I have a couple Grummans- a 16 lightweight, and an 18 standard. My partner has an Oldtown 18, and a Kevlar. The kevlar's been in the water about 4 times over the last 10 years- because of its cost, I guess. That's silly to my mind, but then I didn't spring nealy $1,000 for it. The Oldtown is our farthest in moose-hunting canoe, because it's quiet. The metal ones are used nearer the road (several lakes and portages to get the meat out- and we walk around the first few lakes, leaving the Grumman(s) stashed in the brush).
New canoes, for some reason, tip over a lot. Less so as they season in. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> Tie EVERYTHING in!
