Recent content by Matt C

Certainly no expert, just did some research on the evolution of the Pack awhile ago. I still cannot understand how they command the price they do, but you can't argue with the statistics or the continued demand. Good luck on the sale; maybe including the history will peak some added interest.

That might be another clue, Larry, as the Chipewyan Pack seat was placed farther to the stern than later Pack's as you might be able to see from this catalogue pic.

Larry, Did you take a picture of the canoe before you started? I have a suspicion it might be a OT Chipewyan Pack, which were available in yellow and weighed slightly more at 37 to 42 pounds depending on the year. The thickness of the exposed edge of the Royalex on your pics seems greater than...

Larry, can you still read the HIN? Curious as to what year it is.

I always wanted to try that, just to see how much weight you could trim off without those big vinyl gunnels. What did you end up at weight-wise?

Wenonah Whisper Solo Canoe, fiberglass 48 pounds, 15 ½ feet long. Classic 1985 that spent most of its life in the rafters. Never patched. Paddles well up to 190 pound load.

2002 Wenonah Saranac 15 Royalex Canoe, 36 inch beam, 13.5 inches deep, excellent shape with two 54 inch Bending Branches paddles (Arrow, Loon). 57 pounds. Always stored indoors. Would trade for an interesting 13-15 foot Royalex solo. ​ ​ ​ ​ solo canoe.

Not PaddlinMatt? I shared your Marketplace ad with the Facebook Group Solo Canoeist, a guy was looking hard for one.

Are you Matt in Hubbardson MA?

This is a paddle Moosejaw sent me last year, took the pic before I opened the box, but got VERY lucky: No damage

My second choice, but in carbon fiber

I am with you! Mine was Kevlar and 39 pounds, but if I could get one in Carbon fiber and shave some weight, I would order it today!

The Jensen 17 UL is a good deal, considering Wenonah's recent price hike for new boats. I had one in fiberglass a few years ago. But the narrower width made the boat a little too tender for my wife's comfort level. If you are a novice there will be a bit of a learning curve.

I suspect, as you say, it’s a matter of rocker and intended purpose, much like Wenonah’s Vagabond and Argosy. The Liberty, being advertised as a downsized Independence (at 2.5 inches rocker) must have been similarly rockered, whereas the Slipper supposedly had none. I have seen several Slippers...

A flawless 1998 Mad River Independence; what the heck was I thinking................