For all practical purposes; the Moore & the Blackhawk Proem are one & the same Yanoer........you, little, long haired, Illinois corn field, irrigation ditch paddling, leaping gnome.
Are you going to come to the Fall Vous, and demonstate your unique & wonderous, Proem free style paddling moves? I want to see you dip gunwales in the water, do 360 degree spin moves, and have camera ready to document same.
Great pnet photo of the week op..............
Blackhawk Phil I think he was a Navy Seal. One hell of a good guy. We had his Phantom tandem. Very fast & sleek, beautiful lines. Got my first canoe at Blackhawk on the Rock R. back when life was easy. Deciding between the somewhat sluggish, oil-canning Mad River Exp. or a Sawyer, Phil steered us a bit toward the Sawyer and a few thousand miles later I Thank you.
Haven't paddled Proem yet; have to wait until Rendezvous. Pat is bringing it down to me from Wisconsin.
Have paddled my Nighthawk with permanently affixed pedestal. It's a bit twitchy; especially on the river. Sitting on it's pedestal, my rear end is nearly above the gunwales.
I'm thinking with pedestal that's mounted in the Proem, I'll be lucky if my rear end is not "above" gunwales in it too. Proem is shorter & has a rather unique hull shape when compared to the Nighthawk. It could get interesting.
No sweat; I've dumped more than one canoe, and haven't melted yet. At least I don't try to crash through, and end up "going under" strainers in a little kayak, like Pam.
For those who might not know, Dave’s operation was affiliated with Phil and Blackhawk as Canoe Specialists years ago. They sold both Curtis and Blackhawk canoes in each of their shops.
Phil had a very special way about him. He would make you feel good by just being around him. Just a great guy. Happy and positive.
Have looked at the Covenant for sale on Hemlock website on numerous occasions. Even made an inquiry. It certainly appears to be in prime condition. I’d be willing to bet that boat has spent most of it’s life in storage, and was seldom paddled.
A little too pricey for my taste however; especially when shipping costs from east coast to midwest is taken into consideration.
Yikes! You didn't get the pedestal !!!
You left part of the Proem "in the barn" !!!
Just kiddin' Pat............
I have a new/never used, Pat Moore pedestal I received in boot on a canoe deal several years ago. It will be going into the Proem.