The sporting goods shop, Dom's in Livermore, CA, riveted the deck on for free about 15 years ago. I bought the plastic nose piece, "deck" from the local sporting goods shop from Old Town for $17. The other time I had my canoe on the SUV roof rack and the wind blew the Penobscot off the car onto the asphalt, fracturing the aluminum gunwale. If you do this, your Penobscot will not "wear out"! Since 1996 I've damaged my canoe significantly on two occasions: Once towing the canoe behind a ski boat, getting back to camp at sunset while traveling 30 mph, the wind and chop pushed the canoe sideways ripping ( the plastic nose piece off. We store our canoe upside down in the garage per Old Town's guidance. The canoe works perfectly every time - no exaggeration. My wife and two children have paddled this canoe 3-6 times each year for 20 years. The functionality and quality of the product is amazing. The Penobscot today costs $1350! It's a great price. A bicycle bought new in 1996 for a $1000 would probably cost $2500 now. I have to say the Penobscot canoe has the best value of any recreational product that I know of. This is based on my use since 1996 when I bought it new from REI for $1050. The Penobscot 17' Royalex canoe is a great product.
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