pmhilton wrote:

dh@. wrote:

What size
motor for about a 13' canoe?


No practical application other than a trolling motor - and they're
designed to be used under slow & gentle conditions. If you're going to
have such a small canoe, paddling should be enough.

What about laziness or disability? Or extremely long distances, and a
combination of either of the aforementioned?

John Kuthe...

John Kuthe wrote:

What about laziness or disability? Or extremely long distances, and a
combination of either of the aforementioned?

In that case, a 13' canoe would be a travesty rather than a help.

Pete H

--
Freedom is participation in power.
Cicero

pmhilton wrote:

John Kuthe wrote:

What about laziness or disability? Or extremely long distances, and a
combination of either of the aforementioned?

In that case, a 13' canoe would be a travesty rather than a help.


Hey, if it's what the poster wants, who are we to deny him or her, yano?
Advise him or her that a non-motored canoe may be better, but ya can't
dissuade some people from what they want! (I know, I work in an outdoor
sports shop, sometimes.)

John Kuthe...

"John Kuthe" wrote...

What about laziness or disability? Or extremely long distances, and a
combination of either of the aforementioned?

OP said use was to go from houseboat to beach. Doesn't sound like a long
distance involved...

In case of disability, a canoe should definitely NOT be considered before a more
stable dinghy, regardless of whether it will be rowed/paddled or powered.

Laziness? Could be, but IMO this NG is not here to promote it.

On Sun, 22 May 2005 09:20:10 -0700, "John Weiss" wrote:

"John Kuthe" wrote...

What about laziness or disability? Or extremely long distances, and a
combination of either of the aforementioned?

OP said use was to go from houseboat to beach. Doesn't sound like a long
distance involved...

Not from the houseboat to the beach. That's what's good about a
houseboat...you can beach them but you can't beach cruisers. I don't
get mine on the beach, though they "say" it won't hurt an aluminum
hull. I keep mine off with a gang plank, but that's another whole thing.

I take the houseboat out to the islands, sometimes several miles
away. I take the runabout to get back and forth to the marina, the
dock, my car... I want a spare ride for when the runabout is down for
some reason. My dad used to hang an outboard motor on the side
of a canoe. We knew how to paddle it, but the motor was a lot faster.
So I figure a canoe would be good because I could build a frame and
always store it on the houseboat, with the motor. And I could paddle
it a lot easier than the runabout--which pretty much sux to paddle--if I
had to. I also have a couple of kayaks which are a whole lot easier
than a canoe if it comes to that, but I couldn't haul anything much
back and forth in a kayak, and don't want to be relying on having to
paddle one several miles each way. The canoe/outboard seemed
like the best idea to me, and I thought maybe some of you folks would
have some experience with it. Here's a pic:

http://gilgilpatrick.com/images/canoe-motor.gif

In case of disability, a canoe should definitely NOT be considered before a more
stable dinghy, regardless of whether it will be rowed/paddled or powered.

Laziness? Could be, but IMO this NG is not here to promote it.

Check the want ads of the paper of your nearest large local city,
Atlanta perhaps. They usually have a "boat" listing and people are
always selling their stuff privately.

Or go to a "big box" store like Dunhams, or REI or Dicks Sports. They
usually have good, basic canoes for really low prices. Won't be
anything fancy, but sounds like it would meet your needs specificly.