New Canoe

[Maine Woodsman]

After our St. Croix river trip in a 17" Grumman (low water)I decided to get something that would slide off rock, not stick to them! I found it on Craigs list yesterday, 17" Old Town White Wilderness .He was asking 400, I offered 300 and he took it. He was 16 miles away so off I went. The canoe is 28 years old, so he said and spent most of it's life inside a building. We paddled it a bit tonight, paddles nicely, better than a tripper. We both went through the dry caning on our seats! I think I'm going to like it. I guess I'll finally part with my wood canvas Sullivan canoe works canoe. She has hung up under my porch for many years. A fast paddling canoe but unforgiving, I've been tossed twice. Hope to spend some time this summer paddling that new red canoe.

 

[sweeper]

Red ones are Fast!

 

[yellowcanoe]

17 inch canoe is pretty small. Caning can be replaced. We did several seats on our neighborhood fleet in exchange for someone putting in our dock.

 

[Iskweo]

$300 ?? For that price you can order new seats from Conk and still be way ahead of the game. Aaaaaand stylin. Three hundred for a canoe that actually floats and is usable. I may have to branch out of the w/c thing into composite.

Christy

 

[Maine Woodsman]

It's only 17" long, how expensive could it be? He, he, he!
MW

 

[sweeper]

17 ", No wonder you went thru the seats.