We currently have an Old Town Laker 16 purchased in 1976 it has stood up
well and is a good all around canoe. LL Bean has a bracket for $45 so maybe
I'll just buy one and pickup a 2.5 hp motor. I appreciate everyone's input.

Ron Donahue


"padeen" wrote in message
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I've run both a 19' SS Grumman and a 17 Chestnut Prospector with a
side-mount. The Grumman was exceptionally more comfortable, carried a
much,
much bigger load, was faster, and did I mention more comfortable? But....
what do you already own? If you have a regular canoe a side-mount 2 1/2 -
4
hp motor does quite well and increases your range considerably. I made
mine
from some local birch and had to add a flap of birch bark to stop
cavitation
(when the prop can't move any water due to hull stream conflict), but made
many trips on the Yukon with it. It could run upriver a good deal faster
than I could paddle against the current.
One word of advice: if you do decide to get a Grumman SS, avoid the 17'
model; the 19' model is ten-times the boat. You can also go with a
Coleman
SS, but it won't stand up over time.
Padeen

"Ronald Donahue" wrote in message
...
We currently have an Old Town Laker 16 purchased in 1976 it has stood up
well and is a good all around canoe. LL Bean has a bracket for $45 so
maybe
I'll just buy one and pickup a 2.5 hp motor. I appreciate everyone's
input.


Ron,

I have one of Bean's wooden canoe motor mounts and have used it with great
success on an old, flat-bottomed White canoe from Old Town. I've used the
mount with a Johnson 2HP outboard and a MinnKota 3HP electric.

Happy motoring,
Bob Scott




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Bob,

Thank you. Do you find that the 2hp Johnson and MinnKota 3hp electric have
sufficient power against a headwind. One of the trips that brought this idea
of a motor about was a trip to lake Umbagog in New Hampshire/Maine, after
paddling several miles to look at the birds the wind came up and we found
ourselves with several hours of hard paddling into a brutal headwind to get
back to the car. When we were younger this would have been an interesting
challenger but now it's just a pain in the butt followed by several days of
sore muscles.

Ron


"Bob" wrote in message
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Ron,

I have one of Bean's wooden canoe motor mounts and have used it with great
success on an old, flat-bottomed White canoe from Old Town. I've used the
mount with a Johnson 2HP outboard and a MinnKota 3HP electric.

Happy motoring,
Bob Scott




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"Ronald Donahue" wrote in message
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Bob,

Thank you. Do you find that the 2hp Johnson and MinnKota 3hp electric have
sufficient power against a headwind.

Yes. Although, like with manual paddling power, a strong headwind will
certainly reduce the forward speed. If the headwind is REALLY strong, you
can always paddle to augment the engine!

My favorite of the two is the little Johnson gas engine. Even with spare
fuel, it weighs less than the combination of the MinnKota and deep cycle
battery. Although it's called a "2HP," the actual rating is about 1.2HP.
It is water-cooled and has a small built-in tank that will provide enough
fuel for hours of trolling (my use for the motor). I usually bring a 20-oz.
soda bottle of pre-mix along to provide extended running times.

Good paddling (or happy motoring),
Bob




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I usually bring a 20-oz.
soda bottle of pre-mix along to provide extended running times.



Ouch! Soda bottle is definitely not a Coast Guard approved fuel container, more like a Molatov Cocktail! Pretty sure that if conservation/marine patrol folks ever spotted this, they wouldn't be real happy.

I also have a 2 HP Yamaha (underwater exhaust, 100 to 1 fuel to oil
ratio, very quiet...I love it but usually just paddle unless I need to
cover a lot of distance) and carry a 1 gallon poly fuel can. Enough
for a weekend and little chance of accidental breakage.


Have fun,
doug m

Bob wrote:

I usually bring a 20-oz.
soda bottle of pre-mix along to provide extended running times.




For even moderate gas-oil consumption, a 2-gal heavy duty poly gas can
from Wally World is only coupla-three bucks & is far better suited to
toting flammables. In fact, they're intended basically for carrying
chainsaw & similar mix. Come w/ pouring spout, too. Much safer & less
likely to garner a warning (or citation) from a passing ranger.

Yours in the north Maine woods,
Pet Hilton (Reg. Me. Guide) aka The Ent

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conclusions aren't likely to be very good.
R. E. Machol