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Northstar Polaris dedicated solo for sale, SWPA

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I have decided to part ways with my Northstar Polaris dedicated solo. I purchased it new in late 2023, arrived in March 2024. I paddled it for the season last year. It is a great boat, but not for me. Why not for me? I am used to our packboat-style boats. I thought I would give canoeing a try, but I'm a big guy and wanted to get a boat that would give me a good experience so that I could decide on the merits of the activity instead of dealing with a substandard boat giving me issues.

This boat has been fabulous. It has performed well at everything I asked it to do. it gave me a chance to experiment for a year and see if a canoe was the right choice for me. I have decided that it is not, but to be perfectly clear, it was not on account of this boat.

This is the Northstar Polaris, Blacklight layup, set up as a dedicated solo boat, with reinforced seat supports, foot brace, bow and stern carry loops, and aluminum trim. Extraordinarily lightweight, easy to paddle, tracks well. There are a few minor scuffs bow and stern from landing and launching, but no damage. Never river tripped, only flat water lakes.

I am in Southwestern PA, and willing to drive a bit to meet a more distant buyer. The canoe will come with at least one and possibly two brand-new unused small air bags for bow and stern, a strap-in back band, and two paddles (Fishell Ray Special and Bending Branches Explorer Plus).

I'm asking $2850 or best offer. I also have it posted on FB marketplace, but figured this may get some eyes that wouldn't see it there.

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Are you going to get another pack boat, model/brand?

For now, I’m back to paddling my old rotomolded Native 14.5. I would definitely like to check out the packboat landscape and see what is available. First, I need to get this to another home. I suspect that if I had gone with a composite packboat in the first place, I would have kept it. But, in this case, I specifically wanted to try something new. That was a calculated risk that didn’t work in my favor.
 
For now, I’m back to paddling my old rotomolded Native 14.5. I would definitely like to check out the packboat landscape and see what is available. First, I need to get this to another home. I suspect that if I had gone with a composite packboat in the first place, I would have kept it. But, in this case, I specifically wanted to try something new. That was a calculated risk that didn’t work in my favor.
I have a Northstar Trillium pack in Blacklite with E6 trim. Nice canoe.
 
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