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I think I have to agree with all of this. I replaced the Guide with the Wildfire. While I haven't tested it yet, I have no doubt that I can go a week in most cases without overloading it. That probably wouldn't include my dog though. A Prospector 14 is going to have more capacity, so I'd...

Mad River fiberglass hulls had the insides finished in the same color as the gelcoat skin. Kevlar hulls showed natural kevlar color except for the "football" which was painted grey $240 for an intact fg Explorer is a heck of a deal!

I took my 14'6" MR Guide on the John Day river for a week. Can't drink the water there - way too much farm runoff. We had raft support, so he carried most of my water. Otherwise, not a problem. Had there been no significant rapids, I would have been fine with the extra weight.

To begin with, I'm not even interested in running those big drops like in that video, although I enjoy watching. Other than that, yeah it's situational. Depends on what boat I'm in and how familiar I am with it too. I've only done one multi-day trip with anything bigger than class 2+. On that...

Oh hey, @FartherWest - it just occurred to me that one of my paddling partners may be very interested in your Merlin II. I'll shoot him a heads-up if you let me know when and where you list it.

Here's one I was hoping to get to use, but it didn't work out. Oliver Inlet Tramway on Admiralty Island.

^Notice how only one of those is in the PNW - or anywhere near.

I can maybe be a little more helpful, @FartherWest . Pricing is going to depend on how much of a hurry you're in to sell it and how close is someone who knows what it is. I'm about half a day's drive from you. If I hadn't already recently deleted my boat fund with the purchase of a Wildfire...

I wear a class 5 MTI pfd when on rivers. It's labeled type 5 because it is outfitted as a rescue vest, but that isn't why I bought it. It was simply the best fitting (for me) high flotation vest I found locally. I don't see it listed on the label here, but IIRC, it was tagged as 23 lb...

@FartherWest - when reading my post above, keep in mind that Bend is more "canoe friendly" than Southern Idaho. But at the same time, as @M Clemens mentions, solo canoes are still uncommon there. (I know - I've watched pretty closely).

Oh, thanks! I wasn't aware of that one, and now I have the wants. :p

The OP confuses me because Nova Craft doesn't list anything I'd call a WW playboat or day tripper. Other than that exception, it does seem like the idea is playboats. I can't think of any current makers other than those already listed.

They are, but they didn't have to.

We need to know what layup it is, what trim, and what condition. One state over, but the last time I saw a Merlin 2 for sale here, it was Black Gold and went for $900 in perfect condition - about ten years ago. A couple years ago, a Northstar Phoenix of similar construction and condition here...

Around here, we call those playboats or creekboats.. And if that's what we're talking about, we have to take Novacraft and others off the list.

Even if we're ignoring Prospectors, Wenonah has the Rogue - available in T-formex.

Swift has Prospectors, 13'-17'. And isn't the Dragonfly considered a whitewater tripper?

Also Clipper has 14', 16' and 17' Prospectors. I'd do class 3 in any of those - and I'm not that skilled.

Northstar also makes their B16 and B17, which I consider whitewater trippers.

Frankly, the big makers are already priced out of my range. NC, Swift, Wenonah, Northstar, etc... Tarrifs on canoes won't mean a thing to me. OTOH, there's the possibility that another builder like Kaz materializes. Although I appreciate beauty and like when I find a pristine KX Malecite with...