After searching the depths of Mountain Buzz and coming up empty handed its time to start a new thread on cataraft floors. I have researched Poly Max, Webbing, NRS Floor, Stitches and Stuff, but wood seams to be the more versatile option and sturdier as well. However finishing the wood so it...

I am stoked to have just bought my first boat, a skinny 13' Maravia. I inherited this frame for free that does fit the boat, but it is pretty light duty. I assume whoever built it only used it for flatwater, fishing, etc. The joints are bolted together, not welded, and the metal isn't terribly...

I'm about to throw down on a new raft. I'm 45 and been running old gear my entire life. My love is river. I've never been a gear junkie. A boat is a boat as long as it gets me on the river. I've run big boats, small boats, buckets, bailers, rafts and cats, some held air and most were ugly. I am...