Canoe Buyer's Guide | Aluminum Vs Kevlar

In this video our very own Steve Schreader walks you through the key questions you need to ask yourself when determining if you should buy an Aluminum or Kevlar Canoe.

This is video 4 of 6 in our Canoe Buyers Guide Master Class:
▪️What Length & Width to buy?: Coming Soon! - July 5th
▪️Ancillary Products: Coming Soon! - July 12th
▪️Full Master Class: Coming Soon! - July 19th

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[Island-Sound]

This was actually super helpful for me. I really appreciate the video. Sounds like an aluminum Canoe is more my style at the moment. I was hesitant about buying a 12 ft aluminum canoe I found on marketplace but this video has helped me decide to buy it.
Thanks again, cheers!

[peterbarlow]

One of my aluminum Grummans was made in 1946 ( S.N. 621A). Try that with anything plastic! Of course you need to be very careful around rocks!

[tommylogan]

Thank you. For river fishing near my house I was looking at a aluminum canoe. There around $200 on market place all day.

[jackd]

I have a fractured spine, pinched nerve, and back spasms, torn rotator cuff andadeer tick wrecked my joints. I need something light for fishing in the boundary waters of Minnesota.

[Lollygagger-kp]

Personally, I favor Grumman or other high quality aluminum canoes, but....

Aluminum is the worst possible choice for rivers where you may run up against rocks or submerged roots and branches. Aluminum has a "sticky" property that tends to stop suddenly on objects, often with the high possiblity of a capsize. Also, they all have a "keel" that is actually the joining member for riveting the two halves together. It has a slowing effect on turning which may be a problem if you need a quick manuever. Other, better materials, such as a used Royalex canoe would be a far better choice for moderate to fast rivers because it has a slippery quality that does not hang up. And, they are made of a single sheet of material with no keel, although the bottom-of-the-line Colemans do have a ridge for stiffening. Those are just plastic. Royalex is the best used material for a river canoe. Very tough, good glide over objects, lots of used boats out there.

For slow, flat rivers and lakes, bayous, sheltered inlets, or even good weather on open Sounds - Aluminum is no problem.

[jackd]

Cheap? My dad's aluminum canoe was $1, 300 , or more.