Beerfly (User)
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Re:Need help picking a Canoe! 17 Years, 6 Months ago
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Buzz wrote:
Eric,
Just as you suggest, the tubular fram can bend, and it's very difficult to straighten. Also, since it is right in the mid-line of the boat, you have to step on it when getting in. I always found it awkward to have to add balancing on one foot on top of a pole to the awkwardness of balancing on one foot in a floating canoe!  Also, the frame is there to stiffen the hull since it is fairly thin material. If you ever did take this canoe in a river and wrapped it, it would be all over (same with an aluminum canoe). The thin plastic hull would most likely rupture, and the frame would be permanently ruined. On Old Town, Mad River, and others, the hull is made of a layered material called Royalex that has great memory. When these canoes get wrapped, they simply pop back out to their original shape.
As far as paddling the canoe solo, the proven way to do this is to "turn" the boat around bow to stern and sit in the bow (that has now become the stern) on (or in front of) the front seat. This puts you more toward the center of the canoe and makes it much more manageable.
Buzz
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