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Thanks everyone for the welcome and the input and perspective. My other boat is a 16' Navarro Otter that we inherited from family. My wife and I live in the pacific northwest and spend most of our time on flatwater with the occasional river run. When we do run rivers, they are class I mainly...

Looking for advice on my next boat. I've narrowed it down to Esquif based on the construction, they seem to be sturdy boats and more resilient then Wenonahs or Northstars. This canoe will be used by my wife and I on rivers (class I, maybe II) and flatwater both fully loaded for expeditions and...