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Old Town Penobscot 16 Canoe

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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
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.

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Old Town Penobscot 16 Canoe Customer Reviews

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Old Town Penobscot 16 Canoe

4.8

(based on 8 reviews)

100%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Pros

Lightweight (8)
Rugged (6)

Cons

Best Uses

Day trip (6)
Flat waters (6)
Rivers (5)
Kayak / canoe / rafting (3)

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Mar

2008

(13 of 13 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

14 years old and going strong

By JGZ

from Boston

About Me Recreational

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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.

Sep

2007

(9 of 9 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

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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.

Jun

2009

(8 of 8 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

I shure do miss it.

By ADK Mountin Man

from ADK Mountains, NY

About Me Recreational

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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.

Mar

2009

(8 of 8 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

An excellent all-around canoe!

By Water rat

from Beaverton, Oregon

About Me Recreational

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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.

Mar

2009

(7 of 7 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Great All Around Boat

By k_r_o_w

from Northwest, AR

About Me Recreational

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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.

Nov

2008

(6 of 6 customers found this review helpful)

4.0

Great canoe, but watch for rocks.

By AndrewJB

from Boston, MA

About Me Recreational

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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.

Nov

2011

5.0

Great Canoe!!

By canoe83

from Northern Michigan

About Me Advanced

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Pros

Lightweight
Rugged

Cons

Scratches easily

Best Uses

Day Trips
Flat Waters
Multi day trips
Rivers

Comments about Old Town Penobscot 16 Canoe:

Great Canoe for Multi Day Trips. Lightweight and Rugged. It scratches easily but that just shows that it gets used and it will take abuse for many years!

Aug

2011

5.0

Awesome canoe

By Gray Wolf

from Southern Utah

About Me Casual/ Recreational

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Pros

Fast
Lightweight
Stable

Cons

Best Uses

Day Trips
Rivers

Comments about Old Town Penobscot 16 Canoe:

I hated rental canoes and gave up on canoes, got this Old Town as a gift and it changed my perspective on canoes, this is fast, stable and comfortable. The canoe instills confidence. My wife and I are planning our vacation around this canoe. Other canoes where so tippy, this one is extrememly stable. Can't wait for our 5 day canoe trip!!!