freighter canoes
- Thread starter grit
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I don't know about that brand of canoe, but I spent a great deal of time in big freighter canoes. We used to make our own when I was a kid in school.
If their hudson's bay freighter is anything like what I was used to, it should be very stable, and extremely hard to tip. We would load them down with eight people and all our gear, and travel for weeks in them.
That's not to say you can't tip them, because if you have enough enthusiasm or rough water, you can.
If you're from around Edmonton, contact Peter Mackay at Saint Johns School of Alberta. He can put you onto the best canoes out there. Not cheap, by extremely good.
I am an alumni of the school, and he was one of my instructors. I heard he was now a dealer for the canoes.
If their hudson's bay freighter is anything like what I was used to, it should be very stable, and extremely hard to tip. We would load them down with eight people and all our gear, and travel for weeks in them.
That's not to say you can't tip them, because if you have enough enthusiasm or rough water, you can.
If you're from around Edmonton, contact Peter Mackay at Saint Johns School of Alberta. He can put you onto the best canoes out there. Not cheap, by extremely good.
I am an alumni of the school, and he was one of my instructors. I heard he was now a dealer for the canoes.
I too have spent some time in them in Labrador and Northern Quebec, doesnt seem to be a popular item out west but Ive often thought of getting one to hunt out of. If you come across a dealer out this way could you shoot me a pm with the details
Dave
Dave
Grit knows I spend a lot of time hunting in my cedar strip 22 footer every Spring and Fall. There is nothing better for really big water and really heavy loads! I have had 23 people in mine at one time. River Rat and my wife and I brought two big moose home one fall with all our gear, spare motor and other assorted items. 
I have been to the plant in New Liskeard, Ontario, that manufactures the Scott Canoes and they look great! We are wondering how they perform in the rough stuff.
There is a fellow on Vancouver Island who makes a 20 foot cedar strip freighter canoe. I had his address at one time, but lost it when I had a PC crash. Anyone know him?
Ted
I have been to the plant in New Liskeard, Ontario, that manufactures the Scott Canoes and they look great! We are wondering how they perform in the rough stuff.
There is a fellow on Vancouver Island who makes a 20 foot cedar strip freighter canoe. I had his address at one time, but lost it when I had a PC crash. Anyone know him?
Ted
