I did buy a 15.6 ft canoe from a guy on Craigslist(Old Hippie Granola Munchin' kinda guy). I had these visions of me and my son canoe across the water to some secret cove and camping out(heavily armed) and hanging out by the campfire during the Spring/Summer.
Well took it out to Pueblo Reservoir during Memorial Day.............BAD IDEA! The entire Pueblo Navy was out there and the wakes will scare the crap outta ya!!!!
Clumsy to row with one person, wife was no use, second trip out my son could not resist trying to touch the water! Kept leaning over the edge until we flipped, lost 2 fishing poles, my digital camera was soaked(dead) Iphone went the same way. XD soaked but in my vest. Wife stayed ashore this time. Son was a good swimmer with his vest. We were only 50 feet from shore and I dragged him and the boat to shore.

3 weeks later sold it for $30 more then I bought it for.

Think about how many times a year you will haul that thing to the lake or where ever.
Lesson learned.
I will walk from now on.