Hi All,
Not sure if this is fully OT but here goes ..
I am looking for a rowable open canoe that might also take a small
outboard to carry (typically) the three of us (Daughter, Missus and I)
on flat / slow rivers and lakes here in England. We aren't into
hunting / fi****ng so there won't be much in the way of extra gear but
like the shape of a canoe for exploring some of the smaller creeks and
ease of storage when it's back at home.
My Dad has a very nice 14' rowing skiff I could use which would be
perfect, other than it's just too big and heavy to carry on the car
roof (and we often tow a folding caravan (trailer to you guys?) so
can't tow a boat as well).
I found the Old Town Predator SS150 ...
http://www.oldtowncanoe.com/canoes/huntingFi****ng/predator_ss150.htmlhttp://tinyurl.com/2j3a32
... which seems to have a good pedigree (if not coloring <g>), looks
like it would tick all my boxes in that it can be rowed, paddled (I
have a 16' plastic open canoe atm) and outboarded whilst also being
just about ok for the car roof.
Now I understand it isn't going to be as nice a canoe as something
with a point at both ends but for our purposes I think the compromise
will work (I want the rowing part for exercise so don't mind if it
isn't the best rower in the world).
My main question though is how *well* can you actually row a canoe
without a full drop-in rowing rig or outriggers?
When I say row I don't mean gently trickle it along but actually be
able to put a bit of effort into it, possibly via 'proper' wooden oars
(rather than the more typical ally oar/paddles) but not quite sliding
seat stuff.
All the best and thanks for your time in any case ..
T i m (London)
