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moriver

01/25/2021 07:59PM

I have a 17-foot AlumaCraft canoe. I want to accommodate a third person, but the middle brace (with portage pads) makes leg room and trim adjustments difficult. Can I remove the middle brace and not substantially weaken the canoe? Thanks for your thoughts.

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Jaywalker

01/25/2021 08:41PM

Just out of curiosity, if you take out the middle thwart, are you then going to want to portage the canoe?

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moriver

01/25/2021 08:59PM

No. It will be just for a river run.

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andym

01/25/2021 09:51PM

Think about the Spring Creek drop in seat or their combination seat/yoke. We have the latter in a 17’ alumacraft and it works well.

Or just buy a seat and install it where you want it.

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