Dave Curtis (of Hemlock Canoes) is selling a very “old school” canoe in his used lineup at the moment:
Algonquian Tandem, Birch Bark, Natural
17’0" long, 39" wide, 72 lbs.
Built by Native canoe builders in W Quebec.
Originally a gift for a young lady by a relative who was familiar with the Native village. The young lady became Harold Deal’s mother. The canoe was used for Canadian tripping in 1940’s-60’s and stored since. It has always remained with the same family.
(1930’s prod) Excellent Historic display piece.
$1995.00
I guess it depends on your perspective. All of the canoes I posted are no longer in production. The Tripper was built in 1976 so it is nearly 50 years old. The two Wenonah canoes were built in the 1980’s so they are 40. The P 17 is over 30 years old.
I agree that wood and canvas and aluminum are also old school.
I also have a Coleman that is probably well over 30 years old.
I thought of him when I saw this nice tribute to another OC paddler. From his (and TheBob’s) community, “a hui hou” (to meet and paddle again) in remembrance.
Old Town Tripper exploring the small river behind my house up to it’s source (the main river it branches off of is just on the other side of the spillway).
sometimes I just want to paddle a Tripper.
Canoes made with fiberglass, Royalex, kevlar and many other modern man made canoes are modern canoes. They can be molded to complex shapes not possible with the previous methods. They might be old, but they are still modern because of how they are made.
