I wouldn't say that Christine and I are either medium or small but it was a wonderful tripping boat for the 8 years we used it, taking us around the southern portions of Atikaki Provincial Wilderness Park as far north as Aikens Lake and through the Mothers, WCPP on the western front from...
2007 Swift Mattawa. Kevlar fusion with integrated carbon-kevlar gunwales. Finished with cherry wood, sliding front seat, kneeling thwart, and contoured yoke. Weighs @ 42 lbs.
Has seen a lot of wilderness tripping and was a great canoe for two people and a week’s worth of gear.
I removed...
I took this snip from a video on my YT channel Robin, it is very much like what you have seen on Marshall, prior to a good thunderstorm. It is spectacular to see for sure.
Out with the Mattawa... All wood removed, zero rot on the ends as it was always stored indoors, wood finished with Epifanes Varnish as it should be. The experience it has had on the bottom will not clean up so it stays. It has travelled hundreds of kilometres in Manitoba and NW Ontario...
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Been a bit. The Kite has been glassed in and out but now moved to the other building so we can get some work done on other boats.
My Swift Mattawa is getting spiffied up to go on sale next week. I have pulled most of the wood out and there is no rot anywhere, the boat was always stored indoors...
Had snow on Sunday and Wednesday and combined gave more snow than the entire rest of Winter. It was windy both storms so difficult to say but I think we got about 6" on Wednesday and have a foot on the ground.
We needed some, the bush is going to be dry this year if we don't get Spring rains...
I stopped after 2 hours. Christine finished the knuckle on the other side and brushed out runs and sags. This is the first stripper we have built since my Jack's Special in 2017 so we had some remembering to do. :)
Resin seal coat going on. The wood is extremely dry.
Manitoba cedar has beautiful colouring.
Outer stems are of her own design and reasoning. Don't ask. :)
Marshall is the one trip I would like to do again, but longer and a side trip up to Faubert just for the fishing. Almost never ending pickerel and plenty of Northern Pike as well.
It was our only ever group trip.