I found a 70 year old guy selling this 17' Grumman Aluminum Canoe complete with take apart kayak paddles, boat cushions, and life jackets for $250. I took it home and my girlfriend just got it painted today. I put some pipe foam insulation on the cross bars, and mixed a little fine sand with the paint on the inside bottom of it for traction. These sell for around $1000 new, so I was pleased with my purchase. Now I have a matching set of bow hunting boats; one that is my flat bottom with a motor, and this for the silent type of hunt. I will actually mainly use this for summer canoe trips. I left the bottom outside olive/wood colored, and will add a couple of coats each fall before I put it away to help protect the bottom from scratches and rock gouges. I think she did a great job on both boats. I have $1050 in both of these boats/trailer, motor, and gear combined.







My other boat