Lynn McAdams remembers his first crisis in canoe-making, back when he sold the boats on the banks of the Clark Fork River in Missoula. “I got rid of everything I had when the first oil embargo came on ...

ROGERS - When Louis Shaw, co-founder of Two Brothers Canoe, learned Wednesday morning that the synthetic material he uses to make his entire line of canoes might be unavailable in less than a year, he ...

In early August, Avon Lake, announced that it is closing its plants and ceasing production of Royalex, ending the era of Royalex canoes. In early August, PolyOnein Avon Lake, Ohio announced that it is ...

PolyOne Corp. is stopping production of Royalex sheet — the king of custom plastics for many canoe enthusiasts — leaving almost all hull thermoformers and many paddlers up the proverbial creek without ...

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Some say a unique material has spawned a revolution in back-country canoeing in the North. It's called "Royalex" and is used to make tough, reliable whitewater boats. Dozens of new canoes made of ...

Manufacturers suggest that you loosen the gunwales at the ends of your wood-trimmed Royalex canoe before you store it for the winter. This is supposed to prevent the Royalex from cold-cracking when ...

Some say a unique material has spawned a revolution in back-country canoeing in the North. It's called "Royalex" and is used to make tough, reliable whitewater boats. Dozens of new canoes made of ...