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Old Town Penobscot 164 & 174
Superb Open Canoe Perfect For Family Touring & Expeditions
The Old Town Penobscot 174 & 164 Open Canoes are an efficient, stable touring canoes with plenty of freeboard making them ideal for families as they instill confidence. With the ability to carry large loads they make for ideal camping and expedition canoes.
Old Town Penobscot 164 - Green
Old Town Penobscot 174 - Red
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Old Town Penobscot
The Old Town Penobscot range is the ideal choice of touring canoe, for camping and expeditions as well as families looking for a canoe to make everyone feel at home on the water. The sleek entry line, shallow arch hull shape and minimal rocker helps Penobscot range track very well through the water both efficiently and straight, this allows the canoe to eat up the miles with ease. Old Town have given the Penobscot series canoes a massive carry capacity and the 174 model is one of the few open canoes that can be DIY outfitted with two additional seats and become a full four seat open canoe.
Family canoeing trips or adult expeditions are a breeze as the Old Town Penobscot offers masses of storage space while still keeping all of its great stability. While the Penobscot will handle gentle bouncy waters, it really is best suited to touring and paddlers looking to get out on an adventures explore the UK waterways.
The three layer Polyethylene tough build quality is not only strong and durable but also offers great abrasion resistance giving both hull rigidity and stiffness. This will prevent the long hull flexing in the water and effecting the quality of the paddle and stability of the canoe.
The Old Town Penobscot comes as standard with a bow & stern wood webbed seat as well as a wooden carrying yoke and thwart. Handles in the plastic deck ends make 2 people lifting the canoe on and off a vehicle, or too and from the water easier and can be used when using a canoe trolley on longer portages.
Features
- 3 Layer Polyethylene Plastic
- 2 Wood Webbed Seats
- Ash Carrying Yoke
- Ash Thwart
- Vinyl Gunwales
- Front & Rear End Cap Carry Handles
- Shallow Arch Hull
- Moderate rocker
Dimensions
Penobscot 164
- Length: 5.0m
- Width: 95.3cm
- Waterline Width: 85.7cm
- Bow Height: 51.4cm
- Weight: 34kg
- Manufacturers Usable Weight Capacity: 532.98kgs
Optimum weight capacity may differ - please contact us if you are unsure about the suitability of the Old Town Penobscot for your weight
Penobscot 174
- Length: 5.3m
- Width: 91.4cm
- Waterline Width: 86.4cm
- Bow Height: 55.9cm
- Weight: 37.6kg
- Manufacturers Usable Weight Capacity: 639.58kg Optimum weight capacity may differ - please contact us if you are unsure about the suitability of the Old Town Penobscot for your weight
Recommended Accessories
Pelican Beavertail Canoe Paddle
A great cheap lightweight open canoe paddle with aluminium shaft and Polypropylene plastic blade. Lightweight, tough and an ideal spare paddle or for rocky areas when you don't want to be using your nice wooden paddle.
Length 57"
Price
£29.95
Grey Owl Voyaguer Paddle
Light, powerful and a superb all-rounder, the Voyageur is a popular choice of canoe paddle. Laminated Black Cherry, Basswood, Ash and Walnut with Epoxy tip and Polyurethane exterior coating.
Grey Owl Guide
A beautiful paddle for touring and deeper water. Ottertail design that cuts through the water effortlessly. Laminated Black Cherry with Epoxy tip and exterior Polyurethane outer coating.
Ruk Buoyancy Blocks - Pair
Easy to fit way of fitting additional buoyancy into your canoe. Internal block made from closed cell Polystyrene with a tough outer cover. Mesh storage pocket and a lashing strap on each block for easy installation.
Price
£99.95
Buoyancy Blocks Lashing Kit
An easy to use kit that includes Cord, P-Clips and Pop Rivets to help secure a pair of Buoyancy Blocks into your open canoe.
Price
£15.99
D-Ring Attachment Point
A 2 inch D Ring attached to a Vinyl base via Nylon webbing. All stitched together to produce a hard wearing, relaible way of securing buoyancy blocks into your canoe.
Price
£9.95
VinylTec 2000 Glue
VinylTec 2000 is an ideal adhesive for fitting D-Rings into your plastic open canoe. Brush included inside cap to aid installation.
Price
£24.95
Canoe Barrels - 30 or 60ltr
Tough canoe barrels are ideal for storing kit when open canoeing. Lashed to the canoe they also provide some additional buoyancy. Available in 30 or 60ltr sizes.
Railblaza C-Tug Trolley
Still the best Portage Trolley on the market, the C-Tug is strong, breaks down into small parts for easy storage and is fully adjustable for a range of canoe hull shapes.
Price
£94.95
Riot Folding Canoe Trolley
A great budget canoe trolley. Folds for easy storage when not in use, solid puncture proof wheels and a kick stand for easy loading.
Price
£56.21
Railblaza C-Tug Trolley
Still the best Portage Trolley on the market, the C-Tug is strong, breaks down into small parts for easy storage and is fully adjustable for a range of canoe hull shapes.
Price
£94.95
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Delivery
Nationwide delivery available for the Old Town Penobscot. The price for delivery will be shown in the website basket prior to checkout. For full details on delivery please see: Delivery Information
Click & Collect - Stores Nationwide
Nationwide Click & Collect available for the Old Town Penobscot. Collection for orders placed online can be made from any of our Canoe Shops UK Stores. For full details on our Click & Collect service, please see: Nationwide Click & Collect
