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I purchased this canoe new, and it was a Birch Bark color, they gave me the trolling motor bracket for free. It also came with anchor rope. The sides of this canoe has foam for tip over it will not sink. The bottom of the canoe has 3 keels the center is on all canoes basically for tracking and steering! Then the other 2 keels are located on the sides of the bottom of the canoe this suppose to make the canoe harder to flip over. As for the comfort is nice and roomy, and the weight is great. Mine only weighs at 32# without any equipment. I made my own tote trailer for the transport to the lake or river. The only bad thing is while your on a river with low water the 2 side keels causes snagging on the rocks, not designed for low water but on the lakes and high water rivers and streams it paddles great!

I purchased the Raddison 12' double pointed canoe. The company gives you the oars or paddles, they even give away the trolling motor adapter. Also they have anchor rope and sponson with foam bottom. The only problem with this canoe, in this case is couple of problems. Under the canoe has not just 1 keel but having 3 keels, they said it is for balance and give it better tracking. The walls are very thin and can be damaged if using on very rocky stream or river. Those 3 keels are not designed to use on streams or low water rivers, you can get snagged on one keel then the other. I used it on a river in NC, called the Dan River to paddle this river was not easy even though the keels made hard tracking and not good for low rivers with the rocks and falling tree's. I liked the canoe on lakes or ponds but shallow streams and rivers not as good.

Well I've owned several 17' Grumman canoes also owned another brand but can't remember what the name was. Well I took this new canoe on a small lake that was surround by trees and the winds gust was in the 30 to 40 mph, normal winds was around 10 -15 mph. I was tossed around and even tried to paddle into the wind wasn't any fun either.

The good part of this canoe was it's tracking and the weight. Being disable and torn rotor in shoulder and have a bad back really like the lightness of this. I made a cart to carry the gear and rods in one trip.

Later on in September went on a river that had small boulders and plenty of round rocks. The river was lower then I'm use to being from the north and first time fishing and paddling the southern rivers.

Well this happen to me about once or two times getting flipped and the canoe filled up with water never lost sight of the canoe due to the spontons on the side kept it floating. Lost one video camera but no gear other than that!

The keel has three keels, I was told by the manufacture that this makes it easy to paddle and track, not good at all for low water rivers. I like it, but if I had to do it all over again, would not buy it but get a Mad River or another brand.