Re: [Paddlewise] Boat For A Family of Four

From: <FoldingBoats_at_aol.com>
Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2003 16:10:49 EDT
Dave Bishop wrote:
>A couple of young paddlers I know with  6 year old and a 3 year old children
>are trying to decide what kind/type of a boat they should get to carry the
>four of them plus some gear such as for overnight camping.   Anyone have a
>suggestion or recommendation?

Steve Cramer wrote:
Sounds like a job for a 17-18 foot tripping canoe. Send them to the Wenonah 
website (http://www.wenonah.com) for a good basic education.

Ralph Hoehn writes:
They might also want to check out one or another of the larger open cockpit 
folding boats out there if they're more comfortble with double paddles than 
with single blades.

Best regards,
Ralph

Ralph C. Hoehn

Folding Boat Center
P.O. Box 700
Enfield NH 03748

info_at_FoldingBoatCenter.com
www.FoldingBoatCenter.com

phone: +1-802-649-2555 -- Ralph
phone: +1-603-632-9500 -- Alv     (yup, they rhyme)

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