Can anyone recommend me a Canoe?

[Filterhoose]

I cannae see past Old Towns. Great vfm.

 

[marcelxl]

Thanks guys, much to go on with!

For now I am watching kijiji and craigslist like a hawk, so trying the second hand market first.

Cheers!

 

[rancid badger]

I cannae see past Old Towns. Great vfm.

I'm sorry but you need to look at what you actually get for your money;

Old Towns are not cheap by anyone's standard yet the basic Old Town boats come with heavy, moulded plastic seats as standard-these are not ideal for prolonged use particularly in hot weather, assuming of course you are not trying to paddle the boat from a kneeling position.
The standard carrying or centre yoke/thwart on all Old Town boats I've paddled or seen is poorly designed and is extremely uncomfortable in use, digging into neck and shoulders-they're so bad that people fit padding foam, often buying specially made shoulder pads to counter this problem.

Nova Craft's basic boats come with very good quality webbing seats as standard and their yokes are of a deep dish design, actually made to make carrying the boat on your shoulders very much easier and far more comfortable.

If you wanted to fit out a basic Old Town to the same standard as a basic NovaCraft, you'd be looking at spending apx £55 each for a pair of Old Town webbing seats and another £70 for a deep dish yoke, so that's an extra £180 you're looking at. You'd probably have to buy different seat fittings/bolts etc as well.

No doubt you could shop around and do it a bit cheaper of course.

Here's how Nova Craft and Old Town's basic boats actually compare price wise:
http://www.canoesandkayaks.co.uk/pr...ector_16_SP3_PE_Open_Canoe_Plastic_Prospector

http://www.canoesandkayaks.co.uk/product/784/Discovery_158_Canoe_Old_Town

If you actually want plastic seats with backrests etc then the choice is obvious.




best wishes

Steve

 

[santaman2000]

I'm sorry but you need to look at what you actually get for your money;

Old Towns are not cheap by anyone's standard yet the basic Old Town boats come with heavy, moulded plastic seats as standard-these are not ideal for prolonged use particularly in hot weather, assuming of course you are not trying to paddle the boat from a kneeling position.
The standard carrying or centre yoke/thwart on all Old Town boats I've paddled or seen is poorly designed and is extremely uncomfortable in use, digging into neck and shoulders-they're so bad that people fit padding foam, often buying specially made shoulder pads to counter this problem.

Nova Craft's basic boats come with very good quality webbing seats as standard and their yokes are of a deep dish design, actually made to make carrying the boat on your shoulders very much easier and far more comfortable.

If you wanted to fit out a basic Old Town to the same standard as a basic NovaCraft, you'd be looking at spending apx £55 each for a pair of Old Town webbing seats and another £70 for a deep dish yoke, so that's an extra £180 you're looking at. You'd probably have to buy different seat fittings/bolts etc as well.

No doubt you could shop around and do it a bit cheaper of course.

Here's how Nova Craft and Old Town's basic boats actually compare price wise:
http://www.canoesandkayaks.co.uk/pr...ector_16_SP3_PE_Open_Canoe_Plastic_Prospector

http://www.canoesandkayaks.co.uk/product/784/Discovery_158_Canoe_Old_Town

If you actually want plastic seats with backrests etc then the choice is obvious.




best wishes

Steve

Cain't argue your logic on the other points, but here in Florida it gets VERY hot (today's high will be over 100f and that's pretty much normal) The only pepole who use wicker seats are doing so for astetics, They're very uncomfortable in the heat and have a tendencie to rot away every year or so.

 

[rancid badger]

I might have missed something here but who mentioned wicker seats?

 

[santaman2000]

I might have missed something here but who mentioned wicker seats?

Sorry. WEBBING seats. I tend to think of then interchangeably as far as comfor; but it's true that only wicker is usually preferred for astectics.