OT: show me your canoe or kayak

[PaMtbRider]

Who here likes spending time on the water in a canoe or kayak? We just sold our kayaks and bought some light weight canoes. We bought Hornbeck Newtricks 12 foot canoes.

Peter Hornbeck has been building canoes in the Adirondacks for 50+ years and is a pleasure to deal with. These are a canoe, but has a hull shape closer to a kayak. You sit on the bottom of the boat and paddle them like a kayak. The big advantage is the reduced weight. Total weight of a 12 foot canoe is 18 pounds versus 55 pounds for the 14 foot kayaks we had. That makes a huge difference when you have to portage them any distance, or lift them on top of our 4wd van.
https://advrider.com/f/attachments/img_1546-jpg.1641866/
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[CNY rider]

Nice!
You guys are going to love 'em.

[PaMtbRider]

We blame you. Your canoe was the first we heard of Hornbeck.

[OtayBW]

Here are some:

[gomango]

We have three.

All Jacksons.

A 13.5' Kraken, a 15.5' Kraken and a Big Rig.

All sit on tops. All great for fly fishing for muskies, smallies and carp.

Easy to stand and cast. Super stable, plenty of storage and surprisingly spry on the water.

https://live.staticflickr.com/4346/36255146130_e1630b0d32_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/XeK6Qo)IMG_3346 (https://flic.kr/p/XeK6Qo) by gomango1849 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/36270004@N06/), on Flickr

[AngryScientist]

those are really cool dan! 18# is seriously light!

that van of yours is going to be like an outdoorsman's funplex!

[CNY rider]

We blame you. Your canoe was the first we heard of Hornbeck.

Mega-Blame coming your way when we get the all wheel drive full sized van......:beer:

[rounder]

No pictures, but I have an Old Town Camper canoe. It is made of Royalex (I believe) which is one of their lightest canoes.

I bought that version because it is light, about 16', and stable for newbies paddling around in the lake. I have had it for about 15 years and it is used, scuffed, never had problems.

[buddybikes]

We kayak out of Narragansett Bay, lucky enough to walk to our launch. My green Lincoln (carbon, no ti avail). Next picture was my favorite paddling buddy who we lost a few years ago. Also have a surf ski, which is my go to during the summer.

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[buddybikes]

Wrong season but love the picture.

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[gomango]

No pictures, but I have an Old Town Camper canoe. It is made of Royalex (I believe) which is one of their lightest canoes.

I bought that version because it is light, about 16', and stable for newbies paddling around in the lake. I have had it for about 15 years and it is used, scuffed, never had problems.

Wish they still made Royalex.

Looking for one atm.

Man, they really hold their value.

[NHAero]

What are these Newtricks like in waves? And is there a way to stay dry in one? I'd love to have a lighter boat than my 50+ pound Perception sea kayak, but I paddle year round on the coastal ponds mostly, here on Martha's Vineyard, and staying dry is important.

Who here likes spending time on the water in a canoe or kayak? We just sold our kayaks and bought some light weight canoes. We bought Hornbeck Newtricks 12 foot canoes.

Peter Hornbeck has been building canoes in the Adirondacks for 50+ years and is a pleasure to deal with. These are a canoe, but has a hull shape closer to a kayak. You sit on the bottom of the boat and paddle them like a kayak. The big advantage is the reduced weight. Total weight of a 12 foot canoe is 18 pounds versus 55 pounds for the 14 foot kayaks we had. That makes a huge difference when you have to portage them any distance, or lift them on top of our 4wd van.
https://advrider.com/f/attachments/img_1546-jpg.1641866/
https://advrider.com/f/attachments/img_1549-jpg.1641868/

[spiderman]

When I grew up I built a couple of fiberglass canoes with my dad
(And would love to know where they are today)
So when each of our daughters turned 13
We build boats together (kits from
Chesapeake Light craft...clcboats.com. As I was into kayaking
At the time because of my love
Of paddling with my Current Designs Solstice GTS.
When we moved to the Iowa Great Lakes in 1996
We started THE FAMILY PADDLING by
Buying a loon 16T
And shortly after a Current Designs Libra XT
Which took trips to Isle Royale and the Apostle
Islands every summer for over a decade.
We build a Chesapeake 16 in 3 months (2002)
Then a West River 18 that took us 3 years (2004-2007)
And for our youngest, a Petrel cedar strip. We built
The strongback in 2008 and the cedar stripper was built in 2009.
Finally, in my recovery from surgery in 2011
I bought a stand up paddle board while on an mso4 infusion
While my wife was out for about an hour that showed
Up on our door a month later. It was put in the rafters of
Our basement and moved to our lake place
And tucked into the rafters of our garage in 2013.
In the summer of 2014 when I was recovering
From a 16 cm kidney stone, my daughters
Teamed up on the Kaholo paddle board and built
It up for me and I did the finishing work.
The Malibu II was purchased for our tenth anniversary
While we had family on Tampa Bay. We sold the
Place on the bay and moved the kayak home
In 2006...and still enjoy the sit on top!
Our pinnacle of achievement before moving it
Was circumnavigating Anna Maria island in 2006.
Looks like the license expires this month!
Better figure out how to get them current in South Dakota!
Thanks for the reminder;)
Can’t wait for the ice to go out...any day now...

[buddybikes]

If someone wants lightness, speed, and not the concerns of flipping then getting the water out/climbing in, these are great boats:

https://www.stellarkayaksusa.com/S14S-surf-ski

https://www.stellarkayaksusa.com/S16S-surf-ski

My wife got me the 14S in kevlar for my 60th, 28 lbs she was concerned about me heading out by myself

[Mike Bryant]

No picture to post but I have an Old Town Penobscot 16 canoe. The old one with the wicker seats (much better than plastic for the hot days). My wife and I love it. Very easy to maneuver. Tough and lightweight. I’ve heard a great trekking canoe, but we haven’t used it for that yet.


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[Tony]

My group is called Neptunes Rangers. Mostly all ocean white water play.
I also build strip boats and skin on frame (SOF) Greenland ocean kayaks.
Having a difficult time loading pictures of my boats.
https://goo.gl/photos/x5GbWQMSsGgLRPer9
file:///C:/Users/Owner/Pictures/lit%20up%20sof/P9070002.JPG

http://neptunesrangers.com/

[spiderman]

My group is called Neptunes Rangers. Mostly all ocean white water play.
I also build strip boats and skin on frame (SOF) Greenland ocean kayaks.
Having a difficult time loading pictures of my boats.
https://goo.gl/photos/x5GbWQMSsGgLRPer9
file:///C:/Users/Owner/Pictures/lit%20up%20sof/P9070002.JPG

http://neptunesrangers.com/

😲 these are gorgeous works of art!

[PaMtbRider]

Lots of cool looking boats here. I wish I had garage space to store a fleet of them.
NHAero, I don’t think the newtricks boat would be very good for what you are describing. They are more for small lakes and ponds.

I like how the red stripe on the boat matches the van.
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[skiezo]

I have a wilderness systems T120 that I have set up for fishing the susquehanna river with. I'll have to find a few pics. I carry 5 or 6 rods and a milk create full of boxes and bags,front and rear anchor systems,camera mount and a few other mounts for other necessary tools and equipment.
I also have a pair of T100 sot yaks that I will guide with when I am laid off over the summer.

[saf-t]

My trusty Pungo, in the middle of the Merrimack River. Have to admit that those Hornbeck canoes look pretty sweet- and weigh a lot less. Hmmm- add a couple of float bags.....

[OtayBW]

My trusty Pungo, in the middle of the Merrimack River. Have to admit that those Hornbeck canoes look pretty sweet- and weigh a lot less. Hmmm- add a couple of float bags.....Wow! Did you use a fishing pole, or did you club it to death? :eek: :banana:

[buddybikes]

I want that stripper!!!!!!! That (if you haven't had it) the best fish possible to eat (yes my opinion). I don't fish so have to buy it for 20.00lb when it is available.

[snah]

I'm not a kayak or canoe guy, but a good friend of mine designed, built and is now selling this rack, designed primarily with a kayak in mind. Call this a shameless plug.

https://www.ezrecreationalracks.com/

[William]

Many good times with our Ranger kevlar canoe!









W.

[saf-t]

Wow! Did you use a fishing pole, or did you club it to death? :eek: :banana:

Swam her next to the yak for 10 minutes or so to revive her, then sent her happily on her way.

[Jef58]

My Surfski

[C40_guy]

Bought three years ago when we moved to Cape Cod. The pond in the photo is 2.5 miles in circumference, an 8 minute walk from our house, a great place for a kayak workout!

The kayak was solid but needed some heavy cosmetics. I did some work with my Porter cable orbital polisher and the color came right back...then a couple of coats of marine wax went on top (and on the bottom).