Anyone Familiar with this Canoe?

[Arizona Bay]

Schoodic 17 by Eric Schade







http://www.shearwater-boats.com/canoes.htm

[James Corduan]

Not familiar with it, but it sure is pretty.

[JayInOz]

http://www.shearwater-boats.com/canoes.htm This might help. JayInOz

Edit -oops- you already have the link- sorry 'bout that JayInOz

[Arizona Bay]

It's pertty and big enough for 2 with camping gear on the lakes around here.
I like glued clinker better than strip built, or stitch and glue, and it's a quicker build than one of Oughtred's beauties. Plus this is offered in a kit, which works, since I don't have room to wrestle with large sheets of plywood at the moment.

Found this on it...
http://www.songofthepaddle.co.uk/for...ts-of-pics-%29
...but it looks to me that he built it upside down???

[Arizona Bay]

bump...
Seems to be an unknown, may have to build it myself and find out

[Fitz]

Might make a good poling canoe. Looks shallow and flat bottomed. Looks more like a pleasure canoe than a tripper, but than again most canoes are a pleasure!

[Rich Jones]

Nice looking canoe. I've built a few glued lap canoes and love them. This one seems to be stitch and glue lapped. I'm surprised that the forms aren't mounted upside down on a strongback. They look to be designed for that and without it, I'd fear about getting some twist in the hull. Also, I'd like to see some sort of interior stem, unless there's a huge epoxy fillet on the interior in that area.
One note from experience: Be careful handling the planks, they're very "floppy" until installed on the boat and can snap at the epoxy joints if you're not careful handling them.

[Arizona Bay]

Might make a good poling canoe. Looks shallow and flat bottomed. Looks more like a pleasure canoe than a tripper, but than again most canoes are a pleasure!

It would be a pleasure tripper, overnighter. The lakes around here I'm thinking of, are long, winding flooded canyons. Everything else of any size is scrambled with power boats.

[Arizona Bay]

Nice looking canoe. I've built a few glued lap canoes and love them. This one seems to be stitch and glue lapped. I'm surprised that the forms aren't mounted upside down on a strongback. They look to be designed for that and without it, I'd fear about getting some twist in the hull. Also, I'd like to see some sort of interior stem, unless there's a huge epoxy fillet on the interior in that area.
One note from experience: Be careful handling the planks, they're very "floppy" until installed on the boat and can snap at the epoxy joints if you're not careful handling them.

That's what I thought too, the frames look like the should be attached to a strong back. Guess it worked for him...

I sent off an email with questions about the stems and if there is a keel, or if the garboards are just lapped, haven't heard back yet though. I figure I can alter it a bit, and put a solid stem in without too much trouble. Use Oughtred's plank clamps, instead of wire, etc.
What I really need, is a garage!