They are very stable - I have no problem standing while paddling the 13 footer. They require minimal maintenance - I can leave it in the backyard year round (or for several years!) and all I need to do before I use it is just hose it out - you can't do that with a wood, fiberglass, or plastic boat because they degrade quickly if left outside for too long. Since I first paddled one, the Grumman 13 footer is my choice of all round canoe. I have a little bit of experience with paddle craft. I currently (2020) have a combination of 9 different canoes and kayaks - I like to paddle with friends! I have also been building, wrecking (so sad, but true), and restoring canoes and kayaks since the early 1980's. Small boats have been in my blood for 50+ years, fiberglass, Kevlar, ABS, wood canvas, geodesic snowshoe, polyethylene, and aluminum. Yesterday (), I bought my dream boat, my first Grumman 13 foot canoe. I fell in love with the Grumman 13 footer, I have paddled several since my first experience, and have have been looking for the right one to buy ever since. Unfortunately, I had to return that 13 footer when my project was completed. In 1993 I was loaned a 13' Grumman canoe to do a research project for my Master's thesis. In 1990 mom and dad bought a Grumman 17' canoe for my brother to celebrate him earning his PhD, it now belongs to me (still as good as new). I have sailed it, camped out if, partied out of it, and raised my children in it. Dad is no longer with us, but the canoe is. In 1970 my mom bought my dad a Grumman 15' canoe for his 40th birthday.
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