I'm looking for a canoe to use mostly on flat water(lakes) large and
small in northern California. Sometime later I may decide to attempt
rivers but not until my co-pilot(7 year old son) gets a little older.
I've shopped mainly at REI and California Canoe and Kayak. Although
the people at REI try to be helpful I find that they don't really
know a lot about canoes, other than the ones they sell. CC&K really
know their stuff but their prices are $100-200 more. I'm going
to get a better long-term deal going with a store like CC&K? Or
should I take the better price and run?
Either way I've narrowed my choices down to the following:
Dagger
Reflection 15'4" royalex
OldTown
Penobscot 16'2" royalex
Has anyone had any experiences with either of these, or others?
I've stayed away from any of the crosslink canoes that OldTown makes
because I've heard that the material can start cracking after 3 years.
Has anyone ever heard about the Navarro line of fiberglass/wood canoes
the REI sells? They're made up in Mendecino county. The wood on them
looks great but I question the flat bottom and the fact that they don't
look like they'd carry much weight.
I also have an '87 Pathfinder 2dr. with the factory mounted rack which
according to the manual can carry 80lbs. I've considered Yakima racks
but the model they propose for Pathfinders
Don Lundquist
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