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