Re: [Paddlewise] Canoes

From: Michael Daly <michaeldaly_at_home.com>
Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2000 20:32:07 -0400
John Winters wrote:

> Phares wrote;
>
> (SNIP)
> >
> > I,m looking at a Canadian company that makes kevlar models of type of old
> > strip canvas canoes. Bill mason swore by the prospector line.
>
>
> A word of warning. Not all "Prospector" canoes have the original
> "Prospector" shape or the "Prospector" shape that Bill Mason liked.

>From their web site:
    "This canoe has been adapted from the well
      known Chestnut Prospector Fort model. "

"Adapted" is the significant word.  The same can be said of "Greenland
style kayak"

Mike

***************************************************************************
PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not
to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission
Submissions:     PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net
Subscriptions:   PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net
Website:         http://www.paddlewise.net/
***************************************************************************
Received on Mon Jul 10 2000 - 17:34:26 PDT

This archive was generated by hypermail 2.4.0 : Thu Aug 21 2025 - 16:30:27 PDT