I used one for years down in Florida at juniper springs for scenic tours and search and rescue at 13 yrs old ,47 years ago . They are good and stable.
Still have 2 of them on the river in morehead Kentucky.....yee-Haw

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fsfrazier1959@yahoo.com wrote:

I used one for years down in Florida at juniper springs for scenic tours and search and rescue at 13 yrs old ,47 years ago . They are good and stable.
Still have 2 of them on the river in morehead Kentucky.....yee-Haw

The drawback with the colman products are they are heavy and sometimes flex
if its the steel frame with plastic one I'm thinking of.

A higher tech material might make you a happier canoeist.

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Chicago Area Paddling/Fishing Page
http://www.chicagopaddling.org http://www.chicagofishing.org
(A Non-Commercial Web Site: No Sponsors, No Paid Ads and Nothing to Sell)

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On Tuesday, April 13, 1999 at 2:00:00 AM UTC-5, Diana wrote:

Hi,

I'm contemplating purchasing a 17 foot Coleman canoe. If you have any experience with this type of canoe please post.

TIA

Diana

ANY canoe is better than standing on the shore wishing! :-)

If the price is right and you want it, go for it! I still have the first kayak I purchased used from Bass Canoe rental, a Kiwi Kopapa, the first kayak I rented and paddled. I've owned several others since and retained two of those as well.

You know how many boats a boater needs? At least one more! ;-)

John Kuthe...

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On Wednesday, April 14, 1999 at 2:00:00 AM UTC-5, Capt' Salty wrote:

Or us.
Alder Creek Kayak and Canoe
Portland, OR
<www.aldercreek.com>

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Steve Scherrer

Reply to Flatpick<at>teleport<dot>com
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Froggie405 wrote in message <19990414065802.25713.00000425@ng30.aol.com>... >Diana,

The Colemans are known for being low end recreational boats. The fill a big >need out there in the market place. However, if you are looking for performance
there are many other options. How much will you have to spend for the Coleman?

What are you looking to do with the boat? Lake paddling, day trips, week long
trips, fishing?

If you are anywhere near us, give us a call.

Ron and Nanette
Paint Island Canoe & Kayak
350 Farnsworth Ave
Bordentown, NJ 08505
609-324-8200
http://www.riversport.com/paintisland/

Highly recommended. And yes, Paul Kuthe is my nephew! :-)

John Kuthe...

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On Tuesday, April 13, 1999 at 2:00:00 AM UTC-5, Diana wrote:

Hi,

I'm contemplating purchasing a 17 foot Coleman canoe. If you have any experience with this type of canoe please post.

TIA

Diana

I live in se Louisiana the boat is heavy
8i fish and crab
with my grand children ,its safe love my canoe

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On Wednesday, April 14, 1999 at 2:00:00 AM UTC-5, Froggie405 wrote:

Diana,

The Colemans are known for being low end recreational boats. The fill a big need out there in the market place. ...

Yeah, the "Better than no boat" market, or as I always said "better than standing on the shore wishing"! ;-)

John Kuthe...

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Hello John, you wrote:

The Colemans are known for being low end recreational boats. The fill a
big need out there in the market place. ...

Yeah, the "Better than no boat" market, or as I always said "better than standing on the shore wishing"! ;-)

Doesn't matter to me -- it's just nice seeing boat/paddling related posts
here again! :)

I deleted all the non-RBP poster messages (next time they start showing up, I'll be doing some targeted filtering), and now I'm only seeing these.

Perhaps we can retake/rebuild RBP back to something resembling itself
again? I know many people have migrated to website-based/Facebook type
forums, but I still prefer simple text-based news reader and email list formats. When I can find them.

Probably just a pipe dream. That reminds me -- who's Bogarting the pipe? ;)

--
Melissa

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On Wednesday, May 6, 2020 at 9:45:38 PM UTC-5, Melissa wrote:
...

Probably just a pipe dream. That reminds me -- who's Bogarting the pipe? ;)

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Melissa

Or Lloyding the Hose to the N2O tank? ;-)

John Kuthe...

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