Might be beating a dead horse, I know...

Looking for a good canoe for weekend to 10 day trips. Also looking for a canoe that can handle an evening on a local lake with a young child and maybe even ballast if need be. My wife and I may even enjoy an evening on flat water here and there. We're bigger people. I'm 250# and my wife is 6' 180#.

I don't have the luxury of renting quality canoes locally and I probably should buy two separate canoes, but I'd like to dish out the money on a high end canoe before skimping on a second.

What say you on the Northwind 17 Black Lite with wood trim? Too tippy for the wife, unloaded?

Any other thoughts?

I'm in Upper Michigan and within two hours of Lake Superior Provincial Park, 8-10 hours from the BWCA and have some good Lake Superior and smaller portage lakes with minutes to hours in any direction. I've paddle older Bell Northwoods 18.5' and 20' (20.5'?).

Thanks in advance...

It is an awesome canoe. Not tippy at all. My wife who was a bit nervous paddling at first felt very comfortable in our Northwind 17. It has a lot of bow paddler room which was a big plus for us.The hull is a great compromise between tracking and turning. Loaded or un loaded you can't go wrong with this canoe. I would recommend getting a stern paddler footbrace and raising the seats. The Northstar people are great folks.

Love mine - we are usually two "full sized" adults and some times a kid. Stable and great to paddle!

Not in your neighborhood but, here is a listing for a pre-scratch Northwind 17

Minneapolis Craigslist ad

Wow! Thanks so far...keep them coming!!!

quote : "Wow! Thanks so far...keep them coming!!!"

This was my post, not sure why I was logged off. Confused me...