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Wastwater

The Wastwater is designed for people in a hurry to get out on the water. The build time of this hard chined boat is approximately 12 hours (plus however long you wish to take on the painting). The Wastwater 16 is wide and stable with a slight rocker providing a perfect compromise between good tracking and manoeuvrability. It is ideal for exploring wide rivers, canals and lakes. This is the perfect platform for bird watchers and photographers yet doubles as an easily controlled fun boat for children. It has watertight chambers behind full height bulkheads which provide buoyancy for that extra margin of safety. It can be paddled using either double ended paddles or Canadian style with single paddles. It is perfect for car topping and is light enough to be carried some distance to more remote waters.

For those in a real hurry to get afloat we offer weekend supervised build in our lake side workshop in Burneside We assist with the building of your boat from the selecting of the wood to the strapping of a new Wastwater 16 to your roof rack.

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Mill Creek

The Mill Creek was designed as a wider, shorter, and more stable alternative to the typical sea kayak. It offers the stability sought by nature photographers, fishermen and bird watchers. It has a large cockpit to allow easy entry and exit while the high coaming ensures a fairly dry cockpit even without a spray deck. The Mill Creek's multi-chine hull and relatively long waterline give a surprising turn of speed. All three sizes track solidly even in big seas and strong winds. The Mill Creek 13 is light and easy to carry on a roof rack whilst still providing enough capacity for camping gear. The Mill Creek 15 is faster and easier to paddle due to the longer waterline and narrower beam. The Mill Creek 16.5 will carry two adults together with camping gear but is still light enough to be paddled by one. It can be fitted with a sailing system or a drop-in rowing unit.

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Sassafras

The Sassafras 12 is a boat so light that you can put it on your shoulder and stroll casually down paths to normally inaccessible water. The weight also makes it effortless to paddle. Although she can be carried and paddled by a child this canoe is capable of carrying 225 pounds of load. She tracks well, is easy to turn, and is stable enough for fishing. There are watertight floatation compartments in both the bow and the stern.

The Sassafras is a traditional canoe built using modern building methods: 4mm okoume Lapstitch™ construction. She is trimmed with sapele and mahogany. This kit can be assembled by a novice woodworker in approximately 50 hours.

Her slightly rounded hull offers more speed and responsiveness than many of the plastic or 'glass boats you may have paddled. Her hull is slightly rockered - not for manoeuvring in whitewater, but rather to reduce wetted surface area - making her almost effortless to paddle. She has a smooth or "well dampened" feel that is characteristic of good wooden canoes.

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