Hi Scratchypants, I agree with 4badboyz, the H20 prospector is a great boat. I have paddled everything over the past 30 years and am also quite knowledgeable in resin layups and boat composition and in my opinion Jeff @ H20 builds the best quality boats out there right now. (let the hate mail begin

) One of the main reasons I say this is because what other companies offer in options and upgrades, Jeff includes them just because it is the right thing to do and makes for a better canoe. He has a small shop with only a few employees. Every boat is build by the same few people. Jeff himself is involved in every boat he builds. I actually have a boat on order right now. I went with a Prospector 16.4 in Carbon/Innegra layup. The boat will come in at approx 35lb with all the trimmings I got. The carbon /Innegra layup is the current "best of breed" available right now, but it adds a few extra bucks. H20 was also the manufacturer of Alchemist canoes (in my thumbnial pic) for the boys up at the paddle shack on Hwy11. They have been building canoes and racing canoes/hulls for a good 15 years under the H20 name.
Obviously there are many opinions out there and many great manufactures of canoes, it all boils down to quality workmanship and bang for the buck, and of course whatever 'floats your boat' but you can't go wrong with an H20.
Happy Shopping!