Maintenance & Repair
In this video Jimmy Blakeney from BIC SUP explains various types of leashes for use when Stand Up Paddle…
One thing you'll want to do is inspect your board after each use to make sure there's no dings or…
I remember the anticipation of the spring thaw when I could finally get out on the water again after a…
There will be a time, sooner or later, you or your partner will have to fix something on one of your…
In general, there's not a lot you need to do when it comes to the care and maintenance of your BIC stand…
Short of actually plastic welding, there are a few quick fixes that will keep a rotomolded hull from…
Last month we discussed how to detect and patch (not "repair") a leak on a typical roto-molded kayak…
Any captain, regardless of the tonnage of his vessel, is concerned with taking on water. Kayaking, and…
For some of us, storing our canoe or kayak is as simple as dropping it off alongside the garage or…
"The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is…
I can still see myself thrusting the tip of my fiberglass paddle into the murky water as I initiated a…
It's so easy, after squeezing in that very last paddling trip of the season, to shove your boat in or…
While I don't want to suggest that paddling is over once the leaves start to fall, this is the time of…
I live in Minnesota where winter stops canoeing and kayaking cold. Snow arrives in late October and…
As I look out through the large window in front of my computer desk I see the sun peeking out from…
My friend Bob Brown once eyed my four impeccably maintained solo canoes and suggested that I was really…
Even though the official start of spring for the Northern hemisphere is March 20th, the vernal equinox,…
A kayaking buddy, we'll call him "Ben", is one heck of a paddler. He's got years of big, blue water…
Kayaks are pretty simple machines. They don't require a lot of maintenance, but there are a few things…
With proper care and storage a canoe will last a lifetime. Storage The ideal way to…
Kayaks have spray skirts. Canoes have airbags. They're equally as important. You could blow them up with…
Inflatable SUP boards are a fun way to get on the water. Use the rules of thumb outlined in this video…
Rail Tape is a good investment for your plastic or fiberglass board - it keeps it from getting chipped…
What's in a name? Quite a lot, usually. Take Paddling.net, for instance. You probably don't visit…