Lawrence to the backwaters of the the Everglades, and she's been able to handle it all. She's been the Atlantic, on the Chesapeake, and on rivers from the St. I've got other, more advanced canoes, but the Grumman is the one I always hang on to. One washing a year just about does it! On the flip side, it isn't all that fast, the falred hull shape makes it a bit hard to paddle at times, and the keel on the bottom makes it a bit hard to handle on white water (although she has run a lot of class III rapids over the years without any problems). And, being aluminum, it doesn't ave to be babied at all. And it can hold a fair amount of people and gear. It is easy to turn, yet tracks quite well. Unlike other Gruman models, it has a slightly arched bottom and a whole lot of flare, so it can handle waves and boat wakes without any problem. In many ways, it is a very likable canoe. Local pick up - we are keeping our paddles but will include 2 square floating boat cushions if wanted. Since that time, we have traveled more than 2500 mile together. This is a 17 foot aluminum Grumman canoe in olive drab color - our family of 5 could easily fit into it for summer adventures. I got my Grumman Eagle as a graduation gift in 1982. Nothing is a 10 but if you are looking for a tripping boat that you can bang up some and still plan on owning for a long time, you will have a hard time finding a much better, almost maintenance free, canoe that works this well. It will hang up where a plastic boat will bump over. 2 cans of flat tan camo paint cured that. It is made to go long and straight, and that is what it does real well.ĭownsides - The inside of alum canoes is like a reflector oven. I wouldn't call it nimble, it is 17' long with a keel, however it has been steered by a lot of kids with not a ton of experience over 100's of miles so I assume it turns well enough. It isn't slow, but it does take a bit to get up to speed. It tracks nice, at first seems a bit unstable but you get used to it. It has been used on river trips over 100 mi and has performed great.Ģ peoples gear wont even clear the gunwales packed for 5 days. I think it was used as a planter because there were few scratches and no dents on it. Found my 1971 17' eagle a couple of years ago.

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