The Wee Rob Canoe is, like her larger sister MacGregor well suited to car topping on even very small cars.
She is also an excellent introduction to modern glued plywood lapstrake construction, which you may later use to build a Eun Mara or an even larger Grey Seal. While you are dreaming about your larger boat, Wee Rob will continue to thrill you with her easy paddling and exciting sailing, as well as tickling your pride when passers by remark on how pretty that little boat is. |
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The MacGregor is, like her smaller sister Wee Rob well suited to car topping on even very small cars. While smaller she also has the same head turning elegant looks of Wee Rob but has the additional capacity to carry her very stylish ketch rig for easy handling spirited longer distance sailing.
MacGregor is also an excellent introduction to modern glued plywood lapstrake construction, which you may later use to build a Eun Mara or an even larger Grey Seal. While you are dreaming about your larger boat, MacGregor will continue to thrill you with her easy paddling and exciting sailing, as well as tickling your pride when passers by remark on how pretty that little boat is.
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Construction Options traditional planking, stip planking, cold moulding.
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3.67 m - 12' 0"
0.71 m - 2' 3"
3.15 sq m - 33.89 sqf
13.50 kg - 30 lbs
80 hours
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4.16 m - 13' 7"
0.79 m - 2' 7"
5.30 sq m - 57.03 sqf
20.00 kg - 44 lbs
130 hours
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Unfortunate, the way some names have garnered social capital.
Never mind, Beaver (can't say it straight) has nice lines; not unlike the superb Ted Moores designed Chestnut prospector, from memory.
Now, alone in this catalog, and completely out of character, iain specifies, STRIP PLANK CONSTRUCTION!!!@#@$$@!.
Like it less and less, as i get older. Cute looking but very wasteful of solid stock; sawdust uses more of the tree to get to the point than the boat does and zillions of liters of epoxy and meters of cloth.. Lapstrake in 4 mm Gaboon can work nicely. I saw a few years ago an excellent Redbird canoe of Ted Moores done that way.
MUCH lighter, MUCH cheaper to build and MUCH quicker to build also. Took only a wee bit of nutting out. Would be happy to speak with any prospective builder. And when you have finished, your Beaver will have a nice Rushtonesque feeling to it.
Please dont ask me to explain THAT! |
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Construction Options cold moulded, traditional wood, canvas.
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