Hi. New guy here Looking to buy a used canoe. Usage is: 2-4 night river trips, class I to II rapids, and tandem. I have 7 trips with this experience, but looking to finally get my own canoe.
I have an opportunity to purchase a Sawyer Oscoda Raider canoe (16ft) for $400. I tried searching for details about it - but didn’t have any luck. Seems the manufacture is no longer in business. Please see the pictures. It is like a 2hr drive to pick it up, so want to make sure its worthwhile.
This is a royalex hull very similar to a Mad River with a shallow Vee bottom. For $400 its a good deal. I don’t think Sawyer molded the hull. It will serve you purpose better than any new hull at this price.
Thanks Plaidpaddler - I went to a Wenonah dealer this weekend and learned quite a lot. Would love to get a new Prospector 16 - but that’s almost a $2000 price difference versus this used Oscada. Any idea what the rocker on this is? From the pics it seems it has a bit of a rocker but kind of hard to tell. The owners seem to know very little about it.
Looking to buy a used canoe. Usage is: 2-4 night river trips, class I to II rapids, and tandem. I have 7 trips with this experience, but looking to finally get my own canoe.
