>Flat-bottomed canoes feel more stable, but will >capsize more easily than a round model. > >Henk; >I will never have any other than my 17' Grumman flat bottom. I can stand up >in it, cast and rarely hit bottom. Enjoy your round bottom but I prefer mine >for every thing from class 4s to flat water.
Ditto - I have had 2 canoes - one was the easiest handling canoe I've ever seen. It was a 17' Ouachita aluminum with keel. But HEAVY! Loved it. After my first knee replacement, had to go to a lighter canoe to get somewhere near my 50 lb. lifting limit and got an Old Towne Camper (Royalex). It was flat-bottomed. Stable as all get-out. Had it in some pretty big winds and never had a problem. And I loved it, too. The wasn't as "slick" in the water as the Ouachita, though. You could really accelerate easier in the much heavier canoe. I think the Ouachita may have been more narrow than the Old Towne, which is probably what made the difference. a. Allan Fish Greenwood, IN [EMAIL PROTECTED]
