Advice on sneakbox - AA Broadbill or MLB Wigeon
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Scott Gilliland
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Yes... that was a sad day. I've visited the Canot Norwest shop a couple of times and there was a lot of history there. I'm not sure what the Inuit are going to do - they rely heavily on these canoes. There are more and more large welded aluminum boats in the Arctic, but the canoes are the first boats on, and last boats off the water. With a crew, canoes can be manhandled across ice, or loaded on a komatik and moved to the ice edge. The Inuit are extremely resourceful -- on a couple of the islands we stopped there were pieces of an old canoe. I mean little pieces (1x3'). They pulled them apart and saved all the tacks, ribs and skins... perfect pieces to have in your boat if you need to make a quick repair.
I'm not a great photographer. The only way I get good pictures is to take a lot go there and one or 2 ends up good. But they all tell a story. Here is couple more. I'm fairly new to discussion forms and know I'm well off topic... I hope you don't mind if a post a few pictures.
The islands are barren and rocky. This island actually has a lot of vegetation!
A lot of the nutrients on the islands comes from the duck shit. Here you can see a rich growth of mosses around an old eider nest bowl.
A nice active eider nest
There are a lot of ponds on the islands. The ponds are surrounded by deposit of rich organic guano that comes from generations and generations of eiders nesting on the islands. I coined these "eider gardens".
Our nest search crew
The Inuit are very social and stop frequently for boil ups. They are very funny. Often it's just couple cans of Click, some home made bannock and a cup of hot tea, but shared with friends and a few laughs ... it does not get better.
And maybe a charr or two
Here are a few more pics
I'm not a great photographer. The only way I get good pictures is to take a lot go there and one or 2 ends up good. But they all tell a story. Here is couple more. I'm fairly new to discussion forms and know I'm well off topic... I hope you don't mind if a post a few pictures.
The islands are barren and rocky. This island actually has a lot of vegetation!
A lot of the nutrients on the islands comes from the duck shit. Here you can see a rich growth of mosses around an old eider nest bowl.
A nice active eider nest
There are a lot of ponds on the islands. The ponds are surrounded by deposit of rich organic guano that comes from generations and generations of eiders nesting on the islands. I coined these "eider gardens".
Our nest search crew
The Inuit are very social and stop frequently for boil ups. They are very funny. Often it's just couple cans of Click, some home made bannock and a cup of hot tea, but shared with friends and a few laughs ... it does not get better.
And maybe a charr or two
Here are a few more pics
Paul Taylor
Active member
Absolutely incredible photos!!! Thank you for posting!
It's great to hear someone actually pronounce Quebec properly.
Great video too!
It's great to hear someone actually pronounce Quebec properly.
Great video too!
It's their hardware store! These are great photos and give us a window on life to the far north. Keep them coming.
noweil Mike
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The 2 big differences are going to be the hulls. The MLB is a displacement hull and they are little boats. The AA is a planing hull, will take a bigger motor and cover water much quicker. So of the MLB's had problems with hulls cracking or breaking. I think some broke just loading on the trailer. I have never had a AA Broadbill but had a couple other AA models. They would go fast.
Scott Gilliland
New member
Well, we're back on topic. I managed to catch the Covid and I've been house bound all week. This has given me a bit of time to think and I'
ve not been able to make that impulse purchase. I think prices are a bit high 3500 CAD for the AA with a good trailer and no motor and 3000 CAD for the MLB. The MLB has a cheap trailer and needs a bit of fibreglass work and a new paint job. I did a search in the NJ and area and y9u guys have a lot more options. If I could get one of these at a reasonable price I'd like to try them, but I'm thinking I might wait for the right one. Thanks
Scott
ve not been able to make that impulse purchase. I think prices are a bit high 3500 CAD for the AA with a good trailer and no motor and 3000 CAD for the MLB. The MLB has a cheap trailer and needs a bit of fibreglass work and a new paint job. I did a search in the NJ and area and y9u guys have a lot more options. If I could get one of these at a reasonable price I'd like to try them, but I'm thinking I might wait for the right one. Thanks
Scott
Scott
Used boat prices are pretty much all over the map, but for those prices and no motors the hulls would have to be in very good shape. The sellers may find they need to lower the prices to move them. Keep an eye on them or maybe float a lower offer and tell the seller to keep you in mind. As weeks pass you might drop them a note and they will be tired of looking at it and sell for much lower.
There is also the option of finding an old fiberglass sailboat hull and building your own sneakbox from it. Search for the works of Steve Sanford and others here and you will get a ton of ideas for a project you might enjoy. Below are a couple of my favorites.
duckboats.net
duckboats.net
Used boat prices are pretty much all over the map, but for those prices and no motors the hulls would have to be in very good shape. The sellers may find they need to lower the prices to move them. Keep an eye on them or maybe float a lower offer and tell the seller to keep you in mind. As weeks pass you might drop them a note and they will be tired of looking at it and sell for much lower.
There is also the option of finding an old fiberglass sailboat hull and building your own sneakbox from it. Search for the works of Steve Sanford and others here and you will get a ton of ideas for a project you might enjoy. Below are a couple of my favorites.
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