This was just too good to pass up. A patient at my wife's office had a canoe for sale...Old Town, Guide 147...never used. It's been sitting in the garage for two years. It also had a new set of oars and a roof carrier kit(foam blocks and straps).
We took a look at it last night. As you can see in the pics, it still has the foam on the bow and stern. The seat backs were still taped to the seats. So yeah, brand new. We worked out a price and her sons helped us load it up. It was a short drive; maybe 3-4 miles. The lady was so excited we bought it, she just wanted to see it get some use. Plus, she was thrilled she didn't have to deal with listing it for sale on craigs/newspaper and then deal with unknowns to come look at it.
I haven't canoe'd in years. We used to up at Lake Winnipesaukee back in the day, but I was always more interested in our jet ski.....or if I did take the canoe out...swamping it. So this should be fun. We're going to bring it up to VT and do some exploring. We'll launch it from that pond on Rt 30, just outside of Brat; where the West and CT river meet.
We took a look at it last night. As you can see in the pics, it still has the foam on the bow and stern. The seat backs were still taped to the seats. So yeah, brand new. We worked out a price and her sons helped us load it up. It was a short drive; maybe 3-4 miles. The lady was so excited we bought it, she just wanted to see it get some use. Plus, she was thrilled she didn't have to deal with listing it for sale on craigs/newspaper and then deal with unknowns to come look at it.
I haven't canoe'd in years. We used to up at Lake Winnipesaukee back in the day, but I was always more interested in our jet ski.....or if I did take the canoe out...swamping it. So this should be fun. We're going to bring it up to VT and do some exploring. We'll launch it from that pond on Rt 30, just outside of Brat; where the West and CT river meet.