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1994 Old Town Penobscot 16 Added to Fleet

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I recently purchase a new to me 1994 Old Town Penobscot 16 for $75. I repaired the degraded cane seats with new webbing, added a walnut yoke, and made my own pull handles and thwart out of mahogany (should have been walnut). There were some minor blemishes on the hull which I repaired with GFlex and added skid plates. Lastly, I added a new seat in the solo position (solo seat shown in pic with the stern seat still installed). Now the canoe can be a solo or a tandem with the bow seat reinstalled.

My current canoe inventory is a Northstar NW Solo canoe, Old Town Penobscot 16, and a Mohawk Intrepid 16. The NW Solo will serve as my primary tripping canoe, and the Penobscot 16 will be used on trips that may have some minimal whitewater (maybe Wabakimi), and the Intrepid may be used on WW after some lessons.

Prior to picking up the Intrepid and the Penobscot I was contemplating getting either a Esquif or Nova Craft (Prospector 16) for trips that may have more challenging conditions than the NW Solo could handle comfortably. Will a Prospector 16 be a better canoe for river trips or trips with some WW compared to the Penobscot?
 

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Man, I'd love to know where you guys find canoes for that little money (LOL)! Most of the "beaters" I see are way overpriced. I'd love to take on a small project like this as I think it would meet my limited skills in an appropriate way. Oh well...just got to keep looking.

That's all for now. Take care and until next time...be well.

snapper
 
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