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Re: Solo canoes
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 1/25/2011, 2:02 am
In Response To: Re: Solo canoes (Ralph Merriman)

: Kurt my ears perk up too, and I would love to build a solo canoe to
: add to my fleet of kayaks (seven, so far) for reasons you have
: given in this thread and on your web site (which I enjoy
: reading, thank you very much).

: MY problem is that I have difficulty when evaluating solo canoes,
: as far as their stability goes. In a kayak I am fine, I have
: been able to roll my boat for 40 years now, and I paddle kayaks
: from 20 inches wide (Bjorn Thommason's Njord with small cockpit)
: to 24 inches (double) with no problem. I have also paddled
: double canoes (both with a partner and solo) off and on since I
: was kid. But when I look at solo canoe designs I find myself out
: of my depth in evaluating stability. There is the Merlin, and
: John Winters' Osprey (that I really like the looks of), the
: Freedom Solo from Bear Mtn, and others. I am likely to have to
: sit rather than kneel most of the time (knees...). Most have
: very similar dimensions, so I am guessing they would feel much
: the same. I see you standing in yours and I am encouraged. I
: live in the Pacific NW so there is not a lot of canoe activity
: around here.

: So, what do you think? Have you paddled a range of solo canoes, and
: are they much the same? Can I just build an Osprey with
: reasonable confidence that I can sit on a seat of reasonable
: height and paddle it? I am reasonably agile for 62 but I don't
: want to have to deal with a really twitchy boat, and the water
: is cold up here on Puget Sound!

: Any advice would be appreciated

: Ralph Merriman

The Osprey is about the same length beam as my Wenonah Argosy, suspect you'll be fine with it.

Bill H.

Messages In This Thread

Paddle: Cherry Canoe Paddle *PIC*
Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 1/22/2011, 1:23 pm
Close-up of the blade *NM* *PIC*
Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 1/22/2011, 1:23 pm
Re: Close-up of the blade
Bill Hamm -- 1/22/2011, 5:27 pm
Re: Close-up of the blade
Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 1/23/2011, 10:40 am
Re: Close-up of the blade
Bill Hamm -- 1/23/2011, 3:17 pm
Solo canoes
Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 1/23/2011, 3:54 pm
Re: Solo canoes
Bill Hamm -- 1/23/2011, 4:59 pm
Re: Solo canoes *PIC*
Kurt Maurer -- 1/23/2011, 6:44 pm
Re: Solo canoes
Bill Hamm -- 1/24/2011, 12:29 am
Re: Solo canoes
Kurt Maurer -- 1/24/2011, 10:11 am
Re: Solo canoes
Bill Hamm -- 1/24/2011, 2:25 pm
Re: Solo canoes
Ralph Merriman -- 1/24/2011, 3:28 pm
Re: Solo canoes *PIC*
Kurt Maurer -- 1/24/2011, 6:52 pm
Re: Solo canoes
Ralph Merriman -- 1/24/2011, 9:04 pm
Re: Solo canoes
Bill Hamm -- 1/25/2011, 2:02 am
Re: Solo canoes *PIC*
Paul G. Jacobson -- 1/24/2011, 4:08 am
Re: Solo canoes *PIC*
Kurt Maurer -- 1/24/2011, 12:46 pm
Re: Solo canoes
Bill Hamm -- 1/24/2011, 2:28 pm
Re: Solo canoes
Bill Hamm -- 1/24/2011, 2:31 pm
Re: Solo canoes hull shape
Paul G. Jacobson -- 1/24/2011, 6:21 pm
Re: Solo canoes hull shape
Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 1/26/2011, 5:26 am
Re: Paddle: Cherry Canoe Paddle
Paul Wiley -- 1/23/2011, 3:28 am
Re: Paddle: Cherry Canoe Paddle
Bill Hamm -- 1/23/2011, 6:24 am
Re: Paddle: Cherry Canoe Paddle
Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 1/23/2011, 10:34 am
Re: Paddle: Cherry Canoe Paddle
Bill Hamm -- 1/23/2011, 3:22 pm
Re: Paddle: Cherry Canoe Paddle
Bill Hamm -- 1/25/2011, 2:25 am
Re: Paddle: Cherry Canoe Paddle
Robert N Pruden -- 1/25/2011, 11:36 am