Some paddlers call them scratches, we call them character marks

As they say, the first cut is the deepest. We talked to new Super Canoe owner Ted about his first trip in Algonquin and how he acquired the new 'character marks' on his boat. We often hear from customers that they're afraid to scratch up their new canoe. While it isn't easy, it always makes for a good story!
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[@Kawartha65]

First one is always the hardest!….. then your off to the races!!

[@kelleynelson8059]

SO true. They’re transportation AND art. Be proud of those marks.

[@tolstoymanor]

Great video to put up showing we are actually allowed to scratch them 😊 I’ve got a bunch on mine, and yes it hurt my feelings a little bit, then I was like this is exactly the reason I purchased the canoe so I could go down some sweet flowing waterways

[@John-vi4ys]

I have an all black carbon, and MAN do I wish I would have had the champagne white on the bottom so scratches didn’t look so bad, all black shows EVERYTHING!

[@KaiPierre-re9lw]

What is the best canoe for fishing

[@mooseroo2005]

Scratches are fine, but I'm getting big cracks in mine.