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The Solo Dimesion is manufactured in Canada and was market by Old Town in the USA. They no longer carry it in their cataloge. I got mine at a fantastic price. It has a fast hull design, but not as much initial stability as most sit on tops. Could use more leg room for paddlers over 5-10 (only one setting.) Seat and footholds are molded deeply into boat and this gives good control for bracing. This boat is good and bad in choppy conditions. There is no upsweep to the bow , which punches right thru waves. You get lots of deck wash over the bow and into the molded foot wells. I get rid of the water easily by pumping my feet which quickly splashes the water out. The good news is that as long as you keep your butt and feet in place (low center of gravity) the boat is very sea-worthy. It is a wet ride however and would prefer a different boat for foul weather conditions. The bottom line is for the price this is a fast durable boat for the money. If ytou are looking for a dive platform, look somewhere else, but the Solo makes a great workout boat for arobic excercise.

I've had mine several years now, and am very pleased with the selection. The folks are Mohawk are super on customer service. There is a substantial savings buying factory direct. The Nova 17 (is Royalex) is very well made. I especially like the came seats and wood yolk and thwart. They are nicely sculpted and show good attention to detail. The decks and vinyl gunnels are excellent with no rough edges. I would classify this an a good "all around boat". It does not have the hull speed of some others, but has the stability, load capacity, and comfort to handle most jobs, short of class 3 whitewater ( which I have also run it thru). The royalex is very durable. It does not have a high buoyancy however, but will float at the surface when not loaded and completely filled with water. If you anticipate rough conditions away from shore or are carrying lots of gear I would recommend some small ammount of added flotation to facilitate a self rescue. I do not hestitate to recommend Mohawk products and in particular the Nova 17 for someone looking for an "all round" boat.