writes:
If your remotely interested in a glass boat, Swift Canoe Company, in Canada, is
having a blowout of a sale because thay are moving locations. You can get a
2300.00 expedition kevlar boat for about 1200.00 and their reputation is
outstanding. www.swiftcanoe.com
Good luck with whatever you get.
Sincerely
Jody Miller
> >Looking to buy a used canoe for familly use. Ma, Pa , and 2yr. old. Ma and
> >pa both whitewater kayak and Pa used to canoe as a kid. I have found a
> >older wood and canvas canoe, like I used as a kid in very good condition,
> >but wonder if it is unadvisable to go for beauty rather than practicality
> >as with a Royalex or similar material boat. We intend to boat mostly flat
> >water (lakes and estuaries), but I would like to think/hope that the wood
> >boat would not be suicidal on class 1-mild class2 rivers ( of course when
> >the little one is older.)
> > Any and all thoughts on the matter would be greatly appreciated.
> Tim,
> If you have found a good used wood and canvas canoe that is not too
> expensive you ought to grab it. It will handle mild WW occasionally if you are
> careful, and many of them have wonderful hulls. If you don't feel like doing
> maintainence look for a good used fiberglass boat, expecially if you are mostly
> going to do flat water. The hot dogs in this NG will push Royalex since most
> of them think that fiberglass will break if you look at it (and most of them
> think that wood and canvas is worse, except Tim Hewitt). I had a good
> We-no-nah fiberglass canoe for years and abused it constantly in class II
> water, it looked bad eventually, but was still very sound; I also paddled a
> fiberglass kayak for almost 10 years waiting for it to wear out so I could get
> a new one; it never did wear out so I sold it and bought a new boat just for
> fun. And there is nothing wrong with Royalex, it also makes a great boat, just
> slower than a good fiberglass boat. Get your 2 year old a good PFD and haul
> him or her along now, I started my kids out at that age and they both did
> great.
> Rick Bloom
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