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Old Town Penobscot 16 Canoe

Old Town Penobscot 16 Canoe

Item # 711014
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The straight keel line and sharp bow entry make the Old Town Penobscot 16 Canoe easy to paddle.

  • While excellent in flat water, the design and Oltonar/Royalex® construction makes it very much at home in fast water
  • Oltonar/Royalex is lightweight while offering excellent strength and toughness
  • Oltonar/Royalex construction gives canoe high impact- and abrasion-resistance, plus excellent structural memory and resilience
  • Fine tandem day-tripping boat or solo canoe for paddlers with higher skill levels who enjoy downriver white-water racing or wilderness tripping
  • Straight-on speed, handling ease and capacity make this an all-around performance canoe
  • Rounded bottom provides turning responsiveness
  • Features new vintage-look gold-leaf graphics based on custom designs from the 1920s
  • Standard features include black anodized aluminum gunwales, polyethylene decks with grab handles, ash carrying yoke and thwart, and web seats

Made in USA.

Item 711014


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Old Town Penobscot 16 Canoe Specs

Specification

Description

Length16 ft. 2 in.
Width34
Capacity1,100 pounds
Depth13.75 inches
Weight58 pounds
Hull materialOltonar/Royalex
Gunwales materialAluminum

Old Town Penobscot 16 Canoe Customer Reviews

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Old Town Penobscot 16 Canoe
 
4.7

(based on 6 reviews)

100%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Pros

  • Lightweight (6)
  • Rugged (5)

Cons

    Best Uses

    • Flat waters (5)
    • Day trips (4)
    • Canoe camping (3)
    • Rivers (3)
    • Reviewer Profile:
    • Recreational (5)

    Reviewed by 6 customers

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    Sep

    22

    2007

    (6 of 6 customers found this review helpful)

     
    4.0

    Great canoe for solo and small family ou

    By gnisans

    from Fairfax Cuontry, VA

    About Me Recreational Rider

    Pros

    • Lightweight
    • Rugged

    Cons

      Best Uses

      • Boating

      Comments about Old Town Penobscot 16 Canoe:

      This is my first canoe. What a great paddle! The canoe is lightweight--I can load and unload it onto the car myself. @ only 58lbs. it is wonderful. It tracks great once a proper J-stroke is used when soloing, which I do most often, even in the wind. Very stable-primary and secondary stability is excellent.

      Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

      (6 of 6 customers found this review helpful)

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      Mar

      6

      2008

      (4 of 4 customers found this review helpful)

       
      5.0

      14 years old and going strong

      By JGZ

      from Chestnut Hill, MA

      About Me Recreational

      Site Member

      Pros

      • Easy to paddle
      • Easy to repair Royalex
      • Lightweight
      • Rugged
      • Versatile

      Cons

        Best Uses

        • Day Trips
        • Flat Waters
        • Ocean Swells
        • Rapids Paddling
        • Rivers

        Comments about Old Town Penobscot 16 Canoe:

        I've grown up with this canoe through my early 20's and now I am taking trips in the same canoe with my wife and school age kids. This canoe excelled in rapids up to class III when I was in grad school. It was tough and handled plenty of knocks that reflected my inexperience. It has plenty of cargo space that we used on extended camping trips. It has also spent plenty of time in salt water and the hardware is still in perfect shape. Its secondary stability is great. Portage is a snap with a well placed yoke that is balanced and I can flip it up onto the minivan (formerly the SUV, but life changes) easily. Mad River makes a great boat, too, but this Penobscot 16 is my favorite.

        Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

        (4 of 4 customers found this review helpful)

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        Mar

        3

        2009

        (2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

         
        5.0

        An excellent all-around canoe!

        By Water rat

        from Beaverton, Oregon

        About Me Recreational

        Site Member

        Pros

        • Adequate cargo capacity
        • Can be used solo
        • Fast in flat water
        • Good maneuverability
        • Lightweight
        • Rugged

        Cons

          Best Uses

          • Canoe camping
          • Day Trips
          • Flat Waters
          • Rivers

          Comments about Old Town Penobscot 16 Canoe:

          For years I paddled an ancient Old Town Tripper, a durable but heavy canoe that carries half an army. By contrast the 16' Penobscot is lightweight, much faster in flat water (we have outdistanced 17' canoes and kayaks), and yet good at negotiating tight river turns. My son and I recently did a trip down the Columbia River to near its mouth at Fort Clatsop. We packed lighter than we would have with the Tripper, but the Penobscot handled our our gear with style, taking on only a few drops of water even in the rough waters of Youngs Bay. The shallow arch construction makes the boat feel a little tippy at first, but its secondary stability is remarkable. I felt safer and more in control than I've ever felt in my Tripper.

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          Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

          (2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

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          Mar

          28

          2009

          (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

           
          5.0

          Great All Around Boat

          By k_r_o_w

          from Northwest, AR

          About Me Recreational

          Site Member

          Pros

          • Cargo Area
          • Lightweight
          • Rugged
          • Versatile

          Cons

            Best Uses

            • Canoe camping
            • Day Trips
            • Flat Waters
            • Rivers

            Comments about Old Town Penobscot 16 Canoe:

            This is a great all around boat. It handles very well and is great for carrying a lot of gear for overnight trips.

            I have used this boat for a variety of challenges, up to class III+ rapids to week long trips down the river, and have yet to be disappointed by its abilities, handling, and usage.

            • Gift:
            • No

            Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

            (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

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            Nov

            22

            2008

            (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

             
            4.0

            Great canoe, but watch for rocks.

            By AndrewJB

            from Boston, MA

            About Me Recreational

            Pros

            • Durable
            • Lightweight

            Cons

            • Bow entry too sharp

            Best Uses

            • Flat Waters
            • Portaging

            Comments about Old Town Penobscot 16 Canoe:

            I went to Maine on a trip with Boy Scouts as a leader. We were given a Penobscot, while the boys had Old Town Discoverys. The Penobscot was wonderful on the lakes! The bow entry and long keel meant it was fast and straight.

            However when we started on the East Branch of the Penobscot River, we realized how unforgiving a sharp bow entry is in rapids. If the boys failed to steer clear of a rock, their canoes (with larger curves in front) would rise up and softly get stuck for a bit. Our strokes were better, but not perfect. If we failed to steer clear of a rock, we would hit hard! Our Penobscot would stop dead instantly, but everything and everyone inside would continue forward. We capsized from this three times one day and had sizable bruises to take with us. Thankfully, the canoe's material was strong and withstood our mistakes. Yet, it had some big dents to take back to base too.

            Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

            (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

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            Jun

            11

            2009

             
            5.0

            I shure do miss it.

            By ADK Mountin Man

            from ADK Mountains, NY

            About Me Recreational

            Site Member

            Pros

            • Good Freight Hauler
            • Lightweight
            • Rugged

            Cons

              Best Uses

              • Canoe camping
              • Day Trips
              • Flat Waters

              Comments about Old Town Penobscot 16 Canoe:

              I bought my canoe used from a white water outfit in VA. I used contact cement to glue a couple of those foam float pads that people lie on in the pool into the bottom of it. This provided a soft place to kneel as well as making it impossible to sink.
              For 2 summers I practically lived out of it. # and 4 day camping trips with my girlfriend and all the supplies Lewis and Clark could have wanted. I would take both of my dogs out regularly and always had a great time. The canoe handled beautifully no mater how full or empty it was. Sadly while I was away from home for the winter it was stolen from behind my trailer. I haven't been able so far to afford to replace it. I miss that canoe terribly.

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              Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

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