EM White Guide 20'

Thinking of building another canoe. I want a big tandem, maybe even set one up for three seats. The EM White Guide 20 in Gilpatrick's book is looking perfect for me. I believe Memequay has built one. The Winters Quetico also interests me. I'm not concerned much with the weight of the canoe. I want to be able to carry three big guys, and a lot of gear. Any other plans I should consider?

I have been considering building a freighter, grand laker square stern as my next boat project. But then I wonder what that 20' White Guide would be like with a outboard bracket and a small motor.
If you build one, I hope you share it here, I'd like to follow along.

The old list at https://wcha.org/catalogs/plans.html has a few other options. Good luck,

Benson

I didn't build the EM White, but in this thread, you will see one of the 20 footers I built

However, I believe Valley woodworking is out of business now.

I also stretched the J. Winters Quetico out to 20 feet. It's faster than the one above, but it doesn't carry as much stuff.

The 20' White is my favorite boat to paddle, solo or tandem. It is a large volume canoe but might not carry as big of a load as other 20 footers. It would work for 3 people and gear up to a point, but I think it can be overloaded. The only experience I have tripping with three people in a 20' boat was in an XL Tripper in Florida Bay and the Gulf of Mexico in the Everglades. That was a heavy load that included all of our water for five days. I'm not sure the White would have handled it as well.



Ober27,I don't think you'd have any problems with a small motor mounted on the side. Gil Gilpatrick used to take one on trips when he was guiding.