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I bought the canoe about twenty years ago to fish our lake in the UP of MI with children and grandchildren and to trailer it to local trout lakes and ponds.

I used the oars that came with the canoe.

For many reasons, it fell into disuse and was stored outside in rain and snow, sometimes covered, sometimes not.

Recently I decided it would be a great way to let the grandchildren fish on their own so I uncovered it and found everything was in great shape except the board at the back end of the square stern. My son-in-law replaced that, I bought a Honda 2.3 outboard and after a few lessons turned it over to the grandchildren.

They love it and I am planning some trout lake trips with them.

It is simply amazing how well-made this canoe is to be able to be used after a couple of decades of misuse with only one small part that needed to be replaced.