Michael Daly wrote:

I have no experience with Watson, but a 58lb fiberglass canoe in a hand layup
at C$800 sounds like a poor quality canoe. There's no way that you can get
an efficient hand layup in that price range (compared to vacuum bagging),
so its weight must mean a light layup. Besides, anyone that calls a canoe
with a plumb stem a Prospector can't possibly know anything useful about
canoes.

Swift makes good canoes and you'd be better off with a used Swift than
an unknown.

Mike

Fair enough...

So, it seems that I would be looking at either an Algonquin 15 or 16, or
perhaps a Mattawa, if I were to get a Swift. The Mattawa looks to be a
better canoe, I will have to try one.

They will be in Guelph, Ontario next weekend, which is about 1 hours
drive from where I am.

Any comments on either of the above?

Thanks