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Be aware that there are different ways to measure capacity and you may find that not everyone is using the same formula. Some may use a...

Always regardless. I’ve fished in boats with others in some very tight quarters before.

@Steve in Idaho had not thought of the nesting idea - thanks. @memaquay thanks, and yes would like to get this purchase right the first...

My final comment......three in a canoe might work out fine for you after a period of adjustment and practice, and picking appropriate...

I cannot stop being concerned about 3 inexperienced adults in canoe for anything more than a day trip, regardless of the capacity of the...

Since carrying more than one canoe on the vehicle is an issue, I wonder if you could remove the yoke in that Quetico 18.5, nest...

By watercraft, zero in a canoe - a night or two using a kayak. Fishing for the day in a heavy canoe, quite a bit. I don’t remember ever...

Got it and appears that we have some practicing to be done in order to achieve harmonious paddling. I do see some reports scattered out...

I hadn't thought of that. I think I like the middle guy fishing (or snoozing) idea.

Three single blades would be tricky enough to get everyone in sync and moving straight ahead. Two singles and a double would be even...

It takes a while for an inexperienced tandem team to get good at making the boat go where they want it. Adding a third single blade...

On the paddling, curious if there’s any reason other than the long reach and possible balance issues regarding why the middle person...

Thanks guys, I’ll check out the Mackenzie. I’ve looked into the Kevlar repair and know I’ll be signing up for dealing with Kevlar fuzz...

"18’6″ MacKenzie will carry 1400 lbs with 7″ of freeboard." That would work.

Another thing about skin coat kevlar.... Kevlar fuzzes when abraded. I very much prefer my non-gelcoated kevlar canoes to have S glass...