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We have 13 designs, some
with sail, spar, rudder and daggerboard details - although all could take a sail
plan.
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For each design you can order either: |
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| 15'8" WREN Mk 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The WREN is typical Canadian canoe built using the stitch and tape ply method. Her design was based upon an original Indian bark canoe and simplified for ply construction but without loosing the essence of her beautiful shape. She is very quick and simple to build and she has a length of 158 (4.83m); and a beam of 35 1/2 (0.9m). 4, 5 or 6mm ply can be used giving an average weight of 45 lbs. |
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Adrian
Cabedo (see the Wren) came back to us for a second design. He wanted a slightly
more sophisticated design, still of the Canadian type, for long distance
portaging and camping in Spain. Basing the new design on the Wren, we increased
her beam to 36" and by using 4 planks per side were able to give her
section some tumblehome. This has two effects - with the beam at the gunwale
less than the beam lower down the hull paddling is easier and with the increased
waterline beam, she is a very stable design. A bulkhead is incorporated with
some decking at both ends giving buoyancy or stowage space and she uses the
stitch and tape method of construction. 3 sheets of 4, 5 or 6mm ply are used and
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The name Peterborough was often used to describe any open Canadian type canoe but more especially those with a lightly rockered hull which had a moderate beam and some tumblehome. Our example has relatively narrow waterlines fore and aft to make her quick to paddle and a stable shallow veed bottom amidships with tumblehome to make her stable with a narrow beam. We have given her 5 planks per side in order to produce a well rounded and attractive hull shape which is not difficult to build using stitch and tape techniques. She will be excellent for lake and river paddling. She uses 4 sheets of 4,5 or 6mm Exterior or Marine plywood and weighs approximately 60 lbs when made with 4mm ply. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Below - "After a relaxing year's building (plenty of drinking coffee in the garage and waiting for epoxy/varnish to cure!) I finally completed my selway fisher Peterborough canoe just in time for Katharine and my wedding last Thursday, the 30th of July 2015. Weather conditions held and we canoed from the pier where the ceremony was held for a short distance to shore where our marquee was set up. We practiced all week in the run up and my new bride got neither wet or muddy so all successful there! Thank you so much for the fantastic plans, book and bags of advice I got when I phoned doubting the strength of epoxy welding prior to stitch removal! We love our boat (named "yearling") and look forward to many blissful family trips here in Northern Ireland" - Mark and Katharine Teggarty. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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is the Selway Fisher version of an old favourite - the Prospector type open
canoe. The original Prospectors were originally designed in Canada and known as
the "workhorse of the North". They had to have a good carrying
capacity for all of the Prospector's gear and they had to work well through
white water and wilderness. The bow and stern are relatively full and she has
good freeboard amidships to keep her crew dry. The well rockered keel line makes
her highly maneuverable and the tumblehome in her topsides makes her both stable
and easy to paddle. She is constructed using simple stitch and tape techniques
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Below is Steve Cullis' Prospector with floats (from our Ranger canoe) and fitted with a tent - to see more pictures and a video of Steve's Prospector with floats, sail and cuddy go to https://www.songofthepaddle.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?24223-Away-with-the-Wayfarers-Tenby-Canoe-Saing. |
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Mark Aplin who runs canoe building courses based on the Fisher Prospector and
other courses including Coracle building, paddle making and sea kayak building.
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| Note - drawings are now available for a strip planked version of our most popular canoe design - the Fisher Prospector - and the plank shapes for a 17' version are also available. |
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PETE is a lovely 4 planked canoe (4 per side) on similar lines to our Little Kate design for stitch and tape or stitch and epoxy construction. She has classic lines and uses just 3 sheets of 4, 5 or 6mm ply and depending on how she is fitted out she will weigh approximately 65 lbs. The drawings show an optional gunter sail plan with details of the leeboard and rudder. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| The Waterman canoes are more than simple open Canadian type canoes; they are a complete canoeing experience - from simply being a family open day canoe to a camping/sailing/portaging craft capable of being used to explore normally impenetrable rivers and creeks. The Waterman 16 canoe, like it's smaller sister is really a Guide Boat and has a beam of 38 and a central hull depth of 13. Being wider than the typical Canadian canoe, she is a very roomy stable craft with the capability to carry a good sail area and to be used to carry a lot of baggage or to fish from. The hull design has 3 chines allowing a wide bodied design for stability whilst at the same time having a low water surface area. This boat will take 3 or 4 adults. The plans show a simple sailing rig with removable leeboards. If a simple ridge tent is slung over the gunwales one person can sleep comfortably on the bottom of the hull. Additionally, the hull could be made in 2 halves for easy transport or for construction in a really confined space. Buoyancy can be built-in at each end if required. Construction is simple stitch and tape using 4 sheets of 5 or 6mm ply and around 30 hours will see the canoe ready for painting. Weight is approximately 70 lbs. when using 5/6mm ply. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Above is a version of the Waterman 16 built by Charles Pecats in Australia which was featured in the Australian Amateur Boatbuilder recently and which Charles uses in the outback for fishing. |
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Below is an example of a Waterman 16 built in 2 halves and bolted together in the middle, by Nick Hart. |
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The Ranger is a simple multi-purpose canoe design for first time or young builders who want a quick, simple and low cost boat to get them onto inland waterways. Although a single chine design she still has graceful lines and she can be built both in 12' and 16' versions either as a simple open canoe or as a decked kayak with built-in buoyancy and stowage spaces. Beam in both versions is 32" (0.8m) and 2 sheets of 4 or 6mm Exterior ply are required for the construction. The plans come with details of floats and of other versions (see table below). |
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The Carrick open canoe was designed for Tyrone Boats specifically for sail racing. She is certainly fast but is also very handy when paddled. She has 5 planks per side giving her a nicely rounded shape with a wide waterline beam for plenty of stability. Construction is stitch and tape and she will take any of the sail plans from our other canoe designs. Plans consist of the hull panel shapes, construction details and a sailplan that the builder may choose from any of our other designs. Approx. wht in 4mm ply 45 lbs (20.4 kg) - without internal side tanks. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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BEAVER is an ultra modern open canoe skiff using the latest methods of
construction to make building time as short as possible. She has the same shape
at both ends and each half of the boat is made in one piece of ply with simple
darts cut into it at the chines. This means that the sides actually blend into
the bottom as one unit at the fore and aft ends. Each half of the boat is
stitched together along the fore/aft part of the centre seam and the part of the
chine towards the centre of the canoe. The shape produced has a gentle curve to
the bottom at the middle of the boat which runs into a U shape as it goes
towards the bow/stern. The single chine at the middle of the hull eventually
disappears towards the ends with the bottom blending into the topsides in one
continuous curve. This makes an easy riding shape with plenty of stability but low wetted surface area. Marking out, cutting, stitching together, taping the seams and fitting out takes only 35 hours and the canoe uses just 3 sheets of 4mm Exterior grade ply plus some Pine or Douglas Fir for the gunwales. She can be made in 2 halves and bolted together or in 1 piece and the length can be reduced easily by a couple of feet to meet your individual needs. Being able to build her in 2 halves means that your building space can be very small although you must still check that you can get the 2 halves out of the door and up the passage - one client didnt whilst building in his lounge and ended up having to make major surgical alterations to our design leaving him with 2 very useful motor skiffs but not the canoe that he had wanted ! As drawn she is 156 (4.7m) long with a beam of 37 (0.94m) and a depth amidships of 13 (0,33m) and a very light weight of 60 lbs. The drawings come with details of a simple gunter sail plan and yoked rudder with detachable leeboards. |
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This open canoe has been designed as a simple low cost solution to taking part competitively in the Devizes Westminster race. The hull has an asymmetric shape with a narrow entrance angle to the forward waterlines and with additional buoyancy aft. he hull has a V bottom and two chines per side. Construction is stitch and tape. She has buoyancy chambers fore and aft and carrying handles for portaging and her overall weight is going to be around 80 lbs. She uses between 5 and 6 sheets of 5 or 6mm Exterior or Marine plywood. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This canoe is an
interesting development of our Fisher Prospector canoe for clients who
want to turn up to the local open canoe meet in threatening manner ready
to do a bit of pillaging etc!
As far as I know, the Vikings did not have small canoe like boats and so, unlike the original longboats, which had fairly slack bilges, she has the typical high stability Prospector mid section with tumblehome in the topsides and 6 planks per side.
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This design is a modern
interpretation of the traditional Koa fishing canoes which were 'dugouts'
and made from a single log. The hull has a narrow flat bottom with 4
planks per side - the top hull panel has some tumblehome in it to emulate
the log shape. Plank lengths fit within 2 standard 8' (2440mm) lengths of
plywood. The hull is symmetrical about the centre frame and details are
given to make the hull in 2 bolt able halves. This also means that the
hull can be extended by fitting a section in the middle of the hull -
potentially, using standard plywood sheets an 8' section could be inserted
making the canoe 23'4" long. Details are given for the Ama and beams used with the 18' Waka Ama. Construction is simple stitch and tape and the beams are tied to the hulls. |
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The 16' Hazelnut is
based on the 17' version but has been drawn up with the clinker/ply construction
method in mind using a building jig and moulds to gain the plank shapes.
She has 5 planks per side.
The plank shapes and
building details are also given for stitch and tape construction. The
canoe is exactly 16' long which means, if you use standard 8' (2440mm)
long plywood, the planks will need 3 joins in them. She has much the same
characteristics of being a stable and excellent load carrier with a
reasonable rocker making maneuvering easier, as the 17' Hazelnut - jusy t
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Note- we
can supply the plans for the Waterman 12 float, rudder and leeboard
details together with the plans for the Ranger canoe at a cost of £15
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