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Are Canoe Ratings or Canoe Reviews worth reading? We don't allow customers to review or rate canoes on our web site because it is usually full of "purchased reviews", so probably not. We get offered by many different companies to "purchase" positive reviews for both our company and or products. We absolutely decline this concept and trust that consumers are not so gullible as to put their faith in a five or four star made up rating system, or distrust someone or something because of some complaints. We have also found that most customers that have bad reviews of a canoes usually put the boat in the wrong situation and or did not fully understand what they were purchasing. No one boat does everything in every situation. The good news is we at directboats.com want you to make an informed decision so you will fully enjoy the canoe you are planning to purchase, please read the rest of the buyers guide below. What is an editors review? If we feel that there is widespread misconception made about a boat we will create on the item an editors review. The editors review is usually an effort by directboats.com to keep a product from being sold to a group of people that the item was not designed for. For example a factory claims on their web site and the corresponding competitors sites that their jon boat is great for use on a stump infested river, well that is vague loaded assumption and exact details of that claim would need to be substantiated. If simply removing the assumption from directboats.com doesn't stop the public from falling prey to it, we would post a review in order to keep customers from calling us and being mad, even though we didn't post the claim. Another reason for directboats.com to post an editorial review of a pedal boat would be a sudden bad batch of parts that are not covered under warranty. If the boat manufacturer develops major problems we, directboats.com will post an editorial review to warn as many people as possible. We know that purchasing a canoe or any other small boat is quite a decision and we want to help take some confusion out of the decision for you. This guide is intended to help keep you from being up the creek without a paddle. Canoes come in many different sizes and shapes made different ways with many different materials. This is what makes buying one so hard. It makes selling them even harder. Our goal is to get you in the right one so you like boating and will want another boat from us in the future. Remember no one boat does everything, so choose what you want to do the most first. The first thing to look at is what the canoe will be used for. Other small boats Will you be taking long touring or go on long trips. These canoes are known as touring canoes and or tripping canoes. These typically are larger canoes designed to row easily. These are not great canoes to take out by yourself and or not the best canoes for maneuverability or stability. The main goal is large loads paddling as easily as possible with an experienced paddler. They are also best used in water with higher waves, such as the ocean or places where the wind creates higher waves. The most popular type of canoe is a recreational canoe. These canoes have wider bottoms and or designed to hold a medium duty load with maximum stability for novice paddlers. These canoe hull designs make great rental canoes. Stability with decent maneuverability is the goal. Hull materials vary but that will be discussed below. Fishing canoes well... are for fishing out of. Most popular ones are square stern canoes. These are flat back or flat transom canoes designed to hold a small motor in the back. It gives you the best of both worlds, a boat that you can paddle and or use a motor with. Wide bottom or wide flare canoes are the best for stability over traditional square back canoes. These cost a little more but add tremendous stability, just what is needed when reaching over to pick up a fish. Any canoe can be fished out of but when you want to make sure you don't take a dip while doing it a wide bottom square stern canoe is the ticket. These types of canoes have the most diverse uses and the most fuel efficient hull designs making them very popular. Solo canoes are designed for one person use. These used to be very popular until kayaks came out. However there are some people that like these especially when camping. You can carry enough gear for camping and still stay maneuverable. Another popular solo canoe is a whitewater canoe. These have a specific v rocker design and are made out of material that can take impacts against large rocks best. |
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