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It's peaceful, an escape I need from daily life and responsibilities. Being on the water and seeing the woods, birds and sky is freeing and healing.
Peace. Tranquility. Responsiveness. One with nature. My NT 11 breathes with me.
fun, convenient very easy to rack the boat and go. I love the looks I get when I'm carrying my wife's boat and mine at the same time.
Allen E. Smith from Olympia, WA writes:
Dear Peter,
There is no other way to put it- I love my new boat! You and your crew have built a beautiful boat that has given me a new access to the water and the wilderness since rotator cuff surgeries of last year limited what I can pick up and do. I have no problem putting the boat on my car and taking it off.
I have even managed to learn how to get in and out of it without falling in the drink! Practice makes perfect and you and your crew have practiced making great boats to perfection. I highly recommend you boats to anyone!
Thanks again to you and your crew for getting me through all the details of selecting my boat and the issues of shipping it. You guys are the best!
With all my best wishes, I hope to see you out here sometime.
Thank you.
Allen Smith
The most important features to me are it is lightweight enough for me, a 67 yo woman, to load on top of my SUV, carry it to the water, and manage it 100% by myself. Second most important feature is it is steady in the water, I feel I won't easily capsize.
Bill Chamberlain, Saranac Lake, NY, September 2013
Dear Peter Hornbeck and crew,
I want to thank you all for designing and building what for me has been the perfect boat this summer: the 12-foot New Trick. I purchased #139 on July 29 and I've used it nearly every day since in all kinds of weather in water bodies big and small. I've done a 2-mile portage with it and had it loaded down with camping gear. It's a total pleasure in every situation. I weigh 170 pounds, which seems to make for an ideal fit. Compared to my Blackjack and Lost Pond boats the New Trick just seems to paddle more… effortlessly. As beautiful to look at as it is to glide across the water in.
Mark K. Brown from Warrensburg, NY writes:
Pete,
Just a short note on our Hornbeck Boats. I had a great summer and fall fishing back country ponds for Brook Trout. Our food and tackle weighed more than the boat. We will have to stop and tell stories of some of the luck we are having. Thanks again for an excellent product.
Mark K. Brown
What can you do in a Hornbeck that sets it apart from other canoes or kayaks?
"The light weight means I can get access to places I could not get a boat to otherwise."