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17′ 1″ B. N. Morris Canoe

A general use wood-and-canvas canoe.

Rollin Thurlow's beautifully detailed drawings describe three different construction methods for this canoe: traditional wood-and-canvas; all-wood strip-on-frame; and wood-strip fiberglass.

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The gunwales amidships are low and close in, well out of the way of a relaxed stroke.

10′ 8″ Stickleback Canoe

The shortest of the four canoes in Iain Oughtred’s catalogue.

Being as small as it is, the Stickleback is not a one-size-fits-all canoe. Iain Oughtred offers three optional station spacings to stretch the length to 10'2", 11'2", or 11'6".

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15′ Sea Kayak, Tursiops

Tursiops has one of the prettiest sheet-plywood hulls we've seen.

This friendly kayak might be a nearly perfect "impulse boat." She'll ride happily on top of your car waiting to explore a stream running unnoticed under a highway bridge, and she'll tackle open water with equal enthusiasm.

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Cropped photo of MacGregor canoe being piloted by sailor.

13′ 7″ MacGregor Canoe

An able double-paddle canoe.

Unlike the original models, Iain Oughtred's MacGregor Canoe can be built on a tight schedule and with average skills, thanks to the recent development of glued-seam lapstrake plywood construction. It is ultralight, traditionally attractive and versatile.

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12′ Wee Rob Canoe

Light, elegant double-paddle canoe for glued-seam lapstrake construction

Recreational canoeing began in Britain and America in the latter half of the 19th century in boats similar to Iain Oughtred's Wee Rob. The general type came to be known as the Rob Roy canoe, after a popular, archetypal vessel by that name. Oughtred's 12-footer-being a small version of the original breed-is named accordingly.

Canoes & Kayaks

17′ 1″ B. N. Morris Canoe

10′ 8″ Stickleback Canoe

15′ Sea Kayak, Tursiops

13′ 7″ MacGregor Canoe

12′ Wee Rob Canoe

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