Wooden Canoe Accessories
(available with a canoe restoration)
All prices in Canadian funds. US price at par.
| Custom-Woven Cane Seats A classic option in fine wood-canvas canoes for a century, hand-woven cane seats add a touch of class to your craft. We use the same six-stage weaving pattern used by the Chestnut Canoe Company for over seventy years. The frame is the wood of your choice and made to measure for your canoe. Custom-Woven Cane Seats $165 each |
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| Classic Portage Yoke |
Hand Thwarts - Sometimes it is nice to have specifically designed hand-holds at the bow and stern when two people are carrying the canoe. These thwarts are shaped and fitted to your canoe. The new wood is stained to match the original wood in your canoe. Finally, the thwarts are attached with silicon bronze carriage bolts. Hand Thwarts - $70 (a set of two thwarts) | |
| Detachable Seat Back Sometimes it is nice to sit in a canoe instead of kneeling. And sometimes, with knees being what they are, kneeling is just not an option. Trouble is, it gets tiring without a seat back and sitting raises the centre of gravity and makes the canoe a little shaky. We lower the seats and slide on these hand-crafted seat backs, then just sit back and relax. Detachable Seat Back $165 |
Custom Color Designs - In the 1920's and 1930's, many canoe companies in the United States (including Old Town Canoe Company) decorated their canoes with a wide variety of color designs. Kettle River Canoes will customize your canoe with the design of your choice. The cost depends on the complexity of the design. Here are a few of the designs that we have produced for clients. Custom Color Designs $165 to $480 |
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| Lowered Seats This is becoming a popular option with our clients. Many people want more stability in their canoe and want to be able to sit on the seat instead of kneeling. Knees being what they are, many people find it difficult, if not impossible, to kneel. So, we use 6" bronze carriage bolts to lower the seats 4" below the gunwales. Lowered Seats $95 a pair |
Painter Rings A painter is a rope attached to the bow or stern and is used to tie the canoe to a wharf. It is generally handy to have a point of attachment for a rope at either end of the canoe. We use bronze eye straps and bronze rings to give the canoe a classic look. Painter Rings $25 a pair |
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Adopt a Wooden Canoe
Wood-canvas canoes are not for everyone. The more they are used the more they thrive. Every spring, the varnish and paint both need careful touch-ups. From time to time, we come across a wooden canoe without a home or the owners are no longer able to give it the care and attention it needs. We do a quote on the restoration of the canoe. Then we offer it up for adoption.
If you have a wooden canoe that you are no longer able to care for or you wish to see it live a long and active life with a new family, contact us. If you would like a canoe restored to your specifications, ask us to put you on our list along with the type of canoe you are looking for.
Wood-Canvas Canoe For Sale
| 16' Thompson Canoe (1978) After the Chestnut Canoe Company folded in 1978, the moulds were sold off and ended up all over Canada. Although this canoe was built in Saskatchewan by the Thompson Canoe Company, it is (for all intents and purposes) a 16' Chestnut Prospector. Harry worked for Thompson in 1978 and built this canoe for himself from their mould. He took very good care of the canoe and asked me to re-canvas it in 2005. However, he has not been able to use it since then and needs to find it a new home. Any reasonable offer will be considered. Call Harry directly: 403-627-1433 Asking - $2,500 |
16' Chestnut Prospector I restored this canoe three years ago. Al (the owner) has treated it with kid gloves ever since. His life has come to a point where a large volume wood-canvas canoe just doesn't fit any more. If you are looking to own a Chestnut Prospector, give Al a call. Maximum Beam: 36" Depth at Centre: 14" Weight: 75 pounds Carrying Capacity: 850 pounds Asking Price: $2,700 (open to any reasonable offer) Contact Al directly - (604) 541-2452 |  |
Pay for the Restoration and It Is Yours
More canoes are available from their current owners. We will get you connected so that you can acquire the canoe and then have it restored by Kettle River Canoes. 15'-6" Huron Canoe - No sooner is one of these canoes adopted than one more comes into the shop for adoption. These canoes were built in Huron Village, Quebec by one of several different builders and subsequently sold through the Sears and Eaton's catalogues. Their beautiful, efficient lines are directly descended from the birchbark canoes of the area. This canoe is 36" wide and 12" deep with a flat bottom and soft chine resulting in a stable canoe that is also quick in the water. The ribs are 2" wide with 2" spaces between the ribs. The canoe will weigh about 68 pounds with a capacity of about 700 pounds. This particular canoe was very well cared for. It requires some repairs (one new deck, two rebuild stem-ends and new ash outwales) as well as completely stripping the old varnish and rebuilding the finish on the interior. Other improvements (such as lowered seats or a portage yoke) would be added at an additional cost. Fully restored - $3,300 SOLD 16' Tremblay canoe - Tremblay canoes were built in St. Felicien, Quebec in the late 1960's and early 1970's. They were covered with Verolite (a vinyl-impregnated canvas). Although the Verolite looks good from the outside, the vinyl coating tends to trap water and create ideal conditions for rot to set into the cedar hull. The extent of the damage to this canoe will not be known until I start the restoration. However, it will be restored completely and covered with canvas. In the water, Tremblay canoes are very similar in shape and handling characteristics to Huron canoes -- that is to say, they are very nice canoes to paddle. Fully restored - $3,500
12' Minto canoe - May Minto started building canoes in Minden Ontario in 1954 and turned out about two dozen canoes a year for over 25 years. She had a local following in the Haliburton-Muskoka area where the sweet lines of her flat-bottomed canoes were revered. It is 34" wide and 12" deep to create a sweet little canoe. Fully restored - $3,000 18' Chestnut Frieghter Canoe circa 1960 - This canoe was owned by the Honourable Alvin Hamilton P.C. He was the minister of Northern Development in John Diefenbaker's government. He used this canoe in preparation for his "Northern Vision" (northern economic development plan). The canoe requires a complete re-build. It is 46" wide, 18-1/2" deep with a V-stern, 5 thwarts and 2 hand-caned seats. It weighs approximately 132 pounds and has a 1,800 pound carrying capacity. The ribs are 2-3/8" wide with 1" spaces between the ribs. It is perfectly suited for use with a small outboard motor (4-7 HP). Fully restored - $5,600 |
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Kettle River Canoes, P.O. Box 2324, Grand Forks, BC V0H 1H0
Tel: (250) 442-0312 Email: artisan@canoeshop.ca
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