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Bear Mountain Chestnut Prospector 16
Chestnut Prospector 16
Bear Mountain
My partner Joan Barrett and I have over 40 years’ experience building wooden boats that combine classic lines with the most advanced marine technologies. Our workshop produces C4 and C15 sprint racing canoes, prototypes for production designs, elegant one-off custom boats, as well as repairs and restorations of historically significant craft. The lessons we learn in the workshop are passed on to first time builders in the form of how-to books, classes, hard-to-find building materials, and kits. We measure our success in the thousands of Bear Mountain canoes and kayaks that emerge from home workshops around the world.
Overview
Highlights
- Known as "the workhorse of the North"
- Rockered keel-line makes it very maneuverable in whitewater
- The favoured canoe of the late Bill Mason, Canada's premier paddler
My partner Joan Barrett and I have over 40 years’ experience building wooden boats that combine classic lines with the most advanced marine technologies. Our workshop produces C4 and C15 sprint racing canoes, prototypes for production designs, elegant one-off custom boats, as well as repairs and restorations of historically significant craft. The lessons we learn in the workshop are passed on to first time builders in the form of how-to books, classes, hard-to-find building materials, and kits. We measure our success in the thousands of Bear Mountain canoes and kayaks that emerge from home workshops around the world.
Features & Specifications
Overview
- Model Year: 2017
- Category: Canoes
- Paddlesport: Canoeing
- Number of Paddlers: Tandem
- Structure: Kits & Plans
- Propulsion: Paddle
- Best Used For: Recreation, Expedition, Lakewater Canoeing, Canoe Tripping
Specifications
- Length: 16' " / cm
- Weight: 45 lb / 20.4 kg
- Depth at Bow: 19.3" / 49 cm
- Depth at Center: 13.3" / 33.8 cm
- Depth at Stern: 19.3" / 49 cm
- Width at Waterline: 33.3" / 84.6 cm
- Width at Gunwales: 34.4" / 87.4 cm
- Maximum Width: 35" / 88.9 cm
Features
- Primary Material: Wood Composite
Outfitting
- Gunwale Standard Trim: Ash
- Gunwale Trim Options: Ash, Cherry, Other Wood
