Little River Marine

Reviews

• Peter Penniman

  Feb, 20 2018
  ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
  I purchased a Heritage 18 rigged for two rowers in September 2006. I had tried a few of the lighter weight shells before having a demonstration with this boat. Now I have rowed in it about 300 times, more than1,000 miles, on many different lakes and rivers over the years. It is very stable in choppy water although it does catch a fair amount of wind, like most boats. I have been out in the St Lawrence Seaway next to huge freighters. I am comfortable in winds of 10 to 13 mph, as long as I can either face the wind or row with the wind (can be dicey if you get turned sideways.) I made my own safety rope ladder and mounted it on the rear for a dry re-entry from swimming, or in case of emergency.
  
  The equipment has been quite reliable although I have replaced the roller wheels in both of my sliding seats twice. With heavy people this could be a bigger problem. (I am 6' 2", and 190 lbs.) While generally problem-free, the most problematic issue has been sheared off mounting screws on the oar bracket mounts -- not a simple thing to fix where they screw deep into the fiberglass shell. But with an ample six screws on each bracket, I have never had the entire bracket fail. If you travel very far offshore, I do recommend getting rigging (and extra hardware) for two rowers, if only so you can switch rowing positions if you do have a hardware failure.
  My boat has held up well with little maintenance. The yellow color is just now fading a bit after ten years.
• Insta Gvl

  Feb, 14 2018
  ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
  Great boats!

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