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04/25/2023 08:52PM
Well, I went ahead and joined the Savage River cult. I found a 2009 Savage River Deep Creek in mid-Wisconsin and pounced on it. It was purchased at Canoecopia in 2009. It is in like new condition. No scratches on the bottom at all and just a few scrapes on the gunnels and some wear on the yoke. They canoed it in a small lake near their house. It has never seen the granite of the Canadian shield. Those first few scratches are going to hurt, a lot.
I talked to Ben at Savage River twice about the canoe and he found the build invoice. It is the carbon/kevlar lay-up with wood trim. It came out of the factory at 34lbs. It's the first time in my life I wish my canoe weighed more, haha. I was hoping for the extra layer of Kevlar that they offer on their builds to provide a little more long term protection. It will be a wet foot canoe. Ben was a real pleasure to talk to and very generous with his time.
I sold my much beloved MN2, that had about a million miles on it, but I think it was the right move. I was looking for a tandem that I can also paddle solo sometimes with a dog. This seems to fit the bill.
The owners provided me with the original sales tag ($2,500) from the Canoecopia show and a vintage Savage River hat they got at the same time. I paid $2k for the boat, and they told me they had tried to sell it pre-covid for a fair amount less. They even had it at a rummage sale at one point, and someone offered them $200 dollars for it!! Glad they rejected that offer. It is truly one of those things where people looking at it, prior to it being posted this time, had no idea what the canoe was worth. Ben said a new Deep Creek with wood trim and built in ash yoke is $4,850 now.
Looking forward to ice out!
Mike
I talked to Ben at Savage River twice about the canoe and he found the build invoice. It is the carbon/kevlar lay-up with wood trim. It came out of the factory at 34lbs. It's the first time in my life I wish my canoe weighed more, haha. I was hoping for the extra layer of Kevlar that they offer on their builds to provide a little more long term protection. It will be a wet foot canoe. Ben was a real pleasure to talk to and very generous with his time.
I sold my much beloved MN2, that had about a million miles on it, but I think it was the right move. I was looking for a tandem that I can also paddle solo sometimes with a dog. This seems to fit the bill.
The owners provided me with the original sales tag ($2,500) from the Canoecopia show and a vintage Savage River hat they got at the same time. I paid $2k for the boat, and they told me they had tried to sell it pre-covid for a fair amount less. They even had it at a rummage sale at one point, and someone offered them $200 dollars for it!! Glad they rejected that offer. It is truly one of those things where people looking at it, prior to it being posted this time, had no idea what the canoe was worth. Ben said a new Deep Creek with wood trim and built in ash yoke is $4,850 now.
Looking forward to ice out!
Mike
04/26/2023 02:06PM
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