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Old Town Penobscot 16 Royalex 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

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Item 711014

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Old Town Penobscot 16 Royalex Canoe Customer Reviews

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Old Town Penobscot 16 Canoe

4.9

(based on 15 reviews)

100%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Pros

Lightweight (14)
Rugged (11)

Cons

Best Uses

Day trip (12)
Flat waters (11)
Rivers (8)
Rapids paddling (4)
Kayak / canoe / rafting (3)

- Reviewer Profile:
- Casual/ recreational (5), Recreational (5), Advanced (4)
- Was this a gift?:
- No (8)

Reviewed by 15 customers

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May

2013

5.0

10+ years and going strong

By BBinWY

from Gillette, WY

About Me Casual/ Recreational

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Pros

Durable
Lightweight
Rugged
Varied Uses

Cons

Best Uses

Day Trips
Flat Waters
Rough Water

Comments about Old Town Penobscot 16 Canoe:

I've paddled lots of canoes growing up and with the Scouts - this OT beats them all. I bought this over 10 years ago and am looking at another. It's been great on flat to rough water, on small ponds to large lakes in CO & WY. Easily loaded / portaged / unloaded by me. I'd like the 17' one next but this one is going strong. Good capacity, speed, handling, and durability. Wood fittings are all in great shape, some dings in the gunwales, a few marks in the hull, but all thru long hours of enjoyment. A wonderful boat!

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Feb

2013

(1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Good solo or tandem canoe

By Mad Max

from Southwest Colorado

About Me Casual/ Recreational

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Pros

Lightweight
Swift
Tough

Cons

Best Uses

Flat Waters
Rivers

Comments about Old Town Penobscot 16 Canoe:

Doesn't have quite the cargo capacity, and is not quite as stable, as our Mad River Explorer 16, but this canoe is swifter and easier to paddle. Although both boats are Royalex, this boat is not quite as tough due to aluminum gunwales. But the Penobscot performs better as a solo canoe than the Explorer...paddling from the bow instead of the stern. Took it out solo for 8 days on Utah's Green River, and it was a great tripper...handled well and as fast as other boats with two paddlers aboard.

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Aug

2012

5.0

Get it!

By ruffer

from SB, CA

About Me Casual/ Recreational

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Pros

Cleans Easily
Dries Easily
Lightweight
Rugged

Cons

Best Uses

Day Trips
Flat Waters
Rapids Paddling

Comments about Old Town Penobscot 16 Canoe:

We use our boat primarily on windy lakes of CA. Handles beautifully in flat water or windy, wavy conditions. Light enough to easily load on our pick up truck.

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Aug

2012

5.0

great boat

By ruffer

from SB, CA

About Me Casual/ Recreational

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Pros

Lightweight
Rugged

Cons

Best Uses

Day Trips

Comments about Old Town Penobscot 16 Canoe:

Use it on windy, wavy CA lakes. Great speed. Great secondary stability. Lightweight in and out of water.

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Jul

2012

5.0

Lusted after this canoe of 15 years

By George Armstrong

from Half Moon Bay, CA

About Me Advanced

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Pros

Cleans Easily
Dries Easily
Good Waterproofing
Lightweight
Rugged

Cons

Best Uses

Day Trips
Ocean Swells
Rapids Paddling
Rivers

Comments about Old Town Penobscot 16 Canoe:

I canoe the surf and lakes. I used to do whitewater. I've done class IV in a discovery and have pictures to prove it. A couple of friends have Penabscots and I've been using shear grit to keep up with them for many years. This light weight perfectly designed canoe is heaven. Price was not a consideration in this choice. This is just the best canoe available.

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Jun

2012

5.0

A Great Multi-Tasker!

By saveurwi

from Madison, WI

About Me Advanced

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Pros

Lightweight
Rugged

Cons

Best Uses

Day Trips
Flat Waters
Rapids Paddling
Rivers

Comments about Old Town Penobscot 16 Canoe:

I've used the Penobscot on large wide rivers, small rivers with plenty of turns and obstacles, and lakes in just about every imaginable weather conditions. It tracks well on flat water, yet is quite maneuverable in rapids. While it's best for I and II rapids, it can handle III with the right paddlers. Similarly, it's an awesome day tripper, but if you pack carefully, can be a good multi-day canoe. This boat is no speed demon, but it's stability and responsiveness makes up for what you lose in speed.

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Mar

2012

(2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Perfect Canoe for the money

By bohter

from eugene or

About Me Advanced

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Pros

Symetrical hull design
Very Stable

Cons

Best Uses

Class 1 rivers
Day Trips
Flat Waters

Comments about Old Town Penobscot 16 Canoe:

great lake boat and because it is symetrical this boat can be paddled solo!two people with kayak paddles can move along very quickly and efficiently!

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Nov

2011

(1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

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!

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Aug

2011

(1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

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!!!

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Jun

2009

(11 of 11 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.