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@markihde4381 That is great! You'll have to post a video about it. I have helped other folks with choosing a canoe setup. You should help people with answers for your outfit.

@rootwad wow!!! How the heck did it come off? I am glad you got it back. I lost my dad's ring. He got it when he got home from ww2. I have looked for it for 3 days. No luck. How deep was the water where the engine went down in? So, you never got a chance to see how it runs. Remember to break in the engine correctly. Keep me informed. Good luck 👍.

@@Ralphcanoeingadventures Gosh i hope you find that ring but don't be too hard on yourself about it. Keeping dad in your thoughts is the way to go :) The motor went down in about 5 feet of SWIFT, cold water. Some local folks really rescued me, one fella was able to get more traction and lifted it up off the riverbed. I made a donation to the local volunteer fire department in his name! But, the good news is, i got it running again, and was even able to take it out last night! I was able to do the first hour of breakin and got about 10mph out of it. Need to add more ballast and take the throttle up a little further next time :)

@rootwad Wow.. it sounds like your outfit and mine are going to be a match. I know you will love it. Mine goes 12.5 mph. The trick is getting the right amount of weight in the front. My water bladder works well. Good luck 👍

@rootwad you will love it! That motor will handle about anything you want it to do. You'll have to keep me updated on the progress. You'll have to put a video on it when you get it set up. I don't know how to send you my email with out posting it on ut.

@@Ralphcanoeingadventures i promise i'll keep ya updated! I can't wait to get some footage on my channel, i've only gotten little tiny bits so far, need to stick them altogether 🤣

@zz4camaro69 Grumman. It on the side in most of my videos. 17ft

@joricopittman1279 I was in the channel. If I would have been more out in the middle. I would have been on a large sand bar. In about 6 inches of water. I know this river and where the sand bars are. But logs move all the time.

@@Ralphcanoeingadventures ok cool.just be safe dude

@rootwad As you can see. I add weight in front. I have gone out without weight and it is very tippy. The more of the bottom you have in the water. The better. I hope you shoot a video of your outfit and maiden voyage. You'll have a blast with it. 😉

@@samhoustonpubliclandhunter5367 17ft. All the info is on my channel page.

@@elstevobevo thanks. 5 decades of practice. I have only flipped it once. I was young and stupid.

That is awesome! I can't wait to see your setup. I took the gimbal out yesterday and tried it. It is a little shacky but a lot better than holding the camera. I have about 4 videos ready to post. Those were holding the camera. I hold some in reserve for posting in intervals.

That's a good one 👍. I stand corrected.🙂

Grumman, 17ft, square stern.

I would love to go canoeing with you. There isn't anyone around here that has a motor on their canoe.

Well.....as much as you can get from a 5 🐎

Well as much as you can muster from a 5 horse

That water is in a creek in the middle of Cedar Rapids. I am shocked it is always clean. Going to ser my grandkids tomorrow. I am anxious to try out the new gimbal. I have watched your videos so many times. Just seeing how steady it is.

@@Ralphcanoeingadventures Sounds like a blast! And yeah, hopefully i'll have some new videos for us this week!

I was on a lake in the Boundary Waters. It was like that. And no motor. It was a workout.

Look in the description on my home page. If you have any questions after that, let me know.

What do you mean?

I think it was the Iowa DNR. But don't know for sure.

That is great. I got the gimbal yesterday. I have been practicing with it. I think it will really help. Thanks for telling me about it. I was looking on Google map to see there you are at. It's a 9+ hours. I think I'll chat on here instead. 🙂 You have to put a video on your trip tomorrow.

Forgot to mention both my 17 footers are aluminum

Look at the discussion on my channel. It says all

17ft square stern. stroke 5hp.

Learning every time I do one.

I like your channel. I wish our waters were that clear!

@@Ralphcanoeingadventures Thanks for stopping by! Let me know if you ever make it down to the Ozarks, i'll buy ya a coffee

I not only stopped by. I subscribed to your channel.

I ordered a gimbal for my 2 cameras. I liked the looks of your videos.

Thanks. I will keep that in mind. All videos are in Iowa.

Thank you! I just came back from filming more stock videos. I am pooped. I need to get the kayak out. But its hard for me to get in and out of it. I have a closed kayak. I wish I had a open one. Take care. Have fun.

What's wrong with it?

What is wrong with it? I'm glad I could entertain you while you wait. 🙂

I have 2 pumps. They work just fine. Around here there are small lakes. I have taken the canoe where fast boats run. The canoe handles them quite good. Look up, Lake McBride in Iowa on Google map. A lot of my videos are there. I ❤️ that lake.

@@Ralphcanoeingadventures Nice, i'd love to see that! I'll have a trolling motor setup soon, i'm gonna cut my teeth on that in a small boring lake nearby and see how it goes. By the end of the summer i'll have a square stern & 6HP but i'm gonna work my way up to it.

Check out my video of wave riding. That shows big waves.

I love the reese canoe loader! Easier to store than a trailer. And my canoe has a high curve to the bow, it allows me to load at 90 degrees without hitting my roof. Glad you're still getting out there @GeneD283 - see you on the water!

Thank you so much .I know how age can restrict you. I am 75, and seeing things that I use to do is getting harder. I am always looking for ways to make things easier so I can still do the things I want. Thats for your suggestion about the jugs. I have tried something like that. But they are hard to climb over. The bladder I can step on and it is low enough, that I can put things on top if I want. As you. I don't have much room in my yard. But you only are here once. So, I just work around it. The trailer and canoe are light enough, that I can wheel it into the back yard. I use to have to move the boat to get the big gate open. This spring, I widened the smaller gate on the side of the house to get the trailer though there. That made it a lot better. I have a good sized shop with about every tool and welders in it. So, there isn't too much I can't handle. In the winter. I look at my videos and remember how nice it was out on the water. Thank you for watching and connecting with me. It is funny how friendships get started on here. Stay safe. And thank you for enjoying my little videos.

It was the first time using it. There are a few things I learned. 1st-- I need to fill it up all the way. In the first part of the video, You can see the front out of the water. And 2nd. I need to empty 90% of the water out before I try pulling it back on to the trailer. Because I have to lift the front up to get it on the trailer. And with that much weight in front. I can't do it. Those were the only 2 things I had trouble with. Other than that, it worked very well! In one of my next videos. I have drone footage of the canoe turning on its self. Came out wonderful.

It is a 17ft. square stern canoe. With a 2021 Merc 5horse. It is all in my description for my channel.

That is kinda hard to do. It is simple. The tie breaks and the rope goes to the other end.

Usually I wear a wireless mic.. But I thought with the camera so close to me and holding it. It would work. The camera I used on this film don't have a place to attach a wireless mic. And I didn't want to use my recorder and dub the sound. It was just a short, fast video. On my main productions, I use other cameras and equipment. But thanks for the info.

Thanks for the info. I was a firemen. And was taught that number. I plan on using the water I am going to be in. And yes reverse the system to empty the bladder. I'll leave a little water in, so the trailer has some tongue weight.

Thank you so much. I know there isn't much difference in the videos. Just showing the canoe running in the water and landscape. I'll have some behind the scenes stuff all so. Thanks for your support.

I have both. If you are using an electric motor on it. A double point is fine. But if you are planning on a gas motor with any weight, you will want a square stern. My motor weights about 45 pounds. I would not want that hanging off the side of a canoe.

I also want to add. If you decide on a square stern there are things you should know. The back of the canoe will cause drag as you paddle. We took the square stern up to the Boundary Water. We didn't use a motor. Because you can't. But paddleing the canoe was a chore. A double ended canoe goes better through the water. But if you have a motor on the back....WHO CARES!!!. So you have to decide what you want to do with it. If you want to paddle it. It will be harder. But if you want to use a motor. It works great! I use mine both ways. You have to decide for yourself. Good luck and let me know what you come up with.

No it is a trailer designed for canoes. The load rating is 300pds. The suspension it has makes for a smooth ride. It will only handle canoes for now. I guess it can be modified for kayaks. But not for heavier crafts. The trailer is a (TRAILEX) Aluminum brand. They make all kinds of trailers.

@@Ralphcanoeingadventures you're a scholar - thanks for sharing your knowledge.

It is a 5hp merc. 4 stroke.

I guess it was running about 6mph. The river was being funneled through a tight area. So the current was pushing the canoe from the sides a bit. I have to admit. I was a little nervous!!.

That is what I do. Everywhere I go, I have to get back to where I started. So a motor is great. I am like you. I motor up stream and float or paddle back down. Its the best of both worlds. Let me know how it works out.

Thank you. I have lost a few, until I did this. It works 90% of the time. Thaks for your comment.

Thanks, me too. In the past 51 years, she has taken me to places I would never have seen.

I plan on doing more of that. I had plenty of time this winter to learn stuff. 😉

That would be a very short video! The hardest part would be explaining it to my insurance company.....

There is floatation in the front and back. It is rated for the weight of the whole craft.

Mine is a 17ft square stern. The motor weighs 28 lbs. But I have never capsized the canoe in 48 years.

I weighed the 5hp the other day. It weighed 64#s.

No. It is a 17ft. square stern canoe.