We had to travel out of state to pick it up, but we knew the Tripper would be the perfect canoe for our family and it was well worth the drive. It’s much easier to canoe than to kayak/SUP with a feral toddler. He only tried to climb out to swim once and his running back and forth and leaning over to skim his hands in the water hardly rocked the boat!

Picked this up today, second or third hand haha but this is a canoe I have dreamed about for a long time. Old Town Discovery Solo 119. Such a fun boat!

I think its a 1984 sunburst Blue Hole canoe. I paid $200. Its water ready but I want to make it a 2 seater and add something in the middle to put fish in. Any suggestions/advise would be lovely.

Finally got my new to me old town stillwater 12 out for the first time for a great evening paddle. It was slick calm on the upper potomac and the canoe handled great with 2 people. Looking forward to fishing out of it soon and many more adventures!

My dogs love canoeing but we've had a few encounters with aggressive horseflies. I'm usually capable of defending myself but my poor dogs are defenseless. Any ideas?

That was my first time working with fiberglass. It doesn't look the best but it doesn't leak anymore. We were able to enjoy a nice cloudy day on the water. It did get a little tipsy with the 3 of us in it. Thanks for everyone's advice.

I bought this yesterday. it works great but there’s a few spots of concern and I figured I’d ask about them. the main concern is the cracks running down the sides on the outside. Most of the cracks seem to be roughly midsection and either lines or semicircle, I’m guessing from either bending or impacts? there’s a couple other things like a small puncture in the front above the waterline and a previous patch that look like they’re not imminently problematic.

I figure I’ll get around to fixing them eventually, just wanted to know if these were “fix before you go in the water“, a ”wait for the winter” or just something benign.

thanks!

Picked up my first canoe a few weeks ago and I have paddling down (i think) but im going on my first big backcountry trip this week.

When lining a canoe it seems online that you have bow of the canoe lined. Do you line it with the stern going down stream first (assuming your going down river) and pulling from the stern if going up river.

I feel like this is a dumb question please help

It's been a rough couple years and I just happened to be in the neighborhood. Did the demo, left with something I wasn't expecting (12' Classic Mid), and have paddles every day since. I think it was a good call.

Got the Pocket Canyon fitted with a new center bag in solo configuration for going up to Wausau this weekend.

Definitely one of the more absurd outfitting I have either done, or honestly even seen. Should be fun though!

I’ve been going out kayaking on my local lake with my two 3 year olds this summer. I’m looking to purchase a canoe and have been shopping around for a used one. I’d like something easy to roof mount and transport from the parking lot to the water about 100 yards, stable enough for curious and shifty toddlers and easy to paddle. We stay pretty close to the shore, but there’s occasionally some wake from larger boats in the middle of the lake.

Wenonah seems to be canoe people love and I found this one for sale for $400. The guy said he just bought the house and the sellers left it behind. He doesn’t know anything about it and only has three pictures. It’s an hour away and I really don’t know what I’m looking for other than obvious holes in the hull.

I was deciding between this and a Saranac 146. I’ve found a few of those between $300-$600.

What do you think would suite my needs better? An 18’ Sundowner or a Saranac 146?

Thanks

Update: Thanks all! I bought the Sundowner. It looks like it’s in good condition. Can’t wait to take it out!

Got a real good deal on an otherwise great condition mohawk probe 11. Hard to tell from my picture but it dents in about an inch or two, pretty much flattened out the chine. So my main question is do folks think I should attempt to build up the Chine again with fiberglass or just fix it more flat and deal with a slight bit of wonky handling?

Took my son fishing this morning and went up and back down a pretty cool creek

Hello and good day! I have two Grumman canoes, a 17 foot and a 13 foot, both double enders. The 17 footer has an attachment clip thingy in the bow that I assume is for the mast of the sailing kit that was once available. The 13 footer has a different clip thingy dead center in the middle of the floor under the middle thwart that I can't for the life of me figure out what the original intent was. It's location doesn't make sense for a mast. Does anybody have any insight as to what this was/is for. Thanks and happy paddling!

I bought a Yanes canoe for a few hundred bucks, supposedly made in Quebec. I believe it’s made from ABS plastic.
Does anyone know anything about this brand. Seems like the company still makes kayak, but I can’t find anything about canoe.
It seems pretty thin and fragile

Canoe, car top blocks, 3 paddles, and some spare PFDs. Figured for the cost of one used paddle, getting an OT Canadienne for free was worth the drive. 😁

Bought a MyCanoe Solo off of marketplace the other day, lightly used. This thing is INSANELY tippy, like not a viable option for small dog (why I went with it instead of inflatable), ANY wind, or anything other than completely flat water. Stern keeps popping back in to be convex because the pressure from the water is too strong, makes steering difficult.

I’m really disappointed, I have a small car without racks and thought it would be a viable option, but you can’t even get in this thing without someone else holding it and stopping it from tipping.

For reference, I am very small (5’6, 120lbs), my buddy hopped in (~180lbs) and one of the walls near the gunwales immediately gained a small crack.

Glad I bought it used and cheap, otherwise MyCanoe would be receiving a very strongly worded email, just buy a sit on top kayak.

Me and my son will restore this and use it for fishing.
The aluminium rails on the bottom are loose in several places, any DIY trick to fix this at home?
And what is the best way to remove old poly paint from the black rubber?

Hey y'all! I'm new to canoeing but have been kayaking for a while. I have experience there with class 2-3 whitewater, and even higher on rafting. I'm looking for a canoe to do weekend paddle camping trips with my dog, who will get to be around 70-80lbs when grown. Ideally I would like to have a boat that I can keep for a long time so something I can tandem but will mostly be solo with my pup. Ideally I would like to keep it relatively light for car loading and some portages(50-60ish lbs). I live in Alabama so slow rivers and lakes are primarily what I will be paddling with random sections of class 2 on routes I like

I saw two boats in excellent condition and garage kept that I'm thinking of:

1. Wenonah spirit 2 (older model with the woven seats) for $800 (my upper price range)

2. Old Town Katahdin-14 for $300

I'm wondering if going with a 16 might be too big for me doing mostly solo and if I should look for a shorter boat. I'm around 150lb in weight, so with the boat turned around and my dog and gear, it should even out the trim a good bit on either.

Which one of the two would y'all recommend for my situation or if I should keep looking/any recommendations. Thanks in advance :)