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Greetings from western Norway I`m researching for a freighter canoe to be used in the fjords and up rivers here There is something about the lines on the freighter`s that is just good to the eye and in general if it`s been around for a while it`s normally well functionable The objectives are set due to our weather conditions. The sunbreeze comes around 5 o`clock at 6 it can be 4 to 5 foot waves 20-30 feet between intervals, the worst are inland lakes with short intervals. Cruising speed...

Here in the North many of us are re-learning the possibilities of the Freighter Canoe as a work horse. A 100 pound freighter like the Clipper Mackenzie Sport can haul 1500 pounds of gear and still be portaged, by one man. For remote operations like moose hunting or gold sniping the Freighter allows you to work both up and down stream and mine goes 11 mph, with a 6HP 4 stroke Suzuki, that sips gas. However the outboards sit very low in the water and require some depth to use. Some of us have...

Been thinking about building a freighter canoe for a long time. When I lived on a reserve up north, the 20 to 24 foot freighter was the standard boat of choice. They were all wood/canvas canoes, functional and beautiful. So I first found some plans that looked like they had been lofted from a freighter. Tim Marchetti is the designer, and I bought the e-plans off him. Here’s what it looks like: Now one of the unfortunate things about living in a small town in the middle of no-where is...