Originally Posted by m_stevenson
Originally Posted by Take_a_knee
Originally Posted by m_stevenson
Wenona Adirondak, 16ft, slight rocker, Royalex construction.
I love mine, it's a compromise design, but it works very well for the uses you listed.


I have the same canoe, and I don't think it is a compromise at all, unless you mean in comparison to 17-19ft BWCA tripping canoes, and they don't turn like the Adirondack.

The Old Town Penobscot is a very similar canoe, and REI is running a special on those currently. The Mad River 16 ft Royalex Explorer is a similar hull. 16 ft is the most versatile length, absolutely no shorter for a tandem canoe. A 14 ft canoe is a solo craft.


OK, maybe compromise is the wrong word.
What I meant was, the Adirondak is not a full blown racing or lake canoe, and it's not a full rockered whitewater type canoe.
Does that make more sense? I guess I should have said it's a great all around design that does most things well enough to be enjoyable. How's dat?


You nailed it.