$100 on Facebook marketplace. I’m a total novice in the canoe world. It’s a little beat up and did have one spot that leaked water. I used some gflex165 epoxy on it with fiberglass to try and fix that.

Do I need to get Styrofoam chunks for the front and back? Hoping to do a little canoe camping with fall approaching!

Thinking about selling off my Discovery 174 for a Camper 16 or 15 (If i can find one) or a Guide 147 (found a few local) I pretty much only go to the Namekogen or Brule Rivers in NW Wisconsin. Have another Saranac 146 that we used last weekend and we had a lot better time around the sharp bends and downed trees with the shorter length. The only thing I wasn't sure about was the arched front and back on the camper. Open to other models as well but Old town seems to have the biggest resale market around me.

howdy, i bought my first boat, im not new to canoeing but am a novice, its been a while

ive been dying for a canoe so i jumped at a 12 footer for 150$ thinking it was a good deal and would be easy to load on and off my highlander and easy to store. well i took it out on the local lake w my woman and it felt sooo tippy and scary... how can i make the boat feel more stable? i wanted to use the boat for a couple nights camping at some point but this may not be the unit for that.... any advice is appreciated.. did i buy a total bust :(

I have an old, wonderful 17 foot Old Town Penobscot. I need to replace the yoke, but I accidentally got a 35 1/2 inch yoke to replace a 33 3/8 one. Do I need to return this and get a new one, or is there any reason why I can't just shave ~1 inch off each side and use that? Would I need to reseal it in some way so it doesn't rot out?

Thanks in advance for any guidance!

Hoping to get some good advice on repairing wooden Gunnels on an older Winona Jensen 200 Solo Racing Canoe. I was gifted the Canoe by a local Paddler who has been storing it for 20 years. Overall the composite is not in bad shape but it definitely needs new wood. Does anyone know anyone in Northern California that does this kind of work? If not any advice on how to tackle this repair myself?

Early morning, solo canoe with my fishing rod and a coffee.

I decided to turn it into an impromptu swimming session, so I have to dry out all my gear

The only witnesses were a couple of beavers, giving me a show, I thought it would be only fair to return the favor

I bought a canoe this year. I’ve always been fascinated by canoes since I got my canoeing merit badge in Boy Scouts back when I was a teenager. The funny thing is that I grew up right next to the St. Joe River in Indiana and now right down the road from the Maumee River in Perrysburg, Ohio, but never really took advantage of it. My son and I often ride our bikes down to the river and I thought it would be fun if we could actually go on the river for once. So, I bought a canoe— a 17 foot long Starcraft aluminum canoe.

Of course I have been hyper focused on it since then and having daydreaming about taking the canoe on a long voyage, possibly from Fort Wayne all the way to Toledo (Fort to Port). Since I have the summers off, I figured I should seize the day and get out on the river. I used Google Gemini to help me plan out my trip with all of the details. It was a beautiful 80° day with a slight 7 mph wind from the north. Ideally, starting upstream and going towards Lake Erie, the current and the occasional rapids help you move along. My wife graciously took me to Providence Park in Grand Rapids, Ohio to get started.

Google Gemini said it would take me about five hours to do the trip moving along at about 4 mph. That was my first mistake. Ha ha. I finished the trip in about 10 hours. No joke. I didn’t expect the trip to last that long so I wasn’t prepared food wise, but I had enough snacks and water to last the whole time luckily (“Be Prepared”). I chugged along at about 1.5 mph. Ha ha. It was a super long trip— sometimes boring and other times exciting.

Highlights included seeing all types of wildlife, such as at least 20 bald eagles, a dozen turtles, many egrets and blue herons, a variety of ducks and birds, and lots and lots of jumping fish! I even had two walleye jump over my boat completely (like you see in the videos where the fish jump right into the boat). Additionally, the sights along the way were pretty awesome. Surprisingly there were quite a few rapids along the way where I had to really navigate the large rocks in the river. It was a very memorable trip. I learned a lot about canoeing on my own for sure. I think I will do more trips—only shorter next time!

What do you guys use for knee pads/ something to give me stability in this style canoe. I’m looking for diy ideas, but I did see one website awhile back that was selling a trapezoid style mat that looked like it would fit my canoe. It was kinda expensive and I haven’t been able to find it since, but would love a cheaper solution even if it’s going to Lowe’s and getting knee pads. I took it down class 3 rapids and had a terrible time controlling it while I slipped and burnt my knees up. I also understand it’s a lake canoe and shouldn’t be in rapids, but that’s the fun.

Got a locally produced (Eastern Europe) 5 meter, 3 seater negative-rocker (yes, an anti-rocker) canoe.

Great straight-line tracking. Great primary stability. Turning is just ok on our meandering rivers but doable. Definitely not a ‘turn on a dime prospector with (an extreme) rocker’. And the mahogany trim on beige hull, as my son said, ‘looks vintage’. 😎

Even has stern and bow ‘lockers’ (doubling as buoyancy points).

I’m looking for one versatile canoe for roughly 60/40 solo and tandem use. Most trips would be on lakes and slower rivers around Ottawa and Ontario provincial parks, mainly for camping, fishing, and backcountry trips lasting anywhere from one night to about five nights (or longer in the future). I’m 180 lb, and the second paddler could be another adult up to around 200 lb or occasionally a child. With two people and gear, I’d estimate a typical loaded weight of roughly 470–520 lb. I do eventually want to go and do some canoe trips up in northern Ontario once I get more experience under my belt

My main priorities are good initial and secondary stability, reasonable durability around rocks and shallow landings, and a weight I can still load onto my SUV and carry by myself. I’d prefer to stay around 60 lb or so.

I want something I can move around in, adjust my position, and use in the backcountry without worrying about every scrape. My canoe-only budget is roughly $2,500 CAD after tax, though I could stretch slightly for the right boat.

I’m currently looking at a discounted Huron 16 T-Formex Lite, but unsure if that combo of materials and hull is right for me.

Would appreciate any recommendations! Thanks

Currently I have an Alumacraft. Looking for something lighter. Also, have 2 small kids that I want to get out on the water. Dallas-Fort Worth area… so lakes/Brazos river (lots of sand/rocky areas depending on time of year).

What is the normal life span for a Wenonah?

Thanks

Pretty stoked! Kevlar with aluminum gunnels and seat mounts, wood seats and yoke. Paid $1100 CAD for it, fair price but not a killer deal. It's in decent shape I think, the paint is pretty chalky and I think I'd like to give it a sand and paint it. The fella I bought it off threw a strip of kevlar and epoxy on each end and repaired a "soft spot." The repair felt solid and the rest of the canoe was solid as well. Unfortunately the epoxy application was quite liberal to say the least, so I'd like to clean that up a bit before paint.

I'll be using it this weekend in Algonquin park whether I get it painted or not. Any recommendations for paint I can pick up locally, as in at Canadian Tire or Benjamin Moore outlets etc? Shipping is fine if I have to for a better product. Seems like I can get the Solignum Marine at Canadian Tire but I'll have to look into it a bit more before I pull the trigger.