5150
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Post by 5150 on Mar 15, 2007 11:13:01 GMT -5
Does anyone have any experience with this canoe, I mainly run rivers up to class 3 and the occasional fishing trip on the lake. Will this do? Thanks Steve
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Post by Ken Corbett on Mar 15, 2007 11:50:19 GMT -5
Generally, I find a 16' canoe is too small for tandem tripping, it's great for solo.
That's about all I can contribute to this post, I've never paddled a Penobscot 16.
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Post by Jamie on Mar 15, 2007 14:03:11 GMT -5
If it's used and for a good price i'd buy it. If you have the option you might prefer the Appalachian instead, likely keep you a little dryer and better for solo paddling.
Jamie
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peterng
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Post by peterng on Mar 15, 2007 19:23:08 GMT -5
ya I'm not sure either but I think the Penobscot is closer to the lines of the Discovery. I think that at all of our experience levels, any of these boats are fnie for up to class 3. tandem on any more than a 2 day trip is congested in the 16'er I think but we manage Pete
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5150
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Post by 5150 on Mar 19, 2007 20:16:02 GMT -5
Well I have made up my mind. The family and I are off to Maine tommorrow to pick up the Penobscot. I like the fact that the canoe can be paddled solo or tandem and the royalex construction should prove beneficial. My wife gets a night away also which we all so badly deserve. Anyway see you on the river!
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5150
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Post by 5150 on Mar 24, 2007 20:25:22 GMT -5
We arrived home with the new vessel and are looking forward to the ice leaving the rivers. If anyone has info on the Tay river pleaes keep me posted. This run will be the first of the year Thanks
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peterng
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Post by peterng on Mar 24, 2007 21:10:41 GMT -5
Congragulations on the newest addition to the family. If you have better luck than us at keeping it attached to your shuttle vehicles then I'm sure it will serve you for a long time. Somewhere on this site we posted this info already but I'll give it to you. We have a farm 1 mile from the Tay River on the Upper Woodland Branch Road. To drop off a vehicle at the end of the run go out route 8 to Taymouth, there is a church on the left right before the English Settlement Road where you can park the vehicle, then drive over to the put in. The bridge on the Royal Road that crosses over the Tay is about 2 kilometers after the Upper Woodland Road. Cross over the bridge and pull into the right immediately after the bridge, there is ample parking there. pull the boat down over the bank on the downstream side of the bridge. When you are down there, if the water is below the top of the concrete pier footing then you are going to have one heck of a scratchy ride down through. If it's a foot above that point you're going to have a great run and the falls are a hoot at that level. The Tay is fed by a VERY small and relatively steep drainage basin. So when it rains the river comes up and goes down very quickly. It's almost hard to catch it at just the right time cause it can be a crazy run if the waters a bit high. Lots of corners and I'm always wary of coming around a corner into a sweeper, there usually seems to be at least one out there somewhere. The second half of the run is somewhat more sedate than the first half. But I've only run the river 3 times, all last summer so I am sure there are some people here who could give you a better idea as to what to expect as far as extremes go. Lotta fun, close to town and REAL close to home Keep an eye on Ken's water level guide on the main page. Some of this info is there as well I think. Pete
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