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My new boat
By chris dalby | October 4, 2008
My new boat
After getting back from my Alps paddling trip, I just had to go out and buy myself a new canoe. I spent ages thinking about which one to get. I had my heart set on a We-no-nah 15 Prospector for a long time and was aiming to drive to the Alps trip with one of those on the top of the car.
In the end I decided on the Venture Canoes Prospector 15, for a number of reasons.
I wanted somthing that I could paddle both solo and tandem with my wife
Something suitable for flat water trips and whitewater
Something that could handle a bit of bashing around
I spent long and hard thinking about this. It’s not the sort of thing you buy that often. Thanks to Blue, Matt Blue and Phil Hadley for letting me bore you with my questions. I bought this from Kent canoes that is well stocked, 20 minutes drive away and meant I could drive to the store and came back an hour later with the boat and lots of new paddling kit.
I’m really looking forward to getting this out on the water. Next comes the job of drilling some holes in it and rigging it up with the bouyancy, painters and kneeling thwart. Not for the feint hearted when you are drilling a hole in a perfectly servicable boat.