Hello,

Looking at purchasing a Souris River canoe and thinking about woven blue or blue Le Tigre. The only photos I have found on their site and the internet are with black aluminum trim.

Does anyone have a photo they could post of a blue canoe with clear or bronze aluminum trim?

Thank you.

R

While I can't help with your photo request, I will comment that our Old Town Columbia had black aluminum trim. While the canoe was a great boat and probably the most hydrodynamic of the five tandems we've owned through the years, we'll not own another boat with black trim--it gets crazy hot in some weather/sun conditions.

TZ

Appreciate the reply. Had not considered black alumium building up more heat. My previous Minnesota ll and Spirit ll both had clear aluminum trim. I wonder of the clear aluminum is more reflective of the sun than the black trim. Good point to consider. Thank you. -R

I don't dispute TrailZen's experience at all, but have not personally found my black aluminum trim to be a big deal. It was fairly hot on my 10 day BWCA trip last June/July and a several other June/July/August trips over the past 7 years. Maybe it wasn't as hot and sunny on my trips, or maybe I just didn't notice. I have an SRQ le tigre red with black trim. I think the blue is fairly new, so may not be a lot of photos out there yet.

Two sides to every story! Thank you for the reply. -R

Ahhh, I should have mentioned that I live in the southeast and that my 'hot gunwales' issues have primarily been on NC/SC lakes when ambient temps were 80*F or above and it was very sunny. Like jaywalker, the black trim wasn't an issue while tripping in the BWCA/Q. Sorry for any confusion I generated!

TZ

Here's a couple pics with new blue SRs. Sorry, but our red SRQ is the star of the show in these pics. Wife picked up last summer when i was in the BW.

First pic is better - it looks like this blue canoe has the non-painted aluminum trim.

A few things I learned in buying my new SR last year (I also have a 20+ year old SRQ that has served us well):

1 - Get your order in early. I'm not sure how the pandemic demand will be this year but SR only makes ~500 canoes a year. They sell out every year. I wanted to get one in 2020 but was late in ordering. Start talking with them now. Wayne is great to deal with. A no BS guy, tells it like it is. Very nice.

2 - Blue is a newer color to them and they don't sell many of them.

3 - LeTigre is very nice. Glad we got our red Q17 in LeTigre - IMHO it's worth the extra $.

You are spot on with insightful purchasing recommendations. Thank you.
Mine and a friend's canoe have already been ordered. Both in woven colour for sure maybe Le Tigre. Your photos help.
Thank you for taking the time to reply.

-R

HawkInCT:


Here's a couple pics with new blue SRs. Sorry, but our red SRQ is the star of the show in these pics. Wife picked up last summer when i was in the BW.


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Hi, can you tell me where you ordered from?
My boyfriend likes canoes, he's been on them a couple of times and I'm looking for somewhere to order something cool for him. But I don't know much about it myself.
I would like to find purple or magenta, those are his favorite shades. I would appreciate it.

breanna: "

HawkInCT:



Here's a couple pics with new blue SRs. Sorry, but our red SRQ is the star of the show in these pics. Wife picked up last summer when i was in the BW.



"

Hi, can you tell me where you ordered from?
My boyfriend likes canoes, he's been on them a couple of times and I'm looking for somewhere to order something cool for him. But I don't know much about it myself.
I would like to find purple or magenta, those are his favorite shades. I would appreciate it."

Here is a link to Souris River Canoes. Well built, and great stability. They do not offer the colors that you are looking for, but it is a starting point!

Souris River Canoes

Here is the email address for Wayne, the sales manager at Souris River.

sales@sourisriver.com

A friend of our had a Wilderness 18 years ago that was a burgundy colour. It can't hurt to ask about that colour.

Researching and purchasing a canoe is one of the great joys of life!