3/16/2024 0 Comments Monark boat decals![]() ![]() The Monarch is a great find, and you must have moved quickly on it. Does anyone know of another one in Dark Olive/Army Green or what the Mad River name is for this color? I do not remember a Mad River offering this color in the mid 80’s on Kevlar boats and have not seen a picture of another Monarch with this color. My wife (an army brat) called it Army Green. ![]() This Monarch has a Dark Olive deck and hull. I am already trying to figure out the loading of gear for my canoe trips.Ī question for the Krugerheads out there. With the deck, there were not any drops of water to sponge up when I did switch sides. I think I am already spoiled! With just a light touch of toe pressure on the rudder pedal, I could paddle 50-100 strokes on one side before switching. I had never paddled a ruddered canoe before and was curious how effective it was to paddle a bent shaft paddle without having to switch sides every 6-12 strokes. It was 93 degrees and humid but I really wanted to see how this canoe handled. I took out my new canoe for a 5 ½ mile test paddle on the Pacolet River today. From the photo of the catalog that I have seen it looks like this boat is totally stock with just the original hardware on the deck. Even the bow line and “pull the rudder up” line were not faded, soft to the hand and in good shape. The seat/carry thwart was in as issued condition. The rudder system and footpegs worked properly and the Kevlar yellow interior floor looked unused. There were some light scratches on the hull, but random not longitudinal scratches from use and were not through the gel coat. The finish showed no UV fading and even all the decals looked great. When I saw the Monarch I was amazed at the condition: it looked like it had been in a time capsule since it was made in 1985. The price seemed low, the photos looked pretty nice and it was only an hour and a half away. I’m already over my boat limit- all that the racks will hold plus one- but I had read about these Kruger designed decked canoes and wanted to try one. I had seen an ad on Craigslist for a “Mad River Canoe Kayak” and looked closely at it. I have now added a Mad River Monarch to my stable of boats. ![]()
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