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Adirondack/Stowe Canoe For Sale

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I've decided that this boat I rebuilt is not one I'm going to paddle much so it's up for sale. It was started by Stowe Canoe as a special order by the first owner and somehow finished off by Adirondack Canoe both now out of business. The first owner told me he had it special made with a coat of carbon fiber on the inside. When I got it it was in rough shape from taking a sled ride down one heck of a hill. Here's my write up of the fix:

https://scooter-bangortoportland.blo...e-rebuild.html

It is a Prospector hull which is not a hull I am a fan of but it does paddle nicely. A little info on it:

Length: 15'8"
Width: 33.5"
Depth: 14.5"
HIN: SCSP61311897

Here's a link on this website from a while back as well:

http://www.canoetripping.net/forums/...ld-almost-done

I'm asking 950$ for it. I live in Penacook, NH but could drive part way to hook up if someone is interested. A few pictures. Some are from the rebuild and others from it's first time hitting the water after the rebuild.

dougd
 

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Hannah!

I used to live up on the hill and play in the woods that are now that large Gavel Bank

+1 'Nice Looking Canoe'.
 
I took it out solo and was doing a wheelie from the back seat and I'm only 140 pds dripping wet. With a load it would handle well IMO. From the bow seat it was fine but it was empty at the time.
 
what is your opinion on it as a solo for a big guy (6'6" 300#)?

I solo a 16’ prospector loaded and unloaded and it is fine. Like said previously , paddle from the bow seat or you will probably be popping wheelies! I’m 6’-1” and almost 220#. It can be a handful in the wind if empty until you get used to it. On rivers it’s even better.

barry
 
Nice looking canoe, maybe a one-off in its unique history; started (possibly as a custom ordered carbon layer) by Stowe and completed by Adirondack.

I like canoes with history.
 
I'll add my praise- great looking boat, Doug !
16 foot Prospector and only 63 lbs? My 16 foot Chestnut Prospector weighs in at 85 lbs dry...

And yes Prospectors can be a handful to paddle solo empty and in the wind. But load em down and they are a different beast- as long as you don't have many long prtages! :rolleyes:,

Bruce
 
With all that wood it weighed in at 63 pds before the scale broke on another boat. Not the lightest boat I own but not the heaviest.

Dammit Doug, this is why we can’t have nice things!

So a 70 lb max weight scale didn’t survive weighing a beastly heavy old school RX tandem? You need one of these:

https://www.amazon.com/Taylor-Precision-Products-280-Pound-128-Kilogram/dp/B002OTXNP4

Confession, I bought a 70 lb Taylor scale, maxed it out on the first weigh-in, and returned it (unbroken) for the 280lb version. I really hoped not to end up working on canoes that weighed more than 70lbs, but it keeps happening.

Or, cheaper, one of these:

https://www.amazon.com/Pit-Bull-CHI...coding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=71G95X56284HYPS9A7DF

Robin, thanks again for the hanging scale suggestion, best $30 boatworks accessory ever. Having a scale, centered above where I do most of my boat work, has been wonderfully revealing. Now I just need to remember to use it more often, at least before and after rebuilds.

I do like that unique Prospector, and know it must have been a tough decision to let it go. Such a cool boat, and a piece of Mfg history.
 
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