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Chainsaw
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06/14/2018 01:14PM   (Thread Older Than 3 Years)
Does anyone own one of these or have any recommendations about their abilities as a Boundary Waters canoe? I'm looking for a good canoe to haul a lot of gear and can take a beating on the rocks. I'm on the Buffalo in Arkansas and come basecamping in Quetico each year.
Thanks
 
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shawhh
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06/14/2018 01:59PM  
In royalex they are an awesome downriver expedition canoe. in the BWCA they weigh as much as the Queen Mary.
 
06/14/2018 06:06PM  
If you are young and strong, its a fine canoe for the BWCA. It is heavy, but it can take a beating and haul a bunch. Plenty folks have tripped in the BWCA with this boat. Its no heavier than an old wood/canvas boat that folks used before aluminum and glass.

You'll be wanting a lighter boat as you age.
 
Dooger
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06/16/2018 12:03PM  
See if there's a Nova Craft Prospector in the TuffStuff layup around...60# and takes a beating.
 
em8260
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06/16/2018 04:30PM  
Great, durable boat, your not going to want to carry it very far....
 
06/24/2018 09:56PM  
No longer have my Tripper but I used it for more than 23 yrs in the BW. So as noted above, if you are young and strong you can easily carry in on a BW trip.
 
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