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Canoes I Have Paddled.

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  This is an ongoing project - I'll be adding more to it whenever I have the time, inclination & memory. Tandem Canoes I Have Paddled: Sawyer Cruiser - the 1st canoe I ever bought, 17'9", fast but not the most seaworthy. Sawyer X-17. Grumman 16 - 1st Adirondack trip on Follensby Clear Pond - 3 men in a tub. Lincoln ?. Old Town Camper - good initial stability, plows thru water inefficiently. Old Town Penobscot 16 - good speed for a Royalex boat, less stable than a Camper. Old Town Discovery 158. Coleman/Pelican 15.5 - despite the aluminum frame they still tend to get hogged, ugly but works better than it looks, heavy. Wenonah Sundowner 17. Wenonah Aurora - nice all-arounder. Bell Morningstar. Bell Northstar - sweet tandem for light/medium paddlers, ok soloed. Bell Northwind (17.5') - sweet. Bell Northwind Rx (16.5') - great general purpose tandem. Bell Chestnut Prospector - perhaps my favorite all-around tandem canoe, above average initial & secondary stabil...