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    2025 Esquif Echo Solo Canoe – Ash Wood Trim

    Price drop: $1,300.
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    New Esquif Solo for 2026, Echo 2.0

    Selling my 2025 Echo. Posted in the Classifieds.
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    2025 Esquif Echo Solo Canoe – Ash Wood Trim

    Selling my 2025 Esquif Echo solo canoe, T-Formex construction with upgraded ash wood gunnels and decks in olive. This is a fantastic solo canoe for flatwater cruising, day trips, and light whitewater (up to Class II) — known for great tracking, secondary stability, and easy maneuverability...
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    WTB: “Bob Special.”

    Epilogue: Bought a Nova Craft Bob Special from Rudabaga. Close out on sale. Awaiting transport from KAS.
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    WTB: “Bob Special.”

    I’d buy it in a heartbeat but I’m not going to be able to drive to WI until late summer.
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    WTB: “Bob Special.”

    That’s what I am looking for but unfortunately I am in SE Michigan. I am flying to Tallahassee tomorrow but I don’t think I could check it. Thanks.
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    WTB: “Bob Special.”

    I am going to sell my Esquif Echo (2025) and I would like to replace it with a “Bob Special”-inspired canoe from Nova Craft or a comparable-quality maker. Ideally <45 lbs. not interested in >50 lbs. Thanks, JDG
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    Thoughts on an Esquif Heron 15

    If I’m going to pay premium for a sub 50 lb, it better be under 50, not over.
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    Thoughts on an Esquif Heron 15

    Depth is 12.5”?The specs on their website say depth is 14.5”.
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    Thoughts on an Esquif Heron 15

    I would jump on a P15 “lite” but right now there isn’t one. The Huron 15 is available in lite.
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    Thoughts on an Esquif Heron 15

    Regardless of what a company produces and sells, if the quality of they don't get the small stuff right I wonder about the quality of their goods. How well made are Esquif canoes? How do they compare to those of MR back in their prime and those made by today by companies like Nova Craft and...
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    Thoughts on an Esquif Heron 15

    Why can’t Esquif get things right on their website? Last year they switched the weights if the Echo and the Adirondack.
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    Prospector or……

    The depth of my Camper has never been an issue; it's 13," and the H15 is 14.5. (and 10 lbs lighter.) Maybe I need to revisit the H15.
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    Prospector or……

    I already have a Camper. Does most things ok, but nothing great. The flat bottom is a negative on streams and rivers that twist and turn, while dodging sweepers, low branches, and rocks. The Huron 15 does check a lot of the boxes, especially relating to weight and price, but I think I want the...
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    Prospector or……

    Sounds like we are in the same "proverbial" boat, and yes, there aren't many 15-16' prospector-type canoes on the market. A really nice "Bob" popped up on the FM marketplace at a very fair price - it was gone in minutes.
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