2005 Buyer’s Guide
RECREATIONAL CANOE n. 1 general-purpose canoe. 2 canoe used for early cottage mornings, family vacation car-topping, day trips and gunwale bobbing. 3 canoe designed for stability and ease of paddling—flared and wide, with low to moderate rocker.
Manufacturer, Model & Website Length Width Depth 15'6"
Bell Canoe Works MorningStar Royalex
www.bellcanoe.com
Bluewater Saugeen
bluewatercanoes.com
ClearWater Design Kawartha
www.clearwaterdesignboats.com
Coleman Journey
www.coleman.com
Dimension Horizon
www.dimensionkayak.com
Esquif Presage
www.esquif.com
Evergreen Canoe Company Cottager 16'
www.evergreencanoe.com
Grumman G-1540C
www.marathonboat.com
Headwater Wooden Boat Shop Legend
www.headwatercanoe.com
Hellman Canoes Quetico
hellmancanoes.com
Kijik Canoe Algonquin
www.kijikcanoe.com
Langford Canoe Prospector 16'6"
www.langfordcanoe.com
Longwood Canoes Pintail
longwood@mondenet.com
Mad River Canoe Adventure 16
www.madrivercanoe.com
North Bay Canoe Company Nipissing
www.nbcanoe.com
North Woods Canoe Company Ltd. Clearwater 16
www.northwoodscanoe.com
Nova Craft Canoe Bob Special
www.novacraft.com
Old Town
Charles River
www.oldtowncanoe.com
Paluski
Great Canadian
www.paluski.com
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www.canoeroots.ca 14' 16'
g= 32.75" w=31"
16'10" g=35" 16' 15' 15'8" g=36"
g=35" w=34"
g=35" w=35.5"
40" 16' 16'6" 15' g=34" g=35"
g=33" w=31"
15'6" 15'6" 16' 4"
g=35" w=34"
37" 37.5" 15'11" g=35"
15'10" g=35" w=33"
15' 15' 16'2" 35"
g=34" w=32"
g=34" w=34"
c=14" 15'
g=32" w=32"
g=35" w=33"
b=21" c=14" s=19"
b=15.5" c=12" s=15.5"
b=23" c=13" s=21"
Recreational
Royalex w/ vinyl trim
Fibreglass
3-layer LD polyethylene
Ram-X(r) Polylink 3 c=14.75" Royalex
b=21" c=13" s=21"
12.1"
b=22" c=13" s=22"
b=17.5" c=13.5" s=17.5"
b=21" c=14" s=21"
c=14.5"
b=21" c=12" s=21"
b=20"
c=14.75" s=19"
b=23"
c=12.75" s=23"
b=20" c=15" s=20"
b=21" c=13" s=21"
c=14" 14"
Fibreglass cloth
Blue Steel (Kevlar/ carbon)
Polylink 3
Laminated polyethylene
60 lbs 42 lbs 85 lbs 68 lbs 900 lbs 800 lbs 730 lbs 700 lbs $1053.00 $2795.00 $1085.00 $950.00 Kevlar 54 lbs 850 lbs $2095.00
Hand-laid fibreglass
Material Weight Capacity 58 lbs
950 lbs 65 lbs 65 lbs 70 lbs 75 lbs 70 lbs 69 lbs Aluminum 59 lbs
Wood/ canvas
Duralite
Wood/ canvas
Langtech fibreglass/ Kevlar
Wood/ canvas
55 lbs 49 lbs 65 lbs 65 lbs 65 lbs Polyethylene 81 lbs
350-540 lbs
750 lbs 800 lbs Price $1638.00 $1295.00 $949.00 $649.00 1050 lbs $1109.00 900 lbs 960 lbs 650 lbs 650 lbs 900 lbs 900 lbs 850 lbs 700 lbs $1584.00 $1099.00 $1454.00 $3800.00 $1600.00 $2300.00 $1495.00 $3200.00 1000 lbs $799.00 Manufacturer’s Comments
Durable Royalex construction. Great for weekend camping and day trips. With optional centre seat this canoe is the ideal crossover tandem/solo.
A traditional canoe with the benefit of a re-design using modern technology. Steve Killing maintained traditional styling features in this canoe. A beautiful canoe to look at and to paddle.
A family canoe for both lakes and rivers. This versatile canoe can take lots of abuse. Our standard trim includes two webbed wood seats, a carry yoke, a thwart and carry handles.
Versatile lightweight family canoe with high stability and smooth gliding. Excellent tracking capability. Outfitted with 3 moulded bench seats, drink and rod-holders.
Three-layer foam-core polyethylene with vinyl gunwales and decks, stained ash web seats and thwart. Straight keel with little rocker to provide efficient paddling and good tracking.
The Presage is distinguished by its manoeuvrability, its lightness and its durability on lakes and rivers. It is suitable for recreational and wilderness paddling. An ideal canoe for the whole family.
Symmetrical, flat-bottomed with lake keel. Designed for stability and ease of use. Contoured web seats. Hardwood yoke. Available in many layups, colours and trim options.
Versatile
Versatile canoe with traditional good looks and good all-round paddling characteristics. We build it in several versions.
The Quetico is an ideal recreational canoe. It is very stable, fast and light- weight. Duralite is a composite material that is tougher than Kevlar, less expensive and almost as light.
Very good tripping canoe. Black cherry trim. Moderate rocker with good stability. Equally at home on big lakes or quiet rivers.
Our user-friendly canoe! The 16'6" is most famous for its stability, manoeu- vrability and all-around performance. Great family canoe.
Excellent solo canoe with a shallow-arch bottom and moderate rocker. Options include keel, carrying yoke, colour choice. Seats caned or wood slat. Only premium quality materials used.
Innovatiintegral molded seats and gunwales; adjustable backrests and centre seat standard; stepped chine provides paddling efficiency and very high final stability.
Traditional design based on the Chestnut Cruiser Cronje model. Quintessential flatwater canoe with all the refinements of a cedar canvas canoe. Fibreglass for $1295.00.
Shorter version of the "all-round" canoe, light, stable, good volume, easy handling.
At just 42 lbs, the Bob Special Blue Steel (Kevlar/carbon) is extremely man- ageable and easy to transport. Blue Steel is lightweight and incredibly tough, available on most Nova Craft models.
New for 2005. Built along the lines of traditional canoes, a high performance general purpose canoe. Also available in Royalex material - 62 lbs, price $1,540.00.
Wide and stable, extremely tough.
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