It's heavy . . . approximately 60+ pounds. I can "almost" lift it off the ground by myself. Makes for a good excuse to actively participate at the Fitness Center. I can get it on the car and off the car, so it's not 'that' heavy. I'll use the poor-man's roof rack: a couple "noodles" cut to the size of the rood with cord threaded down the center hole. Put the noodles on top of the car, open the car doors and tie the cord ends together [or if you use ratcheted cord, all the better] and there you go.
I'm going to wash the canoe well and put automotive type Paste Wax on it. The inside was painted and is flaking [probably painted because the floor will get hot in the sun]. I'm going to leave that alone and put down foam pads so that the dogs can 'grip' it and it won't be hot for them. I may also use "noodles" on the gunwales to reduce 'burn factor' for the dogs. I think I can put pipe insulation on the thwarts, too, for the same reason.
I'm going to purchase the Sherpa Luna-brite Flotation Device Dog Life Vest for each dog. I did my research and I think this is better than Ruff Wear because it protects the dogs chest; Ruff Wear does not.
