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[Vic Harder]

Vic, that’s a sweet boat!  Pix Please when you take delivery!

 

I still have one of my Lincoln canoes, plus the lapstrake I built.   The Lincoln is 17+ and 65 pounds.  I should think about something lighter.

Boat is finished and enroute to our place!

 

[Wandering Sagebrush]

Nice!

[ski3pin]

That is a mighty fine looking boat, congratulations and have fun!

[Vic Harder]

Boat arrived, nicely packaged and free from shipping damage.  Popped it onto the camper to see how it fits:

 

 

Shorter on the roof than I thought.  Standard bow tie off to keep it stable won't work.  Pondering options.

 

And, then we simply bungeed it on to see how it would feel to lift it:

 

 

 

No problem.  The back is now perfect with the boat there, the front comes down nicely, and it isn't too hard to lift the front.  The 80# shocks mean that I can push, relax (without the top wanting to come down) and then finish the push up.  Better than I had hoped.

 

Canoe weighs 39#.  Lighter than my solar panel!

 

Vic

[Taku]

Looks like a beautiful boat, should paddle great. i seam sealed all the window seams since we had the same problem in driving rain. Used standard Aquaseal for tent seams. Has been on for several years with no issues of peeling, etc. You can put it on pretty thin and force into the thread holes with a gloved finger.

[larryqp]

Very nice boat, I jealous.

 

I have a pakboat, which actually weighs more than your new boat, and it takes me a hour to setup. I keep going back and forth on whether to sell it and get a "solid" canoe. Everything is a trade off. The pakboat fits nicely in the basement of the motorhome and either inside the truck or camper of even on the roof, but I tend not to use it as much as I would if I had a solid boat. 

 

Its been 20 years since I paddled in NH and Maine, there are a number of nice rivers to trip on, they probably are more crowded now.

 

Lake Umbagopg in Maine did have primitive sites all along the lake and a water taxi service which would take you to the end and then you could paddle back over a few days. The water taxi was part of a campground and I think they also handled the reservation for the primitive sites.

 

Enjoy your new boat.

[takesiteasy]

Nice canoe. I have paddled on Lake Umbagog- great place.

 

My brother uses these to tie down his boat- also short. They fit under the hood or trunk lid to provide tie down points. Would work well for a bow tie.

 

https://www.rei.com/...wE&gclsrc=aw.ds

Edited by takesiteasy, 11 June 2020 - 02:41 PM.

[Wandering Sagebrush]

Nice canoe. I have paddled on Lake Umbagog- great place.

 

My brother uses these to tie down his boat- also short. They fit under the hood or trunk lid to provide tie down points. Would work well for a bow tie.

 

https://www.rei.com/...wE&gclsrc=aw.ds

Thanks for the link to quick loops!  They look like a great answer to a bow tie down.

[Vic Harder]

Nice canoe. I have paddled on Lake Umbagog- great place.

 

My brother uses these to tie down his boat- also short. They fit under the hood or trunk lid to provide tie down points. Would work well for a bow tie.

 

https://www.rei.com/...wE&gclsrc=aw.ds

I have a set of those.  Use them on the car.  Looks like they won't be useful for this setup.  I have ideas that I will try out later this week.

[Casa Escarlata Robles Too]

Vic,doesn't look like you have a roof rack.

When I carried my 12' Old Towne I attached it to

the roof rack with ratchet straps.

I did make some "channel stops" to fit over the

frame bars of the rack.

They acted to keep the canoe from moving side to side.

 

My system worked great.Traveled thousands of miles

with no issues even in cross winds.

Frank

 

 

 

 

Vic found photos of my setup.

You could add a bar front and rear

to hold the canoe.

 

The track down the middle is for the small wheel

on the front of the canoe.Keeps it from sliding off

the side when loading/unloading.

 

My 2 solar panels sit on each side on the rear section of the rack.