Not a yak...but it's what I've got!

[Redhorse]

Bringing my 15' Old Town to Carolina Beach the end of Sept. I brought it along a couple years ago, and paddled across the CB Inlet over to that island, fished the waterway, etc. Never tried to go off the beach. Gonna try and take some baits out with it this time. Am I fooling myself...:rolleyes: ? I've seen the surf lay down sometimes and smooth right out, no question about it then. When there's some waves rolling in though...will I just be comic relief for everybody watching :eek: ?

[uncdub13]

man, i'd be careful taking that canoe through the surf. some days the ocean can look calm until you are out there sitting at water's level. it wouldnt take much to down that canoe out there.

hell, get up with me when you're down..i'll come paddle some baits with you. just dont wanna hear about you on the 6:00 news;) .

[NTKG]

Bringing my 15' Old Town to Carolina Beach the end of Sept. I brought it along a couple years ago, and paddled across the CB Inlet over to that island, fished the waterway, etc. Never tried to go off the beach. Gonna try and take some baits out with it this time. Am I fooling myself...:rolleyes: ? I've seen the surf lay down sometimes and smooth right out, no question about it then. When there's some waves rolling in though...will I just be comic relief for everybody watching :eek: ?

man im all for jokes, but i really would advise you to rent a yak or something... it is not a safe idea, canoes are not designed for surf passage

[SeaSalt]

ditto on that...

[bstarling]

Back in the begining of time we would use 10 to 12 foot john boats to run out baits. I can't tell you how many times I've had to swim in a swamped boat. One time I arrived at the beach on Masonboro Island just in time for my 12/0 Senator to take off. Wound up with a really nice Tiger. Of course there were a lot of really nice sharks around. A nine footer was just OK, but not really special.

Bill

[Caught Myself]

Surf launching and recovering in the surf in a canoe is not for me. I watched three guys one fairly calm day in Nags Head. They paddled out with a cooler full of ice and beer and spearfished on a wreck. The only way they could get back on the beach was for one guy to body surf himself through the shore break holding on to the cooler. The other two in the canoe got dumped hard on the beach.

[Redhorse]

It's a polylink hull design with the floatation built directly into the hull...you can swamp it, but not sink it. I run that canoe on whitewater in the rivers around here "have PFD will paddle"...:D .

Seriously, if you guys don't think it's doable, I'll take your word for it. It sure seems like it would be fun trying though...:eek:. Still gonna have it there for the inlet and the waterway.

[222222]

Hi, Redhorse:

May I ask how heavy is your Old Time Polylink plastic canoe?

I've heard that Polylink plastic is very lightweight.

Thanks.

[Redhorse]

It weighs in at 72 lb's. Pretty manageable for one person considering it's a 15' two seater. I've paddled with my son in the front, and both my daughters sitting low in the middle. Contoured carrying yolk makes it easy to portage, and it's a keel-less design for better maneuverability on whitewater.

My buddy has the Old Town Solo which is a 12' and weighs in at 35 lbs. Only one seat, but it's OK for taking out a kid with ya. That thing seems like a feather after dragging mine around.

[222222]

Hi, Redhorse:

1. Could we safely say we can put 3 adults in your 15 foot Old Town with no problem? I assume your son is a grown adult and your 2 daughters are still teenagers?

2. By the way, have you seen 15' canoe with 3 seats before?

3. How come a 12' only weighs half as much as a 15'?

Thanks.

[Redhorse]

They make a third seat kit for the 15' Guide series that replaces the carrying yolk. Yes you can put three adults in my 15' but it's a little cramped. I have a cooler that fits perfectly under the carrying yolk, supports it well enough to make a temporary seat...just put a throwable cushion on top...:D .

If I was buying a canoe with intentions to carry 3 people, I'd get the 17' Discovery. Another buddy has the Discovery, and we even built a duck blind for it and hunt from it on the river!

The 12' Solo is WAY narrower than my Guide. Hull design is different, much lower draft, etc... I believe the thing is made out of kevlar also, not the polylink. Don't remember how the floatation is integrated into his. The little Solo cost more than my Guide :eek: !