Proem: a tippy baby fish-countngboat?
Have you paddled it, Bob. I think Iād like to see a picture of that.
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.
Yanoer, bring it to Midwest
We can help you shut thebob up. Remember when you go to Rendezvous, bring extra sleeping bags.
Wildernesswebbā¦we will of course need pixā¦ might be pic of the year.
You might paddle irrigation ditches, but that is a mighty fine garage you have.
Freestyle? I donāt do no freestyle.
I just said I had no trouble paddling it.
Donāt know if Iām coming to the fall vous.
Thanks for helping me find my identity.
I was forgetting who I am 
Only the best boats for our irrigation
ditches.
Sure
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Phil Sigglekow was a great guy, took the westbound a couple years ago.
Fish countingā¦
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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.
BOB
Bob, check Hemlock
Hi Bob.
In case you havenāt seen it, Dave Curtis has a Covenant in excellent condition in the used section at
his www.hemlockcanoe.com
For those who might not know, Daveās 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.
Covenantā¦
Thanks for the heads upā¦
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. Iād be willing to bet that boat has spent most of itās 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.
Guess thatās one Iāll have to live without.
BOB
Covenant
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I admire your good sense and strong will.
... oh yes, and also your canoe collection.
... and then there's your paddle collection.
Can gget it to
Ohio in Sept.
An offer you canāt refuse, Bob
Sell me your Ariel, buy the Covenant you covet from Curtis and kayamedic delivers for free.
Can get it from Ohio to Chicago in Sept
Appreciate assistance offersā¦
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Bought these 4 canoes in the past couple of months:
Mad River Screamer
Blackhawk Proem
Clipper Prospector
Wenonah Moccasin
There is currently "no room in the canoe manger", and I think the Covenant price is too high.
BOB
P.S. My Ariel might be available one day. Most likely you'd be dealing with my wife, and daughter, or the executor of my estate.
Bob
The Proem as I have it now has no pedestal, you knowā¦
It has a sliding cane seat with a back (that mounts to the rails) that the owner used with a kayak paddle.
Thanks Patā¦
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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.
:^)
BOB
Does that pedestal slide on tracks
or attach with velcro?
One of my Flashfires has tracks for a pedestal to slide in.
Pedestal attachment
It attaches will velcro.
Am thinking about mounting a regular wood/cane seat in the Proem, but also putting down the velcro strips for the pedestal, so there are 2 seating options with only minor effort.
BOB