16'6" Echo aka Sundowner (Retired)
A mid-priced canoe ideal for first-time buyers but good enough for experienced paddlers too. Very maneuverable
yet with surprising tracking and speed. Useful aywhere, but especially good on twisting, turbulent streams.
Hull Features
- A moderately blunt bow point to sustain frontal impacts.
- Slight outward flare of the gunwales near the bow to deflect spray in the area where water is most prone to enter.
- Slight tumblehome from the area of the bow paddler rearward to allow room to use the paddles comfortably.
- Standard trim is of the highest aircraft grade, marine-anodized aluminum; 6061-T6.
- Moderately high sides to achieve good carrying capacity without excess sidewind resistance.
- Hull widens quickly from the bow back giving good stability and capacity, but the hull is shaped to part water smoothly not violently.
- A straight (horizontal) keel line aids tracking and minimizes the effort expended to keep the canoe on a straight course.
- The moderate stern curve and straight stern line are designed to aid tracking and efficient streamlining.
- The moderately shallow-arched hull gives sufficient final stability while providing good initial stability.
ADDITIONAL DIMENSIONS
Maximum hull width:
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34"
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Maximum hull width at 4" waterline:
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32 1/4"
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Maximum gunwale hull width:
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33"
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Width at front thwart:
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29"
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Distance, center thwart to front thwart:
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30"
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