Wasatch

Just bought this year from Dick's. The canoe is very stable and fairly comfortable. The inner edges are very rough and the cup holders are useless. Seats could be better but for the money it's a good value.

My modifications so far: I added door edge guard to the inner edges so I can grab it there it without cutting my hands. It took two 16' packs to do all the way around with a little left over. $14 bucks worth off Amazon. I drilled the rivets holding the center seat in and removed the center seat. I screwed some 2x2 wood inside with SS screws and flat washers using the rivet holes. I also put a piece of 1x1 across to get back the rigidity lost by removing the seat. I mounted a Coleman cooler that has good cup holders and a ruler in the lid and placed it further forward than the original center seat was. I secured the cooler to the new cross member with bungee cords. I think it's a 54 quart. This gives me more leg room in the back and plenty of room to place dry storage and tackle boxes. I also added a 55 lb thrust Minn Kota trolling motor. I drilled new holes for the head screw so the handle sits offset to the right a little with the prop aligned with the hull. This makes it easier to turn without hitting myself in the head with the tiller. I failed to read it was only rated for 40 lb thrust before I bought the motor but they didn't stamp motor size in the ratings plate inside so I doubt it will be questioned. I wouldn't want a smaller motor in case of a stiff wind. I have a group 27 deep cycle battery that is rated at 100 amp hours.The battery fits behind the rear seat out of the way and doesn't cause any imbalance in the weight distribution but makes it hard to pick up from that end. The current draw on the motor checked out at 52 amps at full speed with the canoe fully loaded, two passengers, cooler, and fishing gear going against a slight current. I should get just shy of 2 hours run time at full speed. We usually paddle downstream and use the motor coming back against the current. I might add a second battery for backup but not sure about that yet. Last I mounted a Garmin Striker 4 GPS/Fish Finder. I made a shim out of 3/16" lexan so the Garmin mount would sit flush on the gunnel of the canoe. Make sure and mount far enough forward as to not get in the way of paddling. I stuck the transducer into the center of the hull right behind the rear seat with plumbers putty. It reads depth and shows fish and debris fine but loses some temperature accuracy. With all the extra weight I wouldn't want to load it in the back of my truck so I screwed some 2x3 wood runners onto my 10 ft long utility trailer for transport. I also made a dolly using some wheels from a power wheels jeep. Both the trailer and dolly supports fit up in the two grooves of the hull bottom.

We have done multiple fishing trips with coolers and fishing gear in the middle. We canoe in fresh water lakes, the Florida Intracoastal, and Fort. George's inlet. We use 220cm kayak paddles, which work very well. There is also room for a golden retriever in the front.