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What I wanted: A light boat, easy to lift , cartop, portage; low (no) - maintenance; reasonably stable (not "tender", decent tracking); no UV exposure issues (a cartopping concern here in the Arizona Sonoran Desert}; a little cargo capacity (backpacking size/weight camp kit, small cooler). Scott Morris at Grumman went far out of his way to help me find one of the few remaining "lightweight" versions (0.040/44lb./ out of production) in a dealer's inventory, and to ship it to me in AZ. It's been from about 1,200 ' above sea level at AZ''s Saguaro Lake, to about 9,000" (?) at Yellowstone, and Jenny Lake at the base of the Tetons, agile with either single or double-blade paddles, exceeding every requirement with every delightful deployment --- what's not to like?