On Mon, 03 Jul 2006 23:52:21 GMT, Dan Krueger
wrote:

What happened to your canoe?

I still have it. It's what I'm using right now.

Al D

This would fit your needs to a T. http://www.porta-bote.com/

Dan Krueger wrote:

Al Deveron wrote:

On 3 Jul 2006 06:34:11 -0700, "bowgus" wrote:


I'd get a trailer with rollers, and a small aluminum boat (14' or so)
and outboard (9.9 or so maybe). My experience ... it was way more work
to cartop my canoe than to trailer my 19' I/O.


Thanks for the suggestion. Unfortunately, I don't have anywhere to
keep a trailer. Hence the need for car-top transportation.

Al D


What happened to your canoe?

Dan

Here, check this out. it only weighs 150 lb. it has some sides on it
unlike the little pond fisherman pontoons, and you could probably put a
3 or 4 horse engine on it.

http://www.boatingchannel.com/cgi-bi..._display.html?



Al Deveron wrote:
On 3 Jul 2006 06:34:11 -0700, "bowgus" wrote:

I'd get a trailer with rollers, and a small aluminum boat (14' or so)
and outboard (9.9 or so maybe). My experience ... it was way more work
to cartop my canoe than to trailer my 19' I/O.

Thanks for the suggestion. Unfortunately, I don't have anywhere to
keep a trailer. Hence the need for car-top transportation.

Al D

This one might be better, and it takes an engine.
only 110 lb.

http://www.boatingchannel.com/cgi-bi...6188635180261?



wrote:
Here, check this out. it only weighs 150 lb. it has some sides on it
unlike the little pond fisherman pontoons, and you could probably put a
3 or 4 horse engine on it.

http://www.boatingchannel.com/cgi-bi..._display.html?



Al Deveron wrote:
On 3 Jul 2006 06:34:11 -0700, "bowgus" wrote:

I'd get a trailer with rollers, and a small aluminum boat (14' or so)
and outboard (9.9 or so maybe). My experience ... it was way more work
to cartop my canoe than to trailer my 19' I/O.

Thanks for the suggestion. Unfortunately, I don't have anywhere to
keep a trailer. Hence the need for car-top transportation.

Al D

On 3 Jul 2006 18:47:51 -0700, wrote:

This one might be better, and it takes an engine.
only 110 lb.

Thanks for the suggestion, but 110 lbs is just too heavy for me to get
on the roof of my car and portage single-handed. The stowage space
looks tight too, especially with two people on board. The 12 ft LOA
would limit its top speed too.

I'm thinking that one option would be to get a different design of
canoe: one with higher gunwales and maybe a V or U shaped hull.
Something like this shape, perhaps:

http://www.jollyroger.eclipse.co.uk/...le_canoe_1.JPG

....but built of modern lightweight materials. Comments appreciated.

Al D

I am laughing (out loud, but not quite rolling on the floor) -I just
came across one wonderful and very cute craft that you might want to
check out on uk.rec.sailing, the post is 'Is this the ugliest dinghy?'
I suggest ignore all the jovial bantering, it's just fun, I think the
boat has a lot of merits -horses for causes. The more I think of it the
more I want one -reckon I'd be grinning non-stop playing about,
probably name her Puff the Magic Dragon now, or maybe Toy Boy, or Play
Thing. She is wider than your spec but you might figure out how to make
things work for car-top and compact trolley-wheels (like for kayaks).
Also you may be in a different country but then again...

Let us know what you end up with...

Solo Thesailor
http://sailingstoriesandtips.blogspot.com

You might want to look into kayaks. Personally I enjoy kayaking over
canoeing, and they are fast as hell (of couse that depends on how
strong you are but since you are canoeing, kayaking seems a natural
fit). You can also get some really lightweight kayaks.

J

On 4 Jul 2006 06:41:00 -0700, "c0d3phr3ak"
wrote:

You might want to look into kayaks. Personally I enjoy kayaking over
canoeing, and they are fast as hell (of couse that depends on how
strong you are but since you are canoeing, kayaking seems a natural
fit). You can also get some really lightweight kayaks.

Thanks for the suggestion. Don't you get kind of uncomfortable after
30 minutes or so? I do have a kayak, but only ever used it once. I
seem to remember not being able to get out of the thing because my leg
muscles had gone to sleep. The lateral instability is what scared me
the most. I couldn't help but be worried about the idea of capsizing
and not being able to get free of the boat in time to avoid drowning,
etc.

Al D

Al D wrote:

On 4 Jul 2006 06:41:00 -0700, "c0d3phr3ak"
wrote:


You might want to look into kayaks. Personally I enjoy kayaking over
canoeing, and they are fast as hell (of couse that depends on how
strong you are but since you are canoeing, kayaking seems a natural
fit). You can also get some really lightweight kayaks.


Thanks for the suggestion. Don't you get kind of uncomfortable after
30 minutes or so? I do have a kayak, but only ever used it once. I
seem to remember not being able to get out of the thing because my leg
muscles had gone to sleep. The lateral instability is what scared me
the most. I couldn't help but be worried about the idea of capsizing
and not being able to get free of the boat in time to avoid drowning,
etc.

Al, if you're comfortable in your canoe, see if
you can't make or have made a spray skirt for the
thing. Attach it with snaps, you'll be surprised
what you can just plow through and keep on going.

DT

On Wed, 05 Jul 2006 15:14:04 -0500, dt wrote:

I do have a kayak, but only ever used it once. I
seem to remember not being able to get out of the thing because my leg
muscles had gone to sleep. The lateral instability is what scared me
the most. I couldn't help but be worried about the idea of capsizing
and not being able to get free of the boat in time to avoid drowning,
etc.

Al, if you're comfortable in your canoe, see if
you can't make or have made a spray skirt for the
thing. Attach it with snaps, you'll be surprised
what you can just plow through and keep on going.

DT

Yes - thanks for the input. I have been thinking about making a spray
deck for the canoe (made from a tarpaulin, or sail material, fixed
down with press studs or something). I guess it would reduce the
chances of becoming waterlogged by large waves.

The flat bottom is still a bit of an issue though. When I meet a
series of waves head-on, there is a lot of belly-flopping going on. I
see the bottom of the boat flexing considerably when that happens.
That may or may not be a problem, I suppose.

Al D