I have owned my Spectrum since 1990 when it appeared at my local outdoor specialty shop as a factory demo. I was looking for a solo canoe after failing to find anyone to paddle with after a week of work. I was talked into buying this by getting a great deal. I paddled a multitude of rivers in Michigan, even class III's. I paddled to an island with my cousin in his Prijon, 6 miles out into the Atlantic off the coast of Maine. It's been off the coast of Florida, both Atlantic side and the Gulf. I've been out into Lake Erie, Lake Huron, and Lake Superior It has never failed me and never rolled. The first 15 years it tracked true as an arrow, but as the bottom began to oilcan, It doesn't track as well, and the seat back is terrible. I have other kayaks, so the spectrum has sat, almost unused for 2yrs. I have decided though to correct the bottom problems, add a skeg box or rudder system, an adjustable backband, add hatches and bulkheads, and put it back into service. It was my first kayak and after 25 years with it, I will never part with it
