Assembly Instructions

Flying with Folding Boats

Mapping Out Your Next Trip

Packing & Securing Gear in a PakCanoe

Repair & Maintenance of Pakboats

Skin on Frame Boats

Surviving Mosquitoes & Black Flies

Performance tuning

In rapids where you want a rockered, highly maneuverable canoe, just concentrate the load (including paddlers) near the center and leave the ends light. This gives more rocker (leaving the bow lightly loaded also improves your ability to rise up over waves). 

On flatwater a straight keel line helps both tracking and speed. Distribute the load more evenly along the length of the canoe. You will be amazed how well the canoe tracks. 

On a typical river with flatwater and rapids you can tune your canoe by loading the gear in the midsection. Then sit close to the ends on flatwater for a straight keel line and improved tracking. Kneel next to the thwarts for more rocker and improved control in whitewater.