photo taken April 2018.Due to health problems I have stopped sea paddling and now content with open canoe on inland waters. I last used her in 2018.
I have paddled the Alaskan for about 20 yrs, on expeditions on the west coast of Scotland inc the Outer Hebrides. A good paddling speed and large carrying capacity. Very stable and I found her a great photography platform. together we coped with some rough conditions.
2 large hatches, loads of space for an easy 2 week expedition and if you pack lighter than me maybe a month or more. Hatches are reasonably watertight although in rough conditions I find a small amount of water ingress.
Rudder with foot operated steering
Built in deck compass.
Large foot operated pump.
I removed the foam bulkheads and replaced the rear with glass fibre and the front with marine ply, epoxy/glass and a screw in hatch for easy access to the pump and steering pedals.
I will throw in a touring spray deck and another old deck (complete with signs of damaged by an otter). The otter story was an incident where I used the spraydeck as a cover to keep sand or rain out of the cockpit. On the east coast of Skye an otter decided to investigate our boats. My deck was ripped while my friends cockpit cover was lost to the wind or the otter is wearing it as a cape!