[Yuri]

Steve,
$19.95 American? Hmmmmm? that's about $400.00 Canadian now that our currency has returned to it's pre-2008 level. But you should know that Gord is priceless!

Yes, the workhorse Grumman canoes were made of aircraft aluminum. Perhaps they do transmit frigid water temperatures more quickly than synthetic resins but it never let us down in thousands of miles traveled. Unlike fiberglass, Carbon fibre, Kevlar or Royalex, aluminum does have a tendency to stick to river rocks. They also make a loud metallic clang when you drop them on your head, having released your grip on one gunwale during a portage in order to swat some pesky mosquito. Other than that, I loved it!

Now, what to send to Gord????

Yuri