2004 Buyer’s Guide
recreational canoe n. 1 general-purpose canoe. 2 canoe used for early cottage mornings, family vacation car-topping, day trips, gunwale bobbing and battling pirates. 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
www.bluewatercanoes.com
ClearWater Design Kawartha
www.clearwaterdesignboats.com
Dimension Horizon
www.dimensionkayak.com
Esquif
Prospecteur
www.esquif.com
Evergreen Canoe Company Cottager 16'
www.evergreencanoe.com
Hellman Canoes Quetico
www.hellmancanoes.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
www.northwoodscanoe.com
Northern Lights Canoe and Kayak Aurora
www.northern-lights.on.ca
Nova Craft Canoe Bob Special
www.novacraft.com
Old Town Guide 160
www.oldtowncanoe.com
Paluski
Great Canadian
www.paluski.com
Raven Works Adventure 15
www.ravenworksinc.com
Scansport Inc./Pakboats PakCanoe 160
www.pakboats.com
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www.canoeroots.ca 15' 16'
g=37" w=34"
g=35" w=35"
b=22" c=14" s=21"
b=18" c=14" s=18"
16'
g=32" w=35"
16'10" g=35" 15'8" 16'2" 15' 16' 14'
g=36" w=34"
g=36" w=33"
g=35" w=34"
g=39.5" w=37"
40"
15'10" g=35" w=33"
16'2" 16'6" 15'
g=34" w=34"
g=35"
g=33" w=31"
b=21" c=13" s=21"
b=17.5" c=13.5" s=17.5"
c=14.5"
b=21" c=12" s=21"
b=19" c=15" s=19"
b=23"
c=12.75" s=23"
b=20" c=14.5" s=20"
b=18" c=13" s=18"
b=21" c=13" s=21"
c=13.5" 14"
Fibreglass/ foam core
Fibreglass
Blue Steel (Kevlar/ Carbon)
Polylink 3
Laminated polyethylene
60 lbs 60 lbs 36 lbs 82lbs 68 lbs Royalite R84 54 lbs
Skin/frame (folding)
50 lbs 900 lbs 850 lbs 800 lbs 950 lbs 700 lbs $972.00 $1155.00 $2795.00 $999.00 $950.00 1100 lbs $1550.00
300-760 lbs
n/a
Hand-laid fibreglass
Duralite
Langtech (fibreglass/ Kevlar)
Wood/ canvas
69 lbs 49 lbs 65 lbs 65 lbs Polyethylene 80 lbs Kevlar 54 lbs 960 lbs 900 lbs 850 lbs 700 lbs
350-600 lbs
850 lbs $1099.00 $1450.00 $1495.00 $3000.00 $699.00 $2095.00 15' 15'6" 16' 4"
g=32" w=32"
g=35"
g=35" w=34"
37.5" 15'11" g=35"
b=21" c=14" s=19"
b=15.5" c=12" s=15.5"
b=23" c=13" s=21"
c=14" c=15.5" Recreational
Royalex w/ vinyl trim
Fibreglass
3-layer LD polyethylene
Polylink 3 Royalex 65 lbs 65 lbs 75 lbs 65 lbs
Material Weight Capacity 58 lbs
350–540 lbs
750 lbs
Price
Highlights
950 lbs $1045.00 US Versatile Royalex construction. Great for weekend camping and day trips. With optional centre seat this canoe is the ideal crossover tandem/solo.
$1295.00 $949.00 1050 lbs $1109.00 900 lbs $1584.00
A traditional canoe with the benefit of a re-design using modern technology. Steve Killing maintained traditional styling features in this canoe 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.
3-layer foam-core polyethylene with vinyl gunwales and decks, stained ash web seats and stained ash thwart. Straight keel with little rocker to provide efficient paddling and good tracking.
Classic design adapted to river or flatwater expedition. The traditional look with modern performance.
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.
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.
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.
Innovative design has moulded-in seats (center seat std), gunwales, cupholders and storage tray. Backrests. Efficient multi-chine hull with huge stability. Durable, stiff, carefree polyethylene.
Traditional design based on the Chestnut Cruiser Cronje model. Quintessential flatwater canoe with all the refinements of a cedar canvas canoe. Fibreglass for $1295.
Efficient, stable, all-around canoe. Solo or tandem, day or tripping use. Tracks & manoeuvres well. Slight rocker, shallow-V hull. Foam flotation. Ash seats, yoke & handle.
A terrific recreational or introductory tripping canoe with excellent tracking characteristics. The symmetrical hull creates great initial stability. Ideal for day or weekend trips.
At just 36 lbs, the Bob Special in Kevlar/carbon is extremely manageable and easy to transport. Blue Steel is lightweight and incredibly tough, available on every Nova Craft model.
The Guide 160 combines a versatile design with patented Polylink 3 material for a multi-purpose canoe at an affordable price. Predictable and easy track- ing lines with extra width at midships for stability.
Wide and stable, extremely tough.
Versatile asymmetrical John Winters design. Moderate rocker with generous beam is responsive yet forgiving and ideal for sporting or cottage. Available in Royalex (60 lbs, $1,485).
Excellent all-round canoe. Good stability, built-in flotation and lots of room. Good speed and whitewater performance. Great for the backcountry. Travels in a single compact bag.
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