Do you canoe?

[Beerplumber]

Bought this good lookin' unit yesterday.

[Beerplumber]

Threw it in the local reservoir for a quick leak check before we look at painting it which it really needs.  It's not the end all canoe but if it gets used enough I'll fork out a little more and get a nice fibre glass unit.  Really want to go for a two day trip and camp out of it.

[Grant Lamontagne]

I meant to comment on this yesterday when you posted it but by the time I got back to my computer to reply properly I'd forgotten all about it!

That's a good looking boat!  As long as you are willing to get out there and use it, then it's well worth the hassle of transporting, storing etc.

Def

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[Janitor]

I paddle, but not a canoe. Well ... not one of my own - I love going out in them though. I've even been up in your fine country out in Voyagers park for a week or so back when I had my own. Amazing place, amazing transportation.

What is your boat made of?

[Beerplumber]

Unfortunately it's an aluminum hull, pretty bad lines and curves so it doesn't coast very well. That being said I grabbed it up because it was cheap, VERY light to portage and durable.  It's not pretty but should be a fine beginners canoe and I plan on stripping it and painting it over the winter months. I'm sad to say I need to google this voyager park you mentioned.

[Grant Lamontagne]

Who cares what it looks like as long as it keeps you in and the wet out? 

Have you seen pictures of my kayak?  It looks like crap but I've had a lot of fun with it.  Of course this year I hope to take it to a guy who is going to refinish it for me and it should look like a new boat by next season.

Def

[jerseydevil]

  Of course this year I hope to take it to a guy who is going to refinish it for me and it should look like a new boat by next season.

Def

What shade of pink this time, Def? I have a canoe, nothing great, an old aluminum one that I keep at my parents' house in Pennsylvania. There's a lake in the community there, so I take it out often when I'm up there. I've also taken it on several river trips, most notably 60 miles on the Delaware river, three days camping on the riverbank. Always fun. Haven't had a chance to do a river in some time, maybe next summer....

[enki_ck]

I used to kayak, had a roommate who was a kayaking instructor who tought me a lot. I didn't go kayaking fo a few years now but i miss it. I'm going to buy one for next season for sure. A bit late for this year.    

[Grant Lamontagne]

I haven't decided on a color yet. Part of me wants to keep it RED but I'm leaning towards yellow to match my Jeep.

Def

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[Janitor]

Unfortunately it's an aluminum hull, pretty bad lines and curves so it doesn't coast very well. That being said I grabbed it up because it was cheap, VERY light to portage and durable.  It's not pretty but should be a fine beginners canoe and I plan on stripping it and painting it over the winter months. I'm sad to say I need to google this voyager park you mentioned.

I spelled it wrong. It's Voyageurs - if that makes a difference. But when I look it up, it shows up in Minnesota, not Canada. I thought the US corner of that park was called the Boundary Waters Wilderness, and the Canadian side (the bulk of the area) was Voyageurs. On this side of the border it's a National park.

In any event, it's a HUGE wilderness area with no motors allowed once you're in the interior - I have no idea how many thousands of lakes are in it or how many hundreds of thousands of acres it covers. You can go in with an aluminum canoe, but you will probably be in much better shape by the time you come out than you were planning on being.

I paddle a kayak now, and portaging is just silly with that thing. I mostly paddle on Lake superior for my trips these days - lots of islands you can camp on there.

Aluminum boats may not be the best, but they are certainly priced right and they WILL get you around. And while they may not get a lot of glide per paddle stroke, they are usually really stable and good at hauling your camping gear in.