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Chestnut Prospector  This "workhorse of the North" was designed in Canada to
meet the specific needs of the prospector - good maneuverability through
whitewater and wilderness, with capacity to carry substantial loads. The
Prospector features a flattened, shallow arch hull with it's fullness carried
into the bow and stern, increased depth amidships to maintain freeboard, and
deepened ends to keep paddlers and gear dry. The rockered keel-line makes it
very maneuverable in whitewater. This is the favored canoe of Bill Mason,
Canada's premier paddler: "It is amazing that such a large-volumed tripping
canoe can also be so beautiful to paddle solo in the leaned position - canoe
ballet, as I call it. It is the ideal all-around canoe." - from
Canoecraft by Ted Moores & Merilyn Mohr.
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E. M. White  The E. M. White "Guide" canoe was developed over 100 years
ago to preserve the traditional designs of Indian birch canoes as used on the
Penobscot River in Maine. This canoe is the "closest thing to an all-around
canoe that is beautiful to look at as well as functional", according to Gil
Gilpatrick in Building a Strip Canoe. The E. M. White design is broad
and deep and very stable with or without a heavy cargo. This is the
canoe my wife and I take each year on our week long trip around the Keeweenaw
peninsula in Lake Superior. It is an excellent choice for big water when a lot
of gear will be taken. It is a very comfortable canoe to paddle for days at a
time on extended trips.
Specifications:
Redbird  This Bear Mountain design is an efficient wilderness canoe
that has proved exceptionally seaworthy, even in the heavy seas around the
Magdalen Islands in the Gulf of St, Lawrence. Its keelless shallow-arched hull
with moderate rocker combines with a long water line and fine entry to make it a
fast responsive boat. The bow and stern profile are reminiscent of the Long Nose
Ojibwa Rice Harvesting canoe. The sides are moderate tumble home for improved
lateral strength and allow outwales wide enough to turn aside waves and spray.
As one delighted owner reported, this boat is very "sweet in the water - an
excellent touring and tripping canoe." - from Canoecraft, by Ted Moores
and Merilyn Mohr.
Specifications:
Hiawatha  This Bear Mountain design has a look that is as
traditional as its name, its sheer-line and bow profile harking back to conform
to the most up-to-date concepts in paddling efficiency. The hull is a shallow
arch with a moderately flat keel-line that flows into a shallow vee to become a
fine deep vee at the bow for directional stability, speed and maneuverability.
The vee is carried as far back as possible so that it acts like a keel for
tracking. As a general purpose or light tripping canoe, it was designed in the
tradition of contemporary American cruisers, achieving its optimum waterline
shape when paddled level, not keeled over. - from Canoecraft, by Ted
Moores & Merilyn Mohr.
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 Kerr Canoe Company 1787 Woods Road Florence, WI 54121 United States of America kerrcanoe@borderlandnet.net 715-696-3609 Cell 906-396-7290 |