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  • Any experience with a 17' Coleman Canoe?

    From [email protected]@21:1/5 to All on Tue Mar 3 10:09:47 2020
    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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  • From Chicago Paddling-Fishing@21:1/5 to [email protected] on Fri Mar 13 10:04:57 2020
    [email protected] 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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    John Nelson -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
    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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  • From John Kuthe@21:1/5 to Diana on Tue Mar 24 19:44:43 2020
    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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  • From John Kuthe@21:1/5 to Capt' Salty on Tue Mar 24 19:45:59 2020
    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 <[email protected]>... >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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  • From [email protected]@21:1/5 to Diana on Mon May 4 18:29:45 2020
    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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  • From John Kuthe@21:1/5 to All on Wed May 6 18:04:52 2020
    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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  • From Melissa@21:1/5 to you on Wed May 6 18:45:35 2020
    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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  • From John Kuthe@21:1/5 to Melissa on Wed May 6 20:55:48 2020
    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? ;)

    --
    Melissa

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

    John Kuthe...

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