A 16 Foot Two person open paddle canoe
If you have never steam bent wood before, (and you probably haven't) you
will be amazed how a $30 dollar tea kettle and a 5 foot section of PVC pipe
will make the hardest of White Ash bend around your stem form. It is these
little details that will give your boat the ability to turn heads. And it is easy.
After you get your stems in place and your forms all mounted, unbridled
enthusiasm will take hold of you and before you know it you will find
yourself fitting the final strip in your hull. This is usually where thoughts of
the next boat start to creep into your head, but stay focused there is
paddling to be done and you still have some work to do on this boat. I have
know people who could not stop putting strips on the boat once they
started and stuck with it all day and into the night and actually finished off
the hull in one day. (I am one of those people)
Take a little time with your favorite drink and music playing and plan out a
little detail in the stripping of the hull. The detail you see here was the
simple but strategic use of Western Red Cedar with Basswood as accent
strips, to give it that little added touch. Once you get this far, it is all down
hill. You are just days away from paddling.
will be amazed how a $30 dollar tea kettle and a 5 foot section of PVC pipe
will make the hardest of White Ash bend around your stem form. It is these
little details that will give your boat the ability to turn heads. And it is easy.
After you get your stems in place and your forms all mounted, unbridled
enthusiasm will take hold of you and before you know it you will find
yourself fitting the final strip in your hull. This is usually where thoughts of
the next boat start to creep into your head, but stay focused there is
paddling to be done and you still have some work to do on this boat. I have
know people who could not stop putting strips on the boat once they
started and stuck with it all day and into the night and actually finished off
the hull in one day. (I am one of those people)
Take a little time with your favorite drink and music playing and plan out a
little detail in the stripping of the hull. The detail you see here was the
simple but strategic use of Western Red Cedar with Basswood as accent
strips, to give it that little added touch. Once you get this far, it is all down
hill. You are just days away from paddling.
If we can't interest you in a full or partial kit, and you only need the epoxy and fiberglass cloth, we have put together the Epoxy kit that I use
during the building of these boats on the videos and have made them available here for your convenience. These kits have the hardener,
the right resin for laying up glass cloth, the thickening agent for your gluing needs as well as calibrated pumps for measuring the hardeners
and LV resin and fiberglass cloth.
during the building of these boats on the videos and have made them available here for your convenience. These kits have the hardener,
the right resin for laying up glass cloth, the thickening agent for your gluing needs as well as calibrated pumps for measuring the hardeners
and LV resin and fiberglass cloth.
Don't forget the accessories.
We have a complete line of
Made in the USA seats, yokes
and seat backs for canoes and
Adirondack Guide boats!
We have a complete line of
Made in the USA seats, yokes
and seat backs for canoes and
Adirondack Guide boats!
Be sure to check out the other wood strip canoes and canoe plans
Prospector - river canoe plans
Companion - a great canoe for lakes
Little Rob - is the plan you want for a good solo canoe
Bay Hawk - is truly an original canoe with kayak performance
Bay Hawk Duet - Plans in case you want to take out a friend
18' guide canoe - a great boat for two on a day out
Bufflehead - a great solo canoe for a quick escape
The Adirondack guide boat - OK, not technically a canoe but what a boat
Prospector - river canoe plans
Companion - a great canoe for lakes
Little Rob - is the plan you want for a good solo canoe
Bay Hawk - is truly an original canoe with kayak performance
Bay Hawk Duet - Plans in case you want to take out a friend
18' guide canoe - a great boat for two on a day out
Bufflehead - a great solo canoe for a quick escape
The Adirondack guide boat - OK, not technically a canoe but what a boat
Companion is a great two person tripper for flat water that will hold a sizable load for extended trips for
camping, fishing or hunting your favorite chain of lakes or large slow moving rivers. There is no
appreciable rocker or tumble home on companion so white water is not advisable for this design. The
up swept ends and the shortened breast hooks give this canoe a distinctive profile that will surely
catch everyone's eye. All of the trim will be made by you using simple jigs and a little creativity.
camping, fishing or hunting your favorite chain of lakes or large slow moving rivers. There is no
appreciable rocker or tumble home on companion so white water is not advisable for this design. The
up swept ends and the shortened breast hooks give this canoe a distinctive profile that will surely
catch everyone's eye. All of the trim will be made by you using simple jigs and a little creativity.
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Click here for a statistics on this boat as well
as all of the other Sandy Point Boat Works Canoes.
as all of the other Sandy Point Boat Works Canoes.
Companion