Canoes made on a form with cedar ribs and cedar strips are "normally"
covered with canvas, though they can also be epoxied. My 15' boat was
made by Will Ruch, (http://ruch.wcha.org/) who has recently moved from
Muskoka to Bancroft. Mine was about 52 lbs, so is pretty light for its
size.
Best all around? Oooh, I won't go there. Paddlers can get as intense
on that subject as photographers get over digital vs. film! I'll just
say that I paddled lots of canoes before making my final decision, so I
guess mine is best all around for me. ;-)
Earl
Wayne Culberson wrote:
>Isn't canvas usually for the rib type constructed canoes? Cedar strip canoes
>are usually coated inside and out with fiberglass, or an epoxy, which ends
>up about the same appearance. My canoe weighs about 80 - 90 pounds, just a
>bit too heavy to carry comfortably by myself, but not too bad for two people
>if you don't have to carry it too far.
>Probably the best all-round canoes are the Old Town canoes, made in Maine I
>think. They are a bit lighter, constucted of some type of polymer which is
>more durable, and you don't have to build it. But then they don't look the
>same I guess.
>Wayne
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Earl Dunbar" <edunbar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Sunday, August 07, 2005 5:44 PM
>Subject: [OM] Re: 3 pics
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>>You fibreglassed it? I'm partial to canvas, though a good epoxy job can
>>be beautiful. I just remember how heavy fibreglass boats are. Yikes!
>>
>>Earl
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