Did Somebody say ... Freighter Canoe

[Popeye]

No? Well what about it then, .. yes, yes i ransacked the search engine and came up with a couple of hits, now i need more .. more .. more i tells ya.

more pics, more posts, more freighter canoe talk.. i'm ready.

[ion barnes]

What are you looking for? plans, complete canoe for restoration?

[KimApel]

I own a rebuilt 19'x4'-4" Y-stern Chestnut freighter. Unlike standard "sport" canoes, there are few old freighters still around, because they tended to be bought for utilitarian uses, worked hard, used up, and abandoned, rather than ending up stored in garages and barns. A few builders currently offer new freighter models: Northwoods and Island Falls in Maine and West Coast Canoe Co. in British Columbia. There may be others.

[Bruce Taylor]

Up in the James Bay basin, they're as indispensable as the snowmobile.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid21/p3656dbb6ed98e019e34570b657a56721/fdb310f3.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid21/p5e1c3438161f808e28725b3b94da0835/fdb310f4.jpg

[ 08-25-2004, 03:51 PM: Message edited by: Bruce Taylor ]

[KimApel]

Right, Bruce; I should have said that south of James Bay freighters were rare.... because way north is where they all tended to go ... and stay. I have no idea how mine ended up in California (!!!), where I acquired it.

[Meerkat]

Scrounge around Selway-Fisher - he's got some freight canoe plans.

[KimApel]

Yikes, on the VERY DAY that I expound on the rarity of frieght canoes, eBay makes a liar out of me:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=7299&item=3696138761&rd=1

[Chris Stewart]

Not exactly freighter canoes, but would serve the same function:

http://www.duckworksmagazine.com/store/plans/jim/brucesboat/index.htm

http://www.jwboatdesigns.co.nz/plans/clarenceriverdory/index.htm

[Donn]

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[Old Salt]

Gil Gilpatrick's book contains plans for a 20' x 42" canoe that is a stipper. That is on my build list. The loaded waterline is 1500#.

[Popeye]

I've got that one and found a smattering of plans around the net, just wanted to wring the towel dry to make sure.

thanks people.

[Fitz]

How about a Grand Laker????

http://www.downeastlakes.org/grandlaker.htm

[RonW]

http://www.dngoodchild.com/5333.jpg

Hold it, if you want to ring the towel dry check www.dngoodchild.com (http://www.dngoodchild.com) - look under small craft and Teslin #5333. It is kinda a halfbreed of a freighter canoe and a skinny john boat. And is only 23 feet long, not bad, looks real interesting, and appearantly a pretty old design.It also reminds me of a lot of the utility type craft you see on national geographic out of Thailand and that part of the world.Appearantly these where built and used in the yukon in the early 1900's. Might be better then a freighter canoe.

[Ankle Deep]

I recently completed a 24' strip/epoxy freight
canoe. I'm willing to share a photo if someone can give me a few tips on posting a photo to this forum.

[Corso]

how to post pics (http://media5.hypernet.com/cgi-bin/UBB/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=2&t=001907&p=)

[Popeye]

from wence sprang said plans .? , Mr. Deep.

[Ankle Deep]

It is a custom design by Larry Bordine at Grand Traverse Boatworks http://www.gtboatworks.com/

Larry will design a canoe, boat or kayak for $150.00

I will attempt to post a photo and if this works I will follow-up with a couple more. Here we go....

http://images.ofoto.com/photos629/2/58/11/3/57/0/57031158206_0_ALB.jpg

[Ankle Deep]

It worked! Here are two more photos....
http://images.ofoto.com/photos629/2/58/31/56/59/0/59563158206_0_ALB.jpg

http://images.ofoto.com/photos629/2/58/11/3/17/0/17031158206_0_ALB.jpg

[Popeye]

is it an ultralight?

[Ankle Deep]

Ultralight? I'm not sure. I have not weighed it...

[Ankle Deep]

popeye:

my best guess is 350 - 400 lbs., this is based on the fact that I was able to lift one end of the canoe off my shop floor (using my legs it was a bit of a grunt)