This year i bought my first canoe for real cheap, an old (1972!) fiberglass beast that had a hole and was missing a yoke. By sheer luck, it happened to be flat bottomed, straight tracking, and wide. It's not ideal for everything (i'm not portaging an 85lb canoe) but it got me out on the water camping and fishing a bunch this summer. Someday i'll get my own lightweight canoe, but for now the best fishing adventure canoe is the one I have!
Love to hear this! And I (Adam) did the same thing. For 4 years I used an old beat up plastic canoe that was 90lbs, but I took that thing everywhere and it was so critical to getting me out on the water and starting my adventure fishing journey. Stick with it! 🤘
How would the stability of the H20 compare to a 17' grumman. I bought one this year, did a few family trips and love it, except that it weighs 85lbs. I did a 1200 M portage and nearly died. I'll keep it around to strap a motor to at times, but i'm thinking something lighter might be better. I'm just not sure how it would compare when loaded with a family of 5, if the lighter weight would make it less stable than the grumman.
I've never paddled a Grumman to be honest, nor have I paddled any canoe with 5 people. The max capacity on the comparable H2O Canadian at 17'6" is 1000 lbs, optimal stability between 426-650lbs. I can say I've had the 16'6" Canadian pretty fully loaded with 2 kids and all our gear plus luxuries for a couple nights and it's solid as a rock. My canoe is made of Innegra/Bassalt with the Brute Force Epoxy, aluminum gunwales and wood seats and yoke. Comes in at 49lbs.
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This year i bought my first canoe for real cheap, an old (1972!) fiberglass beast that had a hole and was missing a yoke. By sheer luck, it happened to be flat bottomed, straight tracking, and wide. It's not ideal for everything (i'm not portaging an 85lb canoe) but it got me out on the water camping and fishing a bunch this summer. Someday i'll get my own lightweight canoe, but for now the best fishing adventure canoe is the one I have!
Love to hear this! And I (Adam) did the same thing. For 4 years I used an old beat up plastic canoe that was 90lbs, but I took that thing everywhere and it was so critical to getting me out on the water and starting my adventure fishing journey. Stick with it! 🤘
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How would the stability of the H20 compare to a 17' grumman. I bought one this year, did a few family trips and love it, except that it weighs 85lbs. I did a 1200 M portage and nearly died. I'll keep it around to strap a motor to at times, but i'm thinking something lighter might be better. I'm just not sure how it would compare when loaded with a family of 5, if the lighter weight would make it less stable than the grumman.
I've never paddled a Grumman to be honest, nor have I paddled any canoe with 5 people. The max capacity on the comparable H2O Canadian at 17'6" is 1000 lbs, optimal stability between 426-650lbs. I can say I've had the 16'6" Canadian pretty fully loaded with 2 kids and all our gear plus luxuries for a couple nights and it's solid as a rock. My canoe is made of Innegra/Bassalt with the Brute Force Epoxy, aluminum gunwales and wood seats and yoke. Comes in at 49lbs.