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Post by nfalls116 on Feb 11, 2018 17:50:28 GMT -5
I think I am looking to buy a canoe soon anyone out there that can advise me of where the best place to buy one and what to look for looking to spend as little as possible will do repairs and replace parts if necessary on the right canoe
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Post by ms660 on Feb 11, 2018 18:06:15 GMT -5
I have an old Coleman canoe that I have abused for years that has did everything I needed it to do. I bought it used for 150 bucks several years ago. It is the dark orange colored one with a tube frame. It is pretty stable or this old fat boy.
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Post by nfalls116 on Feb 11, 2018 18:13:24 GMT -5
I have an old Coleman canoe that I have abused for years that has did everything I needed it to do. I bought it used for 150 bucks several years ago. It is the dark orange colored one with a tube frame. It is pretty stable or this old fat boy. Fiberglass? Plastic?
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Feb 11, 2018 18:13:51 GMT -5
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Post by indyqdog on Feb 11, 2018 18:13:51 GMT -5
I would get on Facebook Marketplace or OfferUp--lots of good deals. If i could get anything, id want one of those NuCanoes though
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Post by nfalls116 on Feb 11, 2018 18:20:47 GMT -5
I would get on Facebook Marketplace or OfferUp--lots of good deals. If i could get anything, id want one of those NuCanoes though I don’t know anything really about Facebook but I’ll have the wife look maybe. I’ll look into offerup. I would like one that I can sit kids down inside. The nucanoe would be nice for solo stuff or even a second adult.
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Post by ms660 on Feb 11, 2018 18:30:18 GMT -5
I have an old Coleman canoe that I have abused for years that has did everything I needed it to do. I bought it used for 150 bucks several years ago. It is the dark orange colored one with a tube frame. It is pretty stable or this old fat boy. Fiberglass? Plastic? I'm thinking it's some kind of plastic. It is very durable. I have had it in many beaver swamps and it has never gotten any leaks
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Feb 11, 2018 18:43:08 GMT -5
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Post by firstwd on Feb 11, 2018 18:43:08 GMT -5
I had a Coleman Scanoe for about 15 years. It was 15' something, just short enough to not be required a throwable floatation device or fire extinguisher. It was a flat back that could handle up to a 5hp motor. I had a 3ph self contained that pushed that thing anywhere. I bought it when I got into waterfowl hunting and finally let it go after using it 2 times in 4 years.
Brand New was about $500, but they are out there used. In 15 years we never tipped it over. Waterfowl, trapping, fishing, camping, lakes, rivers, kids, scouts, limb lining, animal damage control, you name it and we did it.
If you are planning on kids being in it, get as wide as possible and as deep as possible.
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Post by duff on Feb 11, 2018 19:10:41 GMT -5
If you want to try fixing a small leak on an old sqaure back canoe it is yours if gou come get it.
Lots of waterfowl hunting and trapping. Used it to shuttle fishing spots too.
Sitting behind my garage for 4 yrs unused
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Feb 11, 2018 19:50:03 GMT -5
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Post by firstwd on Feb 11, 2018 19:50:03 GMT -5
If you want to try fixing a small leak on an old sqaure back canoe it is yours if gou come get it. Lots of waterfowl hunting and trapping. Used it to shuttle fishing spots too. Sitting behind my garage for 4 yrs unused Cabela's used to sell a "Green Stick" product for aluminum boat repairs. It works very well. I used a piece of a Pepsi can inside and out of a large hole in a flat bottom boat and sealed it with the green stick and it never leaked again. I used the same sticks on the plastic scanoe to fix a couple holes, it just takes a different technique than the directions say.
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Feb 11, 2018 20:46:59 GMT -5
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Post by duff on Feb 11, 2018 20:46:59 GMT -5
Never heard of that. I fashioned a skid plate by gluing an old license plate on the bottom. It helped for many years but i pulled it off a few years back cleaning it up.
I have had it 20 yrs. And was old when I bought it!
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Feb 11, 2018 21:11:09 GMT -5
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Post by span870 on Feb 11, 2018 21:11:09 GMT -5
Never heard of that. I fashioned a skid plate by gluing an old license plate on the bottom. It helped for many years but i pulled it off a few years back cleaning it up. I have had it 20 yrs. And was old when I bought it! And if it can hold Ryan, weight limit shouldn't be an issue.
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Feb 11, 2018 21:12:11 GMT -5
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Post by span870 on Feb 11, 2018 21:12:11 GMT -5
I think I am looking to buy a canoe soon anyone out there that can advise me of where the best place to buy one and what to look for looking to spend as little as possible will do repairs and replace parts if necessary on the right canoe Get you a log and hatchet and have at it. Two, three years you'll have yourself a canoe.
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Post by duff on Feb 11, 2018 21:55:29 GMT -5
Never heard of that. I fashioned a skid plate by gluing an old license plate on the bottom. It helped for many years but i pulled it off a few years back cleaning it up. I have had it 20 yrs. And was old when I bought it! And if it can hold Ryan, weight limit shouldn't be an issue. Me Butler and more decoys than we should have taken! It is a tank.
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Post by nfalls116 on Feb 11, 2018 22:08:08 GMT -5
I think I am looking to buy a canoe soon anyone out there that can advise me of where the best place to buy one and what to look for looking to spend as little as possible will do repairs and replace parts if necessary on the right canoe Get you a log and hatchet and have at it. Two, three years you'll have yourself a canoe. If I had friends like duff has they’d bring the log to me and show me how hard they are working to gain my affection as they hatcheted away at the new vessel
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Post by span870 on Feb 11, 2018 22:12:47 GMT -5
Get you a log and hatchet and have at it. Two, three years you'll have yourself a canoe. If I had friends like duff has they’d bring the log to me and show me how hard they are working to gain my affection as they hatcheted away at the new vessel This is the man who watched his crippled up "buddy" and his wife split wood while he made sure a spot in the yard didn't get up and walk away. Yeah, not gonna happen.
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Post by nfalls116 on Feb 11, 2018 22:16:15 GMT -5
If I had friends like duff has they’d bring the log to me and show me how hard they are working to gain my affection as they hatcheted away at the new vessel This is the man who watched his crippled up "buddy" and his wife split wood while he made sure a spot in the yard didn't get up and walk away. Yeah, not gonna happen. Exactly
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Post by featherduster on Feb 12, 2018 5:40:08 GMT -5
There are a lot of light weight canoes on the market but you must treat them with care because they can be damaged a lot quicker than an aluminum canoe. The high tech light weight one are not as comfortable as the aluminum ones and aluminum one can be stored outside for decades with no adverse effects. If you go up North to the canoe areas and rent a canoe you will find that almost every outfitter rents aluminum because they are a low maintenance and can take abuse. My canoe hes been sitting outside for decades, I can mount things such as fish finders,anchor rope bites with no worries about structural damage. This company makes some pretty neat stuff for canoes,I recommend the yoke/seat. www.springcreek.com/Also if your going to buy one get a long one it gives you more storage for camping stuff it ups your cargo carrying weight capacity and it gives you more room between you and the other person when casting. My recommendation: ALUMINUM
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Feb 12, 2018 9:18:30 GMT -5
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Post by duff on Feb 12, 2018 9:18:30 GMT -5
Go talk to the sugar creek float trip guys. They probably sell a few every year
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Post by nfalls116 on Feb 12, 2018 14:02:11 GMT -5
Go talk to the sugar creek float trip guys. They probably sell a few every year I think I looked into it before and they wanted a large amount for their beaten up leftovers
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Post by Russ Koon on Feb 12, 2018 15:01:24 GMT -5
I've had canoes made of aluminum, fiberglass, and the plastic Coleman that was made for so many years. Even had one for years that was mede entirely of styrofoam! The Coleman is my favorite.
My 17' Coleman has been outside exposed to sun and weather all it's life, and is unhurt by the experience. It even got carried up and off our beach by a really violent storm once and was wrapped around a nearby maple like a big horseshoe when I went down after the storm to check on things. Figured it was a goner when I first saw it, but after we managed to spread the ends of it far enough to get it off the big maple, we could see there were no tears in the plastic. Decided to try to salvage it, and removed all the aluminum tubing and castings just leaving the plastic hull, whiich sprang back into its original shape pretty much. Straightened the original tubes and replaced one that was kinked too badly to straighten, bolted it all back together and "massaged" the aluminum gunnels back into shape with a three pound sledge and a couple of two by fours, and she was back in business!
It's not the lightest choice, or the fastest, or the prettiest, but it's got to be the toughest! Not sure what you'd have to do to actually destroy one, but it would probably involve a chainsaw or a torch and some determined effort.
Never tried it with a gas motor, but I expect it would be just fine with something around three horsepower. It scoots along real well with my old basic 12# thrust trolling motor, and zipped along a lot better yet with a 40# thrust I had for a while. I'll probably buy a new 30# one soon and put it on this spring.
A buddy and I made several trips down White River in it, camping and fishing in the summer months and hunting ducks in the winter. Only got wet once, when a duck suddenly got up near the opposite bank, and we both shot at it at the same time, broadside, with our twelve guages. We were upside down before we could blink! But I have fished in it standing up in quiet water, even fly fishing, with a little care, and never tipped it enough to fall out. Kinda like riding a bike, feels scary at first, gets much better with practice.
Painted it camo once, but just used some cheap rattle cans and the paint didn't stay long. Maybe could be done, but I didn't bother to try it again.
Mine's not for sale. Still my favorite boat for solo trips. But it's sure my recommendation for a practical, safe, and durable canoe.
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