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I'm glad to have found this thread. I'm getting into poling and find that my Esquif Royalex prospector 16 with I believe it's 4" of rocker and shallow arch is hard to keep In a straight line So just found a used Avalon 16 in Royalex and yes it reminds me of my now sold Explorer,. The stability...

In my humble opinion..; the NC will be more nimble in WW , and is better paddled heeled over on the flats..never owned either of these 2 boats and materials but surely tuff stuff expedition is tougher than the composites.. I think if I had the choice I would ask Clipper for a 15 ft , I feel 14...

Do you have a good site to look up canoe serial numbers? Thanks again

Yes I'm into 60-70 pound Royalex boats usually..so 55 for a 16ft ain't bad... Was that parquetry floor wood or cork maybe? So more of a laker?? ...not much rocker then I guess.. The one I'm looking at the guy says it's an Allagash "Guide" 16 ft kevlar..?? Hard to find details on this... But I...

Nice job! So how much does it weigh? What are the final specs?

Hi I'm looking at a Allagash Guide... The person doesn't know if it's fg or Kevlar.. How can we tell? Would the guide be 13 feet long? Thanks!

Great photos! So I didn't get which layup that is...? I've never paddled double blade in a "pack" seat... Do you feel it would lose some stability sitting or kneeling on a traditional seat? Torn between swift 14solo swift 15 tandem, Northstar phoenix, maybe Hemlock Srt....

Hi I'm almost the same age, same weight and of the same canoeing experience. Except out east vs your being out west. I've also had mostly big prospectors, Esquif and Mad River. Recently acquired a Swift Mattawa....Dream boat...for lakes, and I seem to have gifted it to my daughter..;-) So now...