brackets and other hardware like that. It’s like a child designed it! Lol! I’m sure yours is much more substantial!

@projectknifehand

2 жыл бұрын

@@bnatural2 Not really. I am basically a child lol.

Could you please link to the mat?

How did you anger the box to the canoe?

@bnatural2

Жыл бұрын

I think you meant anchor and not angle. I simply bungee corded it to an existing small mount on the bottom of the canoe. It’s a factory fixture I think they all have.

Am I understanding you correctly that your using the bow seat to paddle from and the stern seat as the bow? Why?

@bnatural2

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, correct. It's a common practice when paddling solo. It balances the canoe much better by keeping the weight more central. It handles much better this way. If I sat in the stern, the bow would be lifted too high and easily taken by the wind. It also doesn't track or maneuver as well.

@daveburley7115

2 жыл бұрын

@@bnatural2 Thanks for the explanation. When paddling solo in my 17’, I kneel in front of the rear thwart to balance the weight. Getting harder as I get older.