Companion
A 16 Foot Two person open paddle canoe
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. All
from woods readily available from
your local lumber supplier.
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.
Choose the combo that works best for you.
BIG savings when you buy Items in a set.
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I 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. Choose the right kit for your working environment.
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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. We do have a white water open canoe
design being published soon. The up swept ends and the
