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Boundary Waters Quetico Forum :: Items For Sale or Wanted :: WTT: Magic or Northwind 17 for a Northwind 16
 
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JDubya
07/23/2025 07:14PM
  
The Magic has been sold, but I still have the Northwind 17 and looking for a 16.


Let me know if you're interested in a trade, or if you have a Northwind 16 you'd be interested in selling.
 
JDubya
08/31/2025 09:49AM
  
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JDubya
07/07/2025 10:19PM
  
I am located in the Minneapolis / St Paul area and looking to see if anyone reasonably local has a Northwind 16 they’d be interested in trading. I’m looking for an even trade, but open to cash either way if appropriate. I’ve got two different boats to offer:

2009 Bell Magic - SOLD

2020 Northstar Northwind 17 - StarLite 48#
I really wanted a Northwind 16 but not too many seem to come up for sale used, so I got impatient and bought this last year. This was an outfitter canoe, but came with aluminum seat drops rather than the typical riveted seat brackets found on most outfitter models. The aluminum drops were failing and have been replaced with cherry. Before selling the outfitter “refinished” the hull with a resin coat but it was a sloppy job with a lot of runs and sags. This boat is the epitome of the idea of “a canoe is a tool”. Cosmetically it’s a bit rough, but functionally it is a great boat. The internal skid plates and added resin coat make it a little bit heavier than the spec weight at 48#.

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