For what its worth, in Ontario we dropped the name "Indian Stroke" out of respect for the First Nations people. You can find a video I did about this stroke if you look up Silent Stroke on my channel.

The Dumoine and a real Prospector are very different at opposite ends of a spectrum to this canoe. Legend is more purpose oriented and not an overall good performance canoe. Haven't paddled a Morningstar. An Appalachian or a Canyon will be closest. This canoe performs very much (if not identical) to the Appalachian I've known and loved for many years, but it's a lot lighter.

One thing I appreciated about this canoe is how well it can do precise solo stuff even when it is still trimmed stern heavy. I was alternating between sitting on the bow seat when I was talking to the audience and then heeling it a bit to do the demonstrations. On most canoes it takes a lot of compensating for that kind of trim but it only took very slight corrections to make it do exactly what I wanted.

Possible perhaps with a bent shaft but it would be difficult and probably not effective.

That's what I figured. You're a great paddler so I figured you'd know the answer. What kind of foam do you have on the yoke in this video? @@RolfKraiker

Before I had the new roof racks with slots I'd put 2X4s on the old Thule bars using U bolts. I'd use U bolts with square, not round corners so they would lie flat on top of the 2X4 and the nuts and screw portions were under the racks. I'd make a slot in the wood so there was nothing sticking up above the wood.

@@RolfKraiker Thanks, Rolf. That is probably the route I will go. Makes sense to put the slot in the top of the wood as well.

Yes I am. It saves a lot of work on your muscles. And I've been using the same wooden paddle doing it that way for about 20 years now. If you do it right there's next to no wear on the paddle or the gunnels.

Thanks Ray, I had fun putting the video together and folks who've viewed it seem to find it helpful.

Thanks Lisa. The key to doing this well is having really good pitch control on the paddle blade and knowing exactly when to apply it. When I teach folks how to do this stroke, the timing is the thing that seems to be the most problem. To help students get the feel, I put my canoe beside theirs with one foot in mine and one foot in theirs than put my hands on theirs to guide the paddle.

Thanks. One thing I hope people notice is the way I do a loop on both sides of the grab rail. If you only run the rope through or just put on loop in the middle, the canoe can slide sideways. Putting a loop on each side of the grab rail ensures it stays in place.

Its a West Wind dome tent from Cabelas. That said, I replaced the fiberglass poles with aluminum ones purchased on Amazon.

@@RolfKraiker Thank-you !