Prospector 'Ranger' 15

bert304 · Post by **bert304** » Sat Jun 13, 2009 5:29 pm

This is the canoe I was thinking of building. I would mostly be using the canoe for slow moving rivers( no Rapids ) and in the lakes around my area with my childern. The reason I picked this model is because the look of the canoe and it seems like a good all around canoe. What does everyone else think?

Glen Smith · Post by **Glen Smith** » Sat Jun 13, 2009 5:58 pm

If you have enough room for the children and respect the load weight limit it should be fine.

Rick · Post by **Rick** » Sun Jun 14, 2009 8:06 am

Since you wrote children, my guess is there will be three in the canoe at least with you paddlng. Fifteen feet might be a bit cramped, depending on everybody's size.

The easiest way to determine whether you'll have enough room for three along with any gear before going to all the work building a stripper is to rent a 15-footer and see how things work out on the water. Sixteen-foot canoes such as the Prospector are usually recommended for general-purpose use, and with two growing kids, seventeen feet might not be too large.

bert304 · Post by **bert304** » Sun Jun 14, 2009 3:46 pm

I do have 3 childern but i do not think I will be taking all three at one time for a few years. The other consideration is the area I have to build is in the garage and it is only 19' by 19'. I have to keep it close to the wall to have room to do other jobs. Has anyone ever done a rolling strong back that can be moved?