Have used a 17' Grumman alum. canoe for many, many years.....78#..
A young man can portage, with portage bar alone pretty easy.
Not pretty even when new, not pretty now, painted camo,... so you can't see it hanging on the rafters in the tractor shed....
Duck hunting, fishing lake and rivers.... river running Cat I, mostly, some Cat 2.....
Carries a lot of gear for canoe camping....sleep under with tarp pretty well...
Not tippy, low pointed ends (doesn't catch wind as much)..so one person can handle it with a cooler for balance.
Puts up with a 100 pound lab going nuts and baling out....as well a a noobie that shifts his weight around waaaay to much.
With stand .38 snake shot on the bottom.....
Friends paddle around in their shiny fiberglass, Kevlar and look really good.....The come hunting and river running with me.
Look used,.... looked up some pricing for new as of late....and about crapped my self....
This one is about identical to mine.
http://directboats.com/170moalca.html?utm_source=googlepepla&utm_medium=adwords&id=60306043005