4/19/2021 0 Comments Grumman Aluminum Canoes For Sale
Never had any problems with it and for years many pounds of Florida fish came over the gunnels.I have sailed it, camped out if, partied out of it, and raised my children in it.
In 1990 mom and dad bought a Grumman 17 canoe for my brother to celebrate him earning his PhD, it now belongs to me (still as good as new). Unfortunately, I had to return that 13 footer when my project was completed. Yesterday (11022020), I bought my dream boat, my first Grumman 13 foot canoe. I have also been building, wrecking (so sad, but true), and restoring canoes and kayaks since the early 1980s. I currently (2020) have a combination of 9 different canoes and kayaks - I like to paddle with friends. They require minimal maintenance - I can leave it in the backyard year round (or for several years) and all I need to do before I use it is just hose it out - you cant do that with a wood, fiberglass, or plastic boat because they degrade quickly if left outside for too long. They are very stable - I have no problem standing while paddling the 13 footer. They are great for solo paddling, and they are (relatively) light weight. The 13 footer is the perfect balance of what I need in a go-to canoe. Wide, lightweight, holds lots of gear, easy to portage, just let it lay out on the ground year round. Another person decided he would like to run whitewater with it. After making extensive repairs, I have been using the canoe on a swift twisy Adirondack stream where it performs beautifully going upstream or down. It is also spacious and shaped full in the ends which makes it ride waves dry and is more comfortable. He bought it from another old guy, me and this old guy fly fished out of it for several years until my friend died. I love this canoe I have kayaks and one royalex canoe if I could only have one I would keep the Grumman. A few months ago I put it up on saw horses for cleanup and what I thought would be repairs. Other than years of dust, dirt and wasp nests the canoe was fine. Got it on the water with one of the grandkids and remembered just how nice a old aluminum canoe can be. For a lifetime canoe that requires little care and can be passed along to future generations these Grummans are hard to beat. The boat is as sound as ever and frankly has decades of life left. With grandkids now old enough to get out on the water its time to get this canoe back to work.
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