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Looking for opinions on a solo boat. I paddle lakes, rivers and streams but little whitewater. Also, I often have a 60lb dog with me.
Are there any quality differences between the Northstar and the Wenonah?
I usually have only gear fro the day and the boat is lightly loaded.
Speaking as a Wlderness owner, if you're doing day trips with a 60# dog forward of you, you will need to do one of 2 things: 1) 40#'s of ballast sternward; 2)move the seat sternward at least 4" ( also involves moving the stern thwart back 4-6"). The seat is placed too close to the center at the factory.. Or a Wilderness.Alan
Speaking as a Wlderness owner, if you're doing day trips with a 60# dog forward of you, you will need to do one of 2 things: 1) 40#'s of ballast sternward; 2)move the seat sternward at least 4" ( also involves moving the stern thwart back 4-6"). The seat is placed too close to the center at the factory.
Bigsilver could you take pictures of your two boats from the end at ground level? That is where you will notice a cross section difference that might help others...
Canoes are more stable underway than at rest and primary stability is that uh oh feeling when you get in. Secondary is resistance to the boat flipping.
See the trouble with specifications is that they are incomplete telling you only how big the boat is and nothing about its shape.Rocker is a drafting convention and to this date no two makers measure it the same.. I do think Wenonah has 1.25bow rocker and no stern.. Specs just say rocker 1.25. Northwind 2.5 bow rocker 1.5 stern..
Its can be hard to shop with only part of the information available