Boundary Waters Quetico Forum :: Listening Point - General Discussion :: New used canoe...good deal you think?
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HowardSprague |
Came across a deal as well,...don't have a tandem canoe and would like to do some local stuff with my 11 yr old daughter. Was at a family event, and someone wants to get rid of his old Grumman. Looks like it will cost me a case of beer. :) |
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DrBobDerrig |
smoke11: "question i have the same topper do you secure the front of canoe to truck when hauling? " I always secure the front to the front of our suburban. I figure that is one extra line of safety. btw...you done good on the canoe. we got a superdeal on a Wenonah sprit 2 in fiberglass with 2 pfd and 2 paddles for $300 a few years ago. It is in a storage garage, they were moving in a week and the lady wanted it gone $300.... no problem ... |
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Flashback |
I'd lightly sand and re stain the wood trim, which appears to be in decent conditon. Do a little hull cleanup; a good wash job, and a coat of 303. But, bottom line without seeing a clear photo of the hull's condition; I would say you scored a nice canoe, and very cheaply. I would not be surprised to hear that it originally sold for in excess of $1,000.00 BOB P.S. I remember scoring an Old Town Discovery 17 footer (in Royalex), with 2 paddles and 2 pfds, all like new condition for $200.00. Original buyer found it to be to much boat to use for fishing. Motorboat wakes on lake made for tourism kept flipping him over. It was advertised in local newspaper for $400.00; nobody but me even went to look at it. Pregnant wife was at home with toddler when I came by to see the boat. I asked if she'd take less than 4 hundred? She said, "my husband wants it out of the garage, and would sell it for 2 hundred, but not a penny less"! I told her I'd pay 2 hundred. She said, "I can't help you load it; I'm pregnant". That was very obvious. I told her, "Don't worry lady; I can load it by myself"! Paddled it for about 5 years with my wife & sold it for double what I'd paid. |
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smoke11 |
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neveragoosechase |
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dannispel |
Great score! |
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marsonite |
smoke11: "question i have the same topper do you secure the front of canoe to truck when hauling? " Haven't gotten to it because the truck is new but I'll put these under the hood: hood loops I have made my own from strapping bought from a hardware store--but the idea is the same. Main thing is to keep the front from swinging around. |
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yellowcanoe |
But its a fine river boat.. The HIN is on the stern of it outside. The last two numbers will tell you just how old the boat is and how much more you must pay the seller. |
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justpaddlin |
I suggest that you: 1) oil the cane on the seats immediately with Watco teak oil or boiled linseed oil or something similar or they may well tear the first time you sit on them 2) scrub the snots out of the whole boat with nonabrasive cleanser like Bon Ami...I use a stiff brush 3) give it a bubble bath with soapy water and then rinse it off. I like using Dawn dishwashing soap 4) give it a coating of 303 on both outside and inside (careful cause inside gonna be slippery) 5) oil the cane on the seats again Ed's Canoe sells kits to refinish cane seats if your cane does fail and it's an easy DIY project. I'd say it's worth an easy $800 cleaned up and you might get more. The previous owner varnished the wood and the wood does look to be in good shape. I love an oil finish so I'd remove the varnish and oil it but that's personal preference. I think you might be amazed at how that mahogany would look when refinished. The thwarts and seat frames are ash. It's already worth more than you paid and if you clean it up the value will increase. |
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marsonite |
Good idea on refinishing those gunnels with oil. Though I really didn't need another canoe project. Looking forward to trying it out. |
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marsonite |
Anyway, I scored this off of our neighborhood email list. Bought it on impulse...seemed like a pretty good deal. 16' Old Town Penobscot. Excellent condition. It's pretty old, with nice wood trim. 500 bucks. Not sure if its age adds or subtracts to the value. I believe it's Royalex, though I'm not 100% sure. Anyway, what do you think? Score? Fair Price? |
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gravelroad |
That is one ugly canoe. For one thing, it's a foot too short. And it's an ugly color. Tell ya what, I'll be happy to resell it for you, and you can keep the first $500 to ease your pain. Just don't look at any ads I post, OK? (BTW, you scored a big time coup with that purchase.) |
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deerfoot |
Contact Old Town with the hull number, they should be able to tell you when it was made and of what material. |
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oldgentleman |
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marsonite |
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carmike |
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Bannock |
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riverrunner |
A good deal would have been 300.00 A great deal would have been 200.00 I score one for that a couple years back still had all the factory stickers on it. |