Alaska 2014!

[crashdive123]

Great views. Thanks for letting us have a look.

[hunter63]

Hey very cool.....thanks for the trip pic's.

[1stimestar]

Just bought a used aluminum canoe. Guess I'll be teaching myself how to do that this summer. Next summer, Eagle to Circle on the Yukon, the Mighty Mighty Yukon! 154 miles. WOOT WOOT!

http://www.nps.gov/yuch/planyourvisi...yukonriver.htm

[crashdive123]

Sounds like an awesome trip. Looking forward to your pics.

[1stimestar]

Oh it is awesome. I'm so tickled! I can't wait to get it out there. Gotta wait till another pay day to buy life vests, oars, rope, etc.

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[sjj]

Nice. Be safe.

[Rick]

There is an amazing solitude gliding along in a canoe. It should be a terrific trip.

[hunter63]

Congrats....doesn't have to be fancy, just float with guns and ammo aboard......LOL

Looks like a Grumman?.......

[crashdive123]

Awesome!!!!! One piece of advice......seats with backs.

[1stimestar]

Yes it's a Grumman. I like the seat back idea!

[hunter63]

Yes it's a Grumman. I like the seat back idea!

Good heavy duty boat that will last a lots of years of tough duty.......Congrtas.

[Rick]

Yes, yes. Most definitely. Seats with backs. It makes all the difference in the world.

[COWBOYSURVIVAL]

I just bought a 17 ft. Grumman myself! It was my cousin's who sadly passed on to a better place last year. I couldn't watch it leave the family. I probably paid too much at $800. Curious what yours cost ya, you can PM me if you like. Also a neat fact i learned from my little girl today. Alaska was purchased from Russia for 2 cents an acre or, 7 million dollars.

[1stimestar]

I just bought a 17 ft. Grumman myself! It was my cousin's who sadly passed on to a better place last year. I couldn't watch it leave the family. I probably paid too much at $800. Curious what yours cost ya, you can PM me if you like. Also a neat fact i learned from my little girl today. Alaska was purchased from Russia for 2 cents an acre or, 7 million dollars.

Wow ironic! This boat came from a guy who had a rental. The person who was renting passed away and it took his family a few months to get up here and clear his belongings from the place. The owner didn't charge for rent during that time as he knew the family in the lower 48 couldn't afford it and felt bad they lost their family member. So the family gave him the boat. I only paid $300 for it so it was a really good deal. I think $600 is about the going used price, when you can find them!

[Canoetripper]

Cool canoe! That is a good deal also. Some dry bags would be nice and I third the seat backs.
Have fun and be carful and tie everything down. Just trust me on that one!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[hunter63]

Well at least Old Town style caned seats........easier on the buttocks.....I aslo added a removable portage bar as the center support, that can be removed for big gear.

$300 bucks is a very good price these days.....Good for you.

I did pay $200 for 2 canoes, .....1998.......a Colman fiber glass $125 and a 15' no name aluminum $75 bucks, beat up canoe at a yard sale......sold the alum canoe (paid for both) before I got home and gave the Colman to DD and SIL.

[1stimestar]

Cool canoe! That is a good deal also. Some dry bags would be nice and I third the seat backs.
Have fun and be carful and tie everything down. Just trust me on that one!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yea I was looking at dry bags big enough to carry my fiddle in. Ouch that's gonna hurt.

[COWBOYSURVIVAL]

Turns out mine is manufactured by Lowe. I was mistaken.

[1stimestar]

No worries. I notice it also has a flat bottom, that's nice.

[Rick]

You probably know this and it won't come as a surprise that aluminum canoes are noisy. Mine is a thermo plastic or resin material and the drawback is they scratch much more easily than aluminum. Google canoe paddling and you'll learn some basic paddle strokes that will come in pretty handy. They are a hoot no doubt about it.