on a lark, I bought a scanoe and put the canoe in at Fort Providence, NWT and took that canoe 450 miles down the MacKenzie River in Canada's NWT. That was a whooper, life time experience and that canoe was superb.... REally, a small craft compared to the river I was dealing with but truly an amazing adventure and that little craft came thru time and time again. very stable despite the big load I threw at it.. yeah I cheated a bit and threw a 4.5 merc in the back.. thank god... that is the most amazing adventure, some close calls but the craft held solid to me... thanks to all who designed and made this craft... well done