Hi,
I am a newbie.
I am thinking of getting into canoeing with my two sons. I see Coleman canoes for sale everywhere. They also seem quite a bit cheaper than others.
My needs are simply re...
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I'm having a hard time finding a square stern(flat back) canoe. I know grumman canoes made one at one time but now I'm unable to find one. I'll take any help I can get. I'm located...
I am looking for any information on canoes built by Myron Smart (Milo, Maine). Saw one of his canoes this past weekend and marvelled at its beauty. The only detail I could get regarding the craft was ...
...it on to the newsgroup. My question is whether anyone has any experience with Trailhead's Prospector canoes. I'm looking at the 16' fiberglass model and wonder how it compares to NovaCr...
Alex,
I haven't rented canoes from them (just kayaks) but Trailhead on Scott St. rents both canoes and kayaks - here is the link:
http://www.trailheadcnd.com/OTTAWA/ssrent.htm
Whenev...
I forgot to mention that the 2 canoes are located in Whitby in the greater Toronto area.
what are the pros and cons of light wight canoes?
I think that the kind of people who generally like wood canoes and build them (the only way to get one comparatively cheaply) tend to be perfectionists and love the looks of the wood and take very goo...
is it possible to do so? how poor are the results?
in particular I was thinking about using the Dagger caption in swamps. ( the caption is supposedly tracks well, but will it nonetheless be signif...
Hello,
I am looking to acquire a canoe in the touring category
Hi All. I am trying to figure out some decent brands for a white water canoe. I want to go Royalex due to it's strength. Anyone out there that might be able to shed some light on any of this?
Hi, Is anybody interested in canoe/kayak sailing? I've built my rig for the canoe last fall and already have been on the Ottawa river twice this month. Before trying it I was thinking nothing is ...
...ation and through the siding into wall studs. I braced two levels of supports to these for storage of two canoes. One might make room for three or four canoes this way. I am going to raise the support...
Paul.
With all of the new materials available aluminum canoes are not as popular as they used to be especially in the personal market. Outfitters still tend to use them since they last forever. I ...
Our School shares a bunch of RAM - X 17 canoes with another high school. They were purchased before I got here and I could shoot the person who threw the money away on them. As far as I'm concern...
...ch info. The only things I can assume are that this company no longer exists, they did not make very many canoes, and that not many of them have survived. Of course, it could be that the company name ...
... of the artic.(plus they didnt know how to swim very well) Modern Kayaks are also based on these designs
Canoes come from many cultures, North American Indian used birch bark canoes, Pacific Islander...
On one trip I was on we improvized with a big tarp and paddles. We had around around 3 canoes so we rafted up the canoes together, tied the corners of the tarp to two paddles, and got somebody in the ...
In an attempt to do a little research on canoes before I buy one. I have some questions:
I'm looking for a canoe that will take alot of abuse. I've been told that canoes with material mi...
...n the calendar, knocking other long races into a distant second place.
The race will be open to tandem canoes and kayaks, voyageur canoes, and pairs of solo canoes and kayaks. Solo boats must trave...
...I mainly flatwater canoe...algonquin park type stuff...7-10 day trips... 2 maybe 3 ppl at a time.
The Canoes I have my eye on are :
Scott Advantage at 17' 4'
Scott Trillium 17...
...a canoe trup in algonquin park and had a horrible accident..our car flipped over and destroyed two rented canoes, luckily no one was hurt...but our canoes were destroyed.
The car insurance company...
...tore in Algonquin Park last summer. I am not the owner or anything, just one of the grunts that moves the canoes around the docks and a guide. I just stumbled upon this group! I might be heading back ...
...ate whitewater. It can also be used for tripping, with comfort.
My 2 cents., hope it helps, Blue Hole canoes have been and still are great whitewater canoes, I do not know about flatwater paddling...
ALSO -THERE IS A SITE CALLED CLC KAYAK AND THE BOATS ARE VERY NICE-A FEW CANOES-MOSTLY KAYAKS AND BOATS-I HAVE AN 18 FT WEST RIVER KAYAK THAT I PURCHASE FOR 1100. FROM SPRING CREEK OUTFITTERS IN MN. I...
...039; * 12' high in the centre) a few years ago. it has a barn style roof and I am able to store four canoes above 8'. It would not be difficult to add 2 more on the upper part of the walls. ...
... room for gear Here are some of the boats I am considering.
Clipper - Maverick -Kevlar http://clippercanoes.com/canoes/maverick.htm
Mad River - Explorer -Kevlar http://madrivercanoe.com/mrc...
a friend of mine is looking for one of those flat back canoes. If you have one let me know and I will pass it along.
Amazon.com has some interesting books for building canoes.
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