It seems there are many here that prefer a wood/canvas canoe over other types.
Staying true to my name, I have a preference for strippers, and, I can build them to be as rugged and useful as any commercial hull. Usually, I can build them to be nearly as light as a similar designed modern composite hull (although this is not proven by my current, overweight solo Kite), but at a small fraction of the cost of those pretty composites. The weight/strength/cost relationship can't be bested by other build techniques, but I am biased, for sure.
So what is it about these W/C hulls that is so alluring? I've only paddled a few of them, and carrying them would be out of the question for the places that I go.
I don't mean to be disrespectful, but a W/C doesn't make sense to me. Too heavy, too fragile.
Is it like a Jeep thing, and I just wouldn't understand? I own several Jeeps, and although the more modern ones have their comforts and superior ride and drive qualities, there's just something about a CJ5, or CJ8 that suits me better.
Is it the same type of visceral reaction with the W/C hulls?
I understand the possible emotional ties to childhood memories, but beyond that I'm stumped.
Staying true to my name, I have a preference for strippers, and, I can build them to be as rugged and useful as any commercial hull. Usually, I can build them to be nearly as light as a similar designed modern composite hull (although this is not proven by my current, overweight solo Kite), but at a small fraction of the cost of those pretty composites. The weight/strength/cost relationship can't be bested by other build techniques, but I am biased, for sure.
So what is it about these W/C hulls that is so alluring? I've only paddled a few of them, and carrying them would be out of the question for the places that I go.
I don't mean to be disrespectful, but a W/C doesn't make sense to me. Too heavy, too fragile.
Is it like a Jeep thing, and I just wouldn't understand? I own several Jeeps, and although the more modern ones have their comforts and superior ride and drive qualities, there's just something about a CJ5, or CJ8 that suits me better.
Is it the same type of visceral reaction with the W/C hulls?
I understand the possible emotional ties to childhood memories, but beyond that I'm stumped.