Although this Sportspal aluminum canoe is in rough shape, with some fixing up it should be an excellent craft. Length is 13 feet 4 inches & a width of 38 inches. Unfortunately it's a transom model, but under 40 lbs and a total cost of $0.00 I can't complain. I'm planning my maiden voyage for Saturday, to at least the second power line (about 4.5 mile trip)
The front bow support is ripped, handle torn off, leaky seams, water-logged transom boards, dirty foam and dented aluminum, but with a bit of fixing it will look and perform excellent.
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Improvements to be implemented as follows:
1. Drill out the aluminum sheet on top of the bow, add a varnished plywood board with carrying handle
2. Replace water-logged stern board with varnished thick plywood
3. Replace rivets on thwarts
4. Remove outer foam, clean, dry and replace hardware
5. Remove tar, re-apply clean and concise repairs
6. Sand and paint thwarts & gunwales
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3 comments:
ugh, a transom model?! I guess I really have no clue what that is haha Looks a bit sexy though, and with those fix-ups will probably be even more so.
A transom is the flat back of the craft that allows for a small motor to be attached. I would have rather got a true canoe, because this one is pretty hard to paddle.
awsome photos man...im from south porcupine also and i want to canoe the porcupine river too. Didnt know there were nice walleye in there
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