Quebec canoe manufacturer Esquif debuts T-Formex, a moldable ABS material poised to be a lighter and more resistant alternative to defunct Royalex, RIP. Last summer, when plastics multinational ...
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 ...
Canoeists are mourning the expected loss of a light and tough material that revolutionized the iconic Canadian pastime. Royalex is a composite material of vinyl, plastic and foam invented in the 1970s ...
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 ...
When the supply of Royalex dried up years ago, Arkansas-based canoe makers who rely on the material found themselves up a creek without a paddle. But these days, with the help of Canadian canoe ...
FRANKFORD -- The 100-year-old is getting a face life, along with new ribs, gunwale and thwart replacement and wrapped in new canvas. "I'm also putting in seats, something the original didn't have," ...
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 ...
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 ...
Canoeists are mourning the expected loss of a light and tough material that revolutionized the iconic Canadian pastime. Royalex is a composite material of vinyl, plastic and foam invented in the 1970s ...