Innegra S & H

[Odyssey]

You could be on to something here Brad.

Aha! I was just about to ask YC not to round up the villagers and their pitchforks just yet. I need a good head start. So, while I'm noncommitedly wandering to a good head start distance...I'm picturing an exterior like Icedragonmix's hull, with the interior of Robin's Chesnut. Or the exterior of Oldie's hull with the interior of Red's Tremblay. I know this sounds like Dr. Frankenstein stuff, and hey, I'm just being an Igor here, but it sounds intriguing. No? I wouldn't want to actually repair one of these, much less try to build one.
Okay, can you hear me from this distance? Now you can all start chasing me. Ready, set. Go!

 

[yellowcanoe]

Merrimack. Sorry Brad you're late.. And they are a weetch to fix. They are pretty and have been around a very long time.

http://merrimackcanoes.com/our-history

 

[Odyssey]

Merrimack. Sorry Brad you're late.. And they are a weetch to fix. They are pretty and have been around a very long time.

http://merrimackcanoes.com/our-history

Wow. I'm getting tired of saying this, but...that blows my mind. Those look nice. I guess I was really on to something.
Just a few decades too late.

 

[memaquay]

Don't forget the Langfords http://langfordcanoe.com/category/canoes/classic-cedar/ Basically a wood canvas canoe done stripper style, sort of..

 

[Odyssey]

Thanks for that link memaquay. I like Langfords. Hold it. Are you leading me astray? I was flirting with the high tech / traditional hybrid idea, and you're showing me cedar canoe eye candy. Have I just come full circle, or am I just chasing my tail? Am I asking too many questions? Anyway, I really like that HBC paint scheme. It might be taking a traditional (and historical) thing into the realm of yuppiedom cottage canoes...but I think I like that paint job anyway.

 

[Steve in Idaho]

Merrimack. Sorry Brad you're late.. And they are a weetch to fix. They are pretty and have been around a very long time.

http://merrimackcanoes.com/our-history

And Navarro....

http://www.navarrocanoe.com/

I had one, and it was beautiful. A maintenance challenge at best - and so glad I am to have sold it before doing anything requiring a repair.

There was another... Stowe?

 

[Jim Dodd]

I just ran across this post. It was before my time here on Canoetripping.

Now that it has been a few years, and I know some here have played with it .

What are your thoughts ?

Jim

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[Midwest Firecraft]

I owned a Northstar Phoenix in IXP that I was very happy with. 14.5 feet long with wood trim was 44 lbs. Held up well to rocks and impacts.