WHITEWATER BUYER’S GUIDE
MANUFACTURER
Bell Canoe Works Alaskan
bellcanoe.com
Bluewater Prospector
bluewatercanoes.com
Clipper Canoes (Western Canoeing) 17’ Prospector
clippercanoes.com
Esquif Canyon
esquif.com
Evergreen Canoe Company Prospector 16’
evergreencanoe.com
Hellman Canoes Slocan
hellmancanoes.com
Mad River Canoe Freedom 17
madrivercanoe.com
North Bay Canoe Company Prospector
nbcanoe.com
North Woods Canoe Company Ltd. Nahanni 18’
northwoodscanoe.com
Nova Craft Canoe Prospector
novacraft.com
Old Town Appalachian
oldtowncanoe.com
Red River Canoe and Paddle Boreal
wilds.mb.ca/redriver
Scansport Inc./Pakboats PakCanoe 170
pakboats.com
Souris River Canoes Prospector
sourisriver.com
Swift Canoe Dumoine
swiftcanoe.com
Trailhead Prospector 17’
trailhead.ca
Voyageur Canoe Co. Ltd. Nor’Wester
voyageurcanoe.com
Wenonah Prospector 17
wenonah.com
West Coast Canoe Co. Prospector
islandnet.com/~canoes
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LENGTH WIDTH 17’
16’ 17’2” 16’5” 16’ 17’6” 17’ 16’ 17’9” 16’ 16’ 16’2” 17’ 16’ 16’4” 17’ 17’ 17’ 16’ DEPTH
g=36” w=32.5”
g=35” w=29”
g=36” w=34”
g=35”
g=34” w=32”
g=36” w=35”
g=33” w=34”
g=36” g=38”
g=36” w=34”
g=35” w=33.5”
g=34.5” w=36”
g=36” w=36”
g=34” w=34”
g=37” w=33.5”
g=34.5” w=35”
g=35” w=36”
g=34.5” w=32”
g=36” w=33”
C A NOE ROOT S early summer 2006
b=22” c=14” s=20”
b=18” c=13” s=18”
b=21” c=15” s=21”
b=25” c=15.5” s=25”
b=23” c=14” s=23”
b=22” c=16” s=22”
b=22” c=14” s=22”
b=23” c=14.5” s=23”
b=24” c=15” s=24”
b=23” c=15” s=23”
c=15”
b=23” c=15” s=23”
b=18” c=14” s=18”
b=23” c=15” s=23”
b=23” c=15” s=20”
b=25” c=16” s=25”
c=16”
b=25” c=15” s=25”
b=25” c=15” s=25”
MATERIAL
Royalex with vinyl trim
Nylon/Kevlar composite
Kevlar Duraflex
Royalex Royalex Duralite Royalex Kevlar Fibreglass Royalex Lite
Oltonar/Roy- alex
Wood/canvas
Skin/frame (folding)
Kevlar/epoxy Royalex
Expedition Royalex
Kevlar/epoxy Tuf-weave Wood/canvas
WEIGHT 72 lbs
48 lbs 68 lbs 74 lbs 67 lbs 64 lbs 79 lbs 54 lbs 80 lbs 64 lbs 67 lbs 70 lbs 56 lbs 41 lbs 72 lbs 84 lbs 58 lbs 65 lbs 70 lbs
CAPACITY 1,155 lbs
350-540 lbs 1,000 lbs 1,000 lbs 1,000 lbs 1,100 lbs 1,200 lbs 850 lbs 1,300 lbs 1,000 lbs 1,075 lbs 400-700 lbs 910 lbs 900 lbs 360-600 lbs 1200 lbs 1,100 lbs n/a 850 lbs PRICE MANUFACTURER’S COMMENTS
$1,295 US Reinforced Royalex construction. Shouldered flare for dryness in a fully whitewater-ca- pable design. Differential rocker enhances turning and acceleration capabilities.
$2,759 $2,350 $1,620 $1,799 $1,900 $1,649 $2,045 $1,282 $1,550 $1,635 $3,500
Are all Prospectors created equal? Consider our process, chemistry and the engineering principles of our laminates. Proven in international whitewater competitions.
Excels in performance and durability. Sliding bucket seat, deep-dish ash yoke. A high- volume, efficient wilderness tripping canoe. Extensive customization is available.
Our best whitewater tripping boat, durable with very tough construction, roomy enough for longer expeditions. The rocker, depth and shallow-arch bottom make it dry and manoeuvrable.
Symmetrical, shallow-arch hull. Moderate rocker. The ultimate hybrid canoe-run a river or cross a lake. Contoured web seats. Hardwood yoke. Many layup, colour and trim options.
The Slocan is the ultimate whitewater tripper. It has 3.5 inches of rocker and lots of flare. Very dry, fast-turning yet speedy. Duralite easily handles all the knocks of whitewater.
Large-capacity canoe equally adept on flats or rivers. Flared shallow-V hull for stability and dryness.
Traditional design based on the Chestnut Prospector Fort model. Versatile, stable with large capacity. At home on moving water and flatwater. In fibreglass for $1,245.
Prospector-style hull, good rocker, excellent primary/secondary stability, fast, large volume.
Considered by many to be the best wilderness tripping canoe design ever, also available in Royalex. NEW for 2006: Prospector (15’, 17’, 18’) in roto-moulded 3-layer polyethylene starting at $959.
Enough rocker to provide excellent manoeuvrability in rapids and flared ends for dryness and buoyancy. The shallow-arch bottom provides both initial and secondary stability.
A blend of E.M. White Guide shapes and Chestnut Prospector proportions.
$1,795 US Perhaps the ultimate expedition craft. Carries gear for a month or more north of the tree line. Proven on the most remote and demanding rivers. Travels easily in a compact bag.
$2,795 $1,795 $1,750 $5,210
Excellent responsiveness and good carrying capacity. A great choice for both whitewater and flatwater trips.
The Dumoine will amaze you with how it can thread its way down rapids you never thought you could run. At home anywhere, it’s great for whitewater paddlers who can only afford one boat.
Heavy-duty Royalex, tough gunwales, extended 16” decks and deep-dish yoke make this the Black Feather guides’ choice for expeditions. Optional spray cover, skid plates, outfitting.
Available in fibreglass and Kevlar-glass-epoxy construction with different yokes and removable thwart/yoke bracket options.
$1,499 US The classic charm of a traditional design based on the Chestnut Prospector. It’s stable, with plenty of capacity for extended trips. Also available in Royalex and Kevlar.
$2,300 The Prospector is a great canoe for tripping and its rocker allows for whitewater use.
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