Last weekend I picked up a Mohawk Blazer 16. It's an '82. The red has faded, but other than that it's in great shape. It was a bargain.
The canoe is 16' long and 36" wide. I don't know how much it weighs. It's heavy, but I am able to get it on and off the car by myself, so it's manageable whatever it is.
It's my first tandem canoe. I had my daughter out with me the first day I got it and it paddled well. Earlier in the week I went out solo and it cruised. I sat in the bow facing backward and used a double-bladed kayak paddle. I put a dry bag filled with water up front as ballast. It was windy but I wasn't getting pushed around too much. It cut through headwinds well.
I have a trip to Middle Saranac coming up this weekend where I will be loading it up with camping gear and doing some fishing out of it. I'm looking forward to seing how it does. I'll report back.
Below is a shot from when I had it out on the Hudson the other night.
The canoe is 16' long and 36" wide. I don't know how much it weighs. It's heavy, but I am able to get it on and off the car by myself, so it's manageable whatever it is.
It's my first tandem canoe. I had my daughter out with me the first day I got it and it paddled well. Earlier in the week I went out solo and it cruised. I sat in the bow facing backward and used a double-bladed kayak paddle. I put a dry bag filled with water up front as ballast. It was windy but I wasn't getting pushed around too much. It cut through headwinds well.
I have a trip to Middle Saranac coming up this weekend where I will be loading it up with camping gear and doing some fishing out of it. I'm looking forward to seing how it does. I'll report back.
Below is a shot from when I had it out on the Hudson the other night.
