Interesting reply from another thread, does anyone know any more about rivers-Gilman or Canadian brand royalex canoes?
“ Gazelle did sell a 16ft and 17ft royalex canoe for a while.
I bought one this summer thinking it was an old town tripper. The 16ft model was called the sagamo and the 17ft was called the sagamore. The specs for the 17ft one are something like 17ft long, 37in wide and 12in deep in the middle. As far as I can tell the hulls were made by the Rivers-Gilman or Indian Brand canoe company and given wooden thwarts and carry handles. The seller may also be mistaken on the length as you have to measure from the outside edge of the bulbous ends to get the 17ft measure.
What makes me sure this isn’t fiberglass is that it doesn’t look like any of the gazelle or Rivers-Gilman fiberglass boats of the era. You can typically see the cloth pattern whether chopped or laid and there are usually float tanks and internal structures especially on chopped glass boats to provide structural rigidity.
Mine weighs about 85lbs and will be getting wooden seats. It’s extremely stable, turns well for a boat it’s size and weighs significantly less than a comparably sized Old Town in the three layer poly.
If you can get a decent price on it I’d highly suggest it as a family/tandem camping or fishing canoe. It can be a bit much to handle solo when the wind picks up and doesn’t like to heel over as well as other boats due to its wide flat bottom but I really enjoy mine.”