Rogue River

We bought our 16ft Rogue River canoe years ago. We had four young kids at the time. We used this canoe for more river trips than I can count. It easily fit my husband, myself, our 4 kids (ages 10-4) and one of our dogs. It was slow going, but for a leisurely ride it was wonderful.

I have one of these that washed up on the beach where I live during the worst Nor'Easter to hit this area in nearly 50 years. I have no idea where it came from but it took a thrashing during the storm and came through in one piece so it is one tough cookie!

It is a great canoe if you want a canoe stable enough to stand up and fish from, or shoot a shotgun from (I have done both). The reason it is so stable is because it is HEAVY!

My Rouge River sits on the end of my floating dock and I slide it off the dock into the water so I don't have to lift it. I coat it with 303 a couple of times a year and it appears to be holding up well. If you are looking for something that you can car top and portage by yourself you might want to look at something that weighs less than this canoe.

I use my canoe for fishing. Bought it from Sam's in Jacksonville, FL. I outfitted the canoe with two 6 ft long outboard air filled pontoons salvaged from a tow behind inflatable wake rider. With the pontoons in place I can paddle just fine, but op for a small electric trolling motor that works great. The top feature is that I can stand up, walk back and forth from back to front with no fear of tipping the canoe. It is a fantastic fishing tool for small waters. I use it in places where motors are prohibited and carry it on a modified Harbor Freight trailer that enables me to back down to the waters edge without a boat ramp. I have a hand winch to pull the canoe up on the carpeted trailer since the battery and motor add a lot of weight... more than the canoe alone.

I've had my rogue river 14 canoe for nine years and have used it hundreds of times. It handles class II+ rapids and can turn on a dime. Very stable boat. I got it pinned in a river up against a tree root ball for two days. I came back with a comealong and managed to winch it out. The canoe was practically folded in half when it came out. I jumped on the inside and it popped back into shape. I've proceeded to run many more rivers with this boat since then. It's been dragged down miles of river bed and has not failed yet. I love my canoe!

I had one of these about 5 years ago and loved it, except for it's weight. For those who have been looking for the manufacturer, Harbor Watercraft, their address (from my Rogue River papers) is the same address as Johnson Watercraft. They are still making these canoes, just under different names depending where on what store you find them in. At Dick's, they are sold under the brand name, Northeast Outfitters and I'm planning on picking one up this week.

We just got off the river with our used rogue river canoe--it's great. Perfect for our family. Very wide and stable. My brother-in-law called and said his neighbors were selling their canoe, it was a great deal and came with a trailer. HE hasn't done us wrong in the past so we bought it. My wife and I were both skeptical when we saw it, this canoe is not like the rogue river 14 i've seen pictures of, it's wider and has a flat back for mounting a motor. It looks almost like a row boat rather than a canoe. Anyway, we took two of our kids, one is a five year old and headed down the bark river in southeast wisconsin. We couldn't be more pleased. we will not take this canoe on wilderness trips where portaging is required but for river paddling, small rapids (we did go over one small dam today), fishing and duck hunting this canoe will be great! In one of the other reviews I read it was mentioned the backets on one of the seats had worn out. It appears this had happened to the front seat of ours but was repaired using rubber and metal washers that were slightly larger than the original holes. We are also missing the water tight storage, container or lid, I don't know exactly what, the space is there and it's obvious something wasment to screw in the top of the space we don't know what it looks like. I'd like to replace it but like another reviewer cannot find a rogue canoe or Harbor watercraft web site. Does anyone know how to contact them? Lastly, what is that indentation with the strap next to the three beverage holders suppose to do?

I also bought my Rogue14' canoe at Sams. I love it. It's roomy, stable and easy to handle.The only drawback is the weigh. Being that I like to canoe alone(for the peace and quiet)I have a hard time handling the weigh.Does anyone know of a trailer that would be suitable for these canoe that has a wench hookup.

This is my first purchase of my own canoe. I have floated for a long time.I am very pleased with the overall performance and features of this craft.

I just bought a used Rogue River 14 and it has a few fairly deep gouges in the hull, and I am looking for information on what it is made from, and what I can use to fill them.

I have used this canoe on both small lakes and the James river (up to class II rapids). This was my first canoe so I have no frame of reference but other more experienced passengers commented on the stability and the acceleration. I think it is a great canoe and would highly recommend it. I agree with other reviewers, this is not a light canoe, difficult to load without two people.

rogue river 14 is a very good all round canoe we had it for 3 years.works well very stable havent flipped it but have sunk it on a class 3 problem there was too much booze.

Over all, look, size, item use in it, only thing poor weight for handling by one person on top of auto.

Very nice canoe, well built. The cooler in the middle is larger than it looks and works well, only taken it on lake but handles nicely with two people. It's a little harder by yourself.

Good boat for family, fishing, especially if you live on the water. Heavy to transport, and too wide to fit on some cars well.

An earlier review mentioned using this boat in class III whitewater. Although it is a nicely priced boat, it is most definitely not a safe, or even suitable, canoe for class III, or even class II ww; short for tandem, wide, flat, flexible, easily collapsed when broached, unable to handle standing waves and heavy currents. Have fun on flatwater, but no consumer fix can make this boat a whitewater tripper. Less than "1" on whitewater.

We bought the Rogue River because of pricing, but thought we prefer Old Town Discovery 158 which we often rented. On our maiden voyage, my wife (for the first 2 miles of the float) hated the canoe, no room for legs in front. It was then we discovered we were in the canoe backwards!!! Ha! We love it now!!! Plenty of room if you get in it right!

A well designed, durable, all-around canoe, the price/feature ratio can't be beat. At full weight capacity of 750 lbs. plus, this canoe only drew 5 inches. I found that by packing gear low to the bottom, the Rogue River is alot more stable, and in class III whitewater or above, the smoothe bottom makes it hard to keep the canoe straight. I am working on a modification to correct this one small problem, and will post a modified review. The inner-hull lining and built-in seats keep the canoe afloat and stable, even when swamped.

It's tough, stable, handles great. I think it's a good "all round" canoe. I use it in white water for the thrill and in flat water for fishing and just paddling.

Purchased in the beginning of March, and I love it! I bought it from Sam's Club and got a whole package including 13'11" Rogue River Canoe, two paddles, a dry storage compartment, and three molded seats with built in cup holders. I reviewed plenty of canoes and this one couldn't be beat. The whole package costed me $426.00 including tax. I'd recommend it to anyone who wants exceptional value and uncompromising durability.