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762X39
03-17-2008, 02:35 PM
16998After over 15 years of using borrowed canoes I decided it was time. A handcrafted 15'5" like the one in the photo but without inlay work. He (James Gjesing - www.handcraftedcanoes.com )is going to craft some custom lashing points for my drybags, rifle case and survival kit. I should have it in May.
Dave
03-17-2008, 03:08 PM
That is a beautiful boat! :Wow1:
Streakerfreak
03-17-2008, 03:21 PM
That is so nice looking I would be afraid to get it wet. You are going to have a lot of people asking about your boat when you go out. Wooden kayaks and canoes always do.

Enjoy It!
stick
03-18-2008, 07:01 PM
That is a beautiful boat! :Wow1:

x2. Hand crafted boats are always nice. Post up some picks when you get it.
adventureduo
03-18-2008, 07:45 PM
Nice!! Congrats on the purchase.
grahamfitter
03-19-2008, 02:23 AM
Wow that looks great. I love wooden boats!

Watch out how you strap it to the roof - no metal buckles against the wood or over-tightening.

Cheers,
Graham
HMR
03-19-2008, 03:03 AM
:drool:
762X39
05-08-2008, 05:57 PM
I was working in Waterloo yesterday so I stopped by to check on my new canoe build. James told me that he expects completion in 2 weeks. It looks like the tie downs will be carbon fibre instead of cnc machined wood (old world meets new world).Here are a couple of (poor) shots of my new canoe.
adventureduo
05-08-2008, 06:29 PM
Very nice! Congrats!
Mike S
05-08-2008, 07:51 PM
Very nice looking canoe. I have an 18' red cedar stripper that I built about 25 years ago, and it is still turning heads and going strong. Enjoy!

M
spressomon
05-08-2008, 08:54 PM
We had, when I was growing up, a cherry Old Town square back wood canoe. Had many great times in that canoe.
762X39
05-29-2008, 04:38 PM
I got an e-mail and photos from James at http://handcraftedcanoes.com
Now I just need to learn to paddle better than a dog.
Dave
06-18-2008, 10:10 PM
Any new pictures?
762X39
06-18-2008, 10:46 PM
James sent some shots of the canoe before it got it's last spray on saturday. I will be taking it home on Friday afternoon and testing it on Saturday.I'll post pictures after I pick it up!
upcruiser
06-18-2008, 11:20 PM
Looking forward to the pictures, that thing is looking incredible!
762X39
07-04-2008, 07:23 PM
I took my new toy home 2 weeks ago and have had it out once since then. I just loaded it back on the small truck to take it out for the next 2 weeks. I'll have it on the Ottawa or Mattawa river tomorrow (maybe Sunday) and then the North Channel and Lake Wolsely on Manitoulin Island for the next 2 weeks.
762X39
07-04-2008, 07:31 PM
I took my new toy home 2 weeks ago and have had it out once since then. I just loaded it back on the small truck to take it out for the next 2 weeks. I'll have it on the Ottawa or Mattawa river tomorrow (maybe Sunday) and then the North Channel and Lake Wolsely on Manitoulin Island for the next 2 weeks.
Sorry.This time I'll include the photo.
grahamfitter
07-05-2008, 02:25 PM
That's a gorgeous boat - hope you have lots of good times.

Side question: That's the small truck? :confused:

Cheers,
Graham
calamaridog
07-11-2008, 07:03 AM
How much does it weigh?
upcruiser
07-11-2008, 01:04 PM
Wow, that thing looks great. Definately something that will be handed down for generations in your family.
762X39
07-15-2008, 08:50 PM
How much does it weigh?
It weighs 50 lbs.
Streakerfreak
07-15-2008, 08:56 PM
It weighs 50 lbs.

Not bad at all.
762X39
07-22-2008, 09:59 PM
Side question: That's the small truck? :confused:

Cheers,
Graham
Here's a shot of my canoe up at Murphy's Point on Manitoulin Island. Oh and an F150 is your small truck when you have a Benz for the serious stuff
calamaridog
07-23-2008, 05:02 AM
Wow, only 50 lbs:Wow1:

I am surprised as I thought it would weigh more. I have no experience with wooden canoes at all. I've never paddled one before... don't remember seeing one for that matter.

Very neat!
762X39
07-24-2008, 01:32 AM
It's a funny thing about the weight. It is barely more than some of the Kevlar canoes that I looked at and yet it is just as durable. Kevlar punctures very easily on sharp rocks and stuff (ballistic armor can stop 762 but it can't stop a stiletto). I happen to think that a cedar canoe is a bit more satisfying than Kevlar, Royalex or whatever.The care it requires is rewarded by the satisfaction of using it and staring at it (like a hot babe...).
burke
07-25-2008, 03:36 AM
That is one beauty of a canoe...if it were mine I would have to store it inside. Maybe use it as a coffee table.
jh504
07-25-2008, 04:43 AM
That is a very nice canoe, I know you are proud of it. I would like to build one like that one day. That will happen when I have my own shop.
firemansxterra
07-25-2008, 06:36 PM
that is one really good looking canoe! how does it track on the water?
762X39
07-26-2008, 02:12 AM
that is one really good looking canoe! how does it track on the water?
I found it very easy to spin it around in tight quarters ( I like to moose hunt on pothole lakes and have to get over beaver dams and through tight spots between tall weeds). It is a little tougher to keep it going in a straight line but as I get better with it that should improve.
762X39
07-26-2008, 02:15 AM
That is one beauty of a canoe...if it were mine I would have to store it inside. Maybe use it as a coffee table.
I store it in my hallway (11 foot ceilings).