3 Minutes with a Maine Guide #72: Guide's Box in the Canoe

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3 Minutes with a Maine Guide

Жыл бұрын

Maine Guide Lisa DeHart shows how the Guide Box or Wanigan fits snugly and securely into the canoe.

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@user-ie6pt3ob4d 10 ай бұрын

I remember helping Kerry at the sportsman's show when you came through Lisa and really loved his boxes. Sadly Kerrys dreams of making those boxes as a career after pationing them never came to fruition. I he had a couple different sizes to fit nearly every old town canoe and a few others. He even made a few into a cooler model. I inherited the last of the inventory from his widow Dianne and have been tasked with finding good homes for them. Rest in pease buddy the legacy of your boxes are giving other sportsman and women great joy

@dianneparker9136 10 ай бұрын

He would have been so proud to have seen this! ❤❤

@3_Minutes_With_a_Maine_Guide 10 ай бұрын

Kerry, left a beautiful piece of gear to the world of canoeing…we should all be so lucky. When I first saw those boxes, I thought everyone could see what I could…I thought he was gonna build an empire. ❤️

@Treetale 10 ай бұрын

I was just doing research to try and find the Kerry Parker after hearing his name on this video. I bought a tandem old town canoe for my wife, daughter and I and when I saw this box I was just like “wow I wonder where I can find one”. I’m so sorry to hear that your friend and such an ingenious man has passed before he could put one of these in every canoe. What a coincidence to see this comment 23 hours after you posted it. Again, my sincerest condolences for your loss.

@blackspruceroutes Жыл бұрын

What an inspiration!! At 62 you make my desire to live my childhood woodsman dreams burn stronger!! Merci;-)

@BurtReynoldstash Жыл бұрын

That is an awesome wannigan. I’ve not seen one fit in the bow before. Usually in the centre. Thank you for sharing Happy paddling from the uk 🇬🇧

@kimblegorman9076 Жыл бұрын

Wow. What an amazing box….and the fit!!! Wow just wow

@redcanoe14 Жыл бұрын

Lisa, your channel is a hidden gem, I am so glad I came across you by chance. As a keen canoeist up here in BC Canada I love the wealth of knowledge and experience you pack into each of your 3 minute videos. Naturally, I have subscribed! Every Blessing, Chris

@3_Minutes_With_a_Maine_Guide Жыл бұрын

Chris, thanks so much. I believe as Guides amd canoeists we need to share the knowledge, it keeps us all safe out there.

@paulmphoto Жыл бұрын

That box and how it fits truly is genius.

@manitoulinknifeworks Жыл бұрын

I'm an outdoors person but not a canoeist. I swear I enjoy and learn more from your videos than any other channel I subscribe to. Thanks for all the great work!

@Mainepolingguide Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the shout out and thanks for watching. 👍❤️

@GreatNorthWeb Жыл бұрын

That was a great story about the un-swamped box and well worth the extra minute and forty seconds. :)

@Mainepolingguide Жыл бұрын

The only time I’ve ever caught fish with my hands…I felt like Jeremiah Johnson.

@MaineGuide34 Жыл бұрын

That is a great box Lisa. I am so glad your showed how it locks in. I will be making one for my canoe, maybe two. Thanks again

@Mainepolingguide Жыл бұрын

Shawn, let me know if you want photographs of the bottom.

@MaineGuide34 Жыл бұрын

@@Mainepolingguide Thanks Lisa I will, just showing my buddy the Carpenter

@MaineGuide34 Жыл бұрын

@@Mainepolingguide Sorry for not getting back to you working. You had two other canoe box video with good pictures of the bottom

@bigfoot9421 Жыл бұрын

Lisa this is so rad!!! I need the blue prints!

@3_Minutes_With_a_Maine_Guide Жыл бұрын

Facebook message 3 Minutes and I can send some pics and measurements. I don’t build things. they’re not blueprints, but have helped some people create they’re own version.

@Wblair8772 3 ай бұрын

Nice fitting and functional box.

@3_Minutes_With_a_Maine_Guide 3 ай бұрын

Yes. He left a beautiful piece of canoe gear, we should all be so lucky.

@rockytopwrangler2069 Жыл бұрын

.. Great idea ,, I always tie an emergency pack to bow handle or front gunnel ,,, but I like this .. Could you show contents kept in there .. Emergency gear ,, day use gear , etc. as usual ,, the bigger the box the more we put in ,, love the series .... Stay Safe ...

@3_Minutes_With_a_Maine_Guide Жыл бұрын

Check out video #71. I open it and go through everything. You’ll be surprised how much it holds. Thanks for watching!

@jimfromoregonusa9899 Жыл бұрын

This was great....and I can see why the boxes work so well....thanks for sharing!

@canadiancedar1275 Жыл бұрын

another great video. Thanks

@markluke8447 Жыл бұрын

Lisa, you been eating your Wheaties, girl you strong. Thanks for sharing.

@roryglobalactivites4054 11 ай бұрын

Thanks from England

@3_Minutes_With_a_Maine_Guide 10 ай бұрын

Ahh England, a little body, with a mighty heart. Shakespeare Henry V

@briargoatkilla Жыл бұрын

Mine is just a rectangle box that rides just forward my center thwart. Yours is a cool design. Definitely gonna build one like that.

@Mainepolingguide Жыл бұрын

Yours is more traditional and I’ll bet it does hold more. They’re great for anything sharp, metal…glass, delicate.

@mflacke Жыл бұрын

It's nice.👍

@retireddac Жыл бұрын

These videos are great. I truly enjoy them. The fact that I learn useful information makes it even better. Since you asked; I do have a question. I own a Wenonah MN 2 and live on the coast of Downeast Maine. I normally use it solo in the salt water bays accessible from our front yard. Less river use so far. Could you give some recommendations on which paddles you would recommend for open water? I currently use a kayak paddle 1/2 the time when I need to move in a straight line faster and a recreational single bladed canoe paddle when maneuvering is needed. I will be carving my own paddles this spring. What shape would you go with? I’m thinking 1 beaver tail and 1 otter tail. What is your opinion of the bent shaft paddles? Some parts of the world swear by them and others stay away. Thanks again for the great content.

@Mainepolingguide Жыл бұрын

I love a single piece of wood ash paddle, a beaver tail and an otter tail. I’ve never used a bent shaft, but lots of my friends have and really like them.

@vinoto Жыл бұрын

Just found your channel and I absolutely love the no nonsense style. I'm looking to buy a tandem canoe, mainly plan to paddle with my 80lb dog (and rarely one extra person). I weigh about 150 lbs and am reading a lot of advice that seems to say a 16-17ft tandem is hard to paddle solo and direct me to buy a smaller solo canoe. I notice you paddle from the stern and seem to be in a 16ft canoe, what are your thoughts on this ?

@scottmcfarland2149 Жыл бұрын

Gonna have to build one of those!

@Mainepolingguide Жыл бұрын

Let me know if you want pics or measurements

@scottmcfarland2149 Жыл бұрын

@@Mainepolingguide Thank you.

@danlibby8366 Жыл бұрын

Lisa! Many years ago, while visiting MOFGA I saw some of these. Someone was displaying (and maybe selling) them. I have an Old Town Pack canoe and a decent set of wood working skills. Can You offer some more photos of the box? Thank you for all your videos and sharing your knowledge.

@Mainepolingguide Жыл бұрын

Dan, yes I can especially pics of the bottom. Instant message me in Facebook.

@reddeercanoe Жыл бұрын

That’s an excellent design, the way it fits in the bow/ stern of the canoe. The box looked to be varnish or perhaps fibreglass resin. What is used to waterproof the seems ?

@Mainepolingguide Жыл бұрын

I don’t know what was used to put the cedar planks together, but at the time 1990’s the resin used to seal it was 75 $ a can..vast fortune. Every year I take a clear 2 part epoxy and fill any serious dings, then I use a high quality outdoor poly and give it 3 coats. Lately Helmsman.

@downeastprimitiveskills7688 Жыл бұрын

That's pretty sweet, Lisa. Looks like a good project for the other half of the winter. Looks like wood planks not a plywood as well. Will it fit as snuggly in other boats or just the Camper?

@Mainepolingguide Жыл бұрын

It’s made of cedar planks, it was made to fit in an Old town Tripper but will also fit a Tripper and a Disco 169. When it first came out it was called a Bow & Stern Canoe box. They had a film of a Tripper you could not sink because of the air trapped in the boxes.

@downeastprimitiveskills7688 Жыл бұрын

@@Mainepolingguide It would be fun to see that video/film. I have a Tripper and and older Hunter 14 foot that looks like a scaled down Tripper Is the box fiberglassed or just tight joints?

@Mainepolingguide Жыл бұрын

I have a hunter as well. Hey let me know if you ever want to sell that Btw the box fits in the bow of that. The box is cedar planks and in the 1990’s the poly to seal it was 75$ a can..a vast fortune. I poly it every season with a quality helmsman brand for outdoors.

@downeastprimitiveskills7688 Жыл бұрын

@@Mainepolingguide Ohh sorry no sale,I just got it last spring put wood rails on it and took the seats out with a kneeling thwart. I am on the look out for a 15 foot camper. I like my Hunter, still stable enough to stand an pole. I tried the newer old town Next and there is no standing with a pole at any comfort level worth it, the disco 119 was a little better. I expect the boards on the box were tongue and grove. I have some wide cedar I might try some single pieces with just the corners to seal up.

@Mainepolingguide Жыл бұрын

@@downeastprimitiveskills7688 It sounds beautiful. Yes the Hunter is a perfect scale down from a 16 foot Camper. Great to have both.

@jackofalltrapping6181 Жыл бұрын

Miss Lisa, always enjoy your 3 minute videos. Are there any full length ones? Have you written any books? Lastly, what’s written on the side of the box if it’s not too personal asking? Thanks again Peace¥

@Mainepolingguide Жыл бұрын

In video #40 I feature the box and read the quote at the end. Thanks for watching.

@Mainepolingguide Жыл бұрын

I write for a local monthly called The Maine Sportsman. No books. I can’t sit at the computer that long ughh. That’s why none of this can happen without my editor, Maine Guide John Meader.

@ramtharthegreat Жыл бұрын

Any idea if anyone still makes these? I would love to own one.

@3_Minutes_With_a_Maine_Guide Жыл бұрын

Sadly they don’t make them anymore, but I’ve been told there are drawings and measurements on the internet. I don’t build things but sent plenty of pics and measurements of mine. Facebook message me if you want them. Thanks for watching!

@ramtharthegreat Жыл бұрын

@3_Minutes_With_a_Maine_Guide thanks you. I did find the patent papers with good enough drawings I think I can get it done. Does it seem like the edges of yours have fiberglass on them?

@richardgreene3670 Жыл бұрын

how did your canoe repair with steel wire and epoxy work out?

@Mainepolingguide Жыл бұрын

Richard, I found a product that I’m probably gonna try in the Spring, first really warm day, and detail amd update on 3 Minutes. As for the demo patch at MCS. I left that on for the Winter but will probably remove to do the Spring repair at home. In the event of having to repair on a river I stand by the stainless steel wire and the 2 part epoxy. The night we had to repair, it was cold, rainy, conditions not ideal for relying on the epoxy. You have to have something physical like the wire, stitching the break and keeping it from spreading or breaching. Especially on the river we were on with multiple sets of rapids coming up, and a fully loaded boat.

@blainebarringer2356 Жыл бұрын

Do you guide through an outfitter?

@Mainepolingguide Жыл бұрын

Blaine, I used to, but took a bit of time off last year. I’m very close to launching a new website for teaching in person classes. Stay tuned.

@stephenbarrett8894 Жыл бұрын

Lisa Do you know of a set of plans for this wanigan? I would like to make one

@DiabloOutdoors Жыл бұрын

Depending on how you care about your canoe, or what type of canoe you have, make sure to have some rubber or any other kind of padding under that box.

@Mainepolingguide Жыл бұрын

I don’t. Kerry was a gifted carpenter and a boat builder. There are several angles especially on the bottom. Instant message me and I can send detailed photos and some measurements.

@DiabloOutdoors Жыл бұрын

This is a very cool box. However, each canoe can be different and it's important to have a proper fit. And I'd add some padding to protect the hull since this could make a difference in case of an impact. ****The best would be to use some cardboard to make a template.**** Also, here, people with us would be allowed to use that on calm or mid-calm waters. Not allowed on white waters or stormy days, because if you crash/sink, you'd lose everything. And our philosophy is that NO ONE is above the law of physics, anyone can flip/crash/sink/wobble/tango one day. Even the most experienced ones ;)

@Mainepolingguide Жыл бұрын

It’s probably hard to see in the video but the bottom of the box kind of floats above the floor, it doesn’t rub.

@Mainepolingguide Жыл бұрын

I do patch any dings with a clear 2 part epoxy and if it goes in the back of a truck I put a pad underneath it then to protect it. But I’ve had it 27 years!

@zkatawkat 3 ай бұрын

@Mainepolingguide Hello, greetings from Poland :) This is an absolutely wonderful wannigan and I'd love to make a similar one on my own. Could you please send me as many detailed pictures as possible?

@3_Minutes_With_a_Maine_Guide 3 ай бұрын

Yes. Pictures are on my website 3MinutesMaineGuide.com. Go to the menu and click on the page that says “Canoe Projects”. Good luck and thanks for watching.

@zkatawkat 3 ай бұрын

Found it. Thanks a lot!

@mrfree7936 Жыл бұрын

Can you do a single person sailing

@Mainepolingguide Жыл бұрын

Yes. 2 ways with some of the easy, light, quality pop up sails for kayaking or if you want to go more traditional with what you would have or could get on a canoe trip Ray Goodwin has a gray video on rigging and sailing a canoe solo. He’s on KZfaq

@DiabloOutdoors Жыл бұрын

Interesting, but it's strongly advised not to put any essential gear in that box. Because if you lose the canoe, you lose what could save your life (or lots of troubles).