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Outdoor Activities => Northern Ireland Canoeing and Watersports => Topic started by: troutdoorsman on February 16, 2010

Title: canoe price
Post by: troutdoorsman on February 16, 2010
hi i was wanting to no if anyone knows how much a canadian canoe would cost and also dose many people buy them as i might be able to get a few
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Post by: RedLeader on February 17, 2010
They vary in price as they're quite popular. How many do you have access to and what type / quality are they?
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Post by: MG1 on February 17, 2010
Depending on price i Might be interested.
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Post by: troutdoorsman on February 17, 2010
hi there canadian canoes 14ft by three in the center made of fiberglass and they are good quality with built in floatation chambers in both ends with a hatch and i think i might be able to get 15ft ones as well but im only talking to the fella at the moment so ill see if its worth it
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Post by: troutdoorsman on February 17, 2010
im told i can have ten at a decent price but can take whatever i want
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Post by: RedLeader on February 17, 2010
Do you know make and model or have any piccies?
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Post by: troutdoorsman on February 17, 2010
no this fella makes them himself for a living and i dont have pics yet but ill get them as soon as but i did see them last week and they are very nice shape
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Post by: DryBag on February 18, 2010
John Wilkinson from Portstewart makes beautiful wooden ones, but he also used to do a couple in GRP- charged about £650 for them, but if there were flaws he'd knock them down to £450.  I think he got the hulls from Peter Spence http://www.compositedynamics.com/ and added all the woodwork.

Peter's prices for open canoe hulls (unfinished):
1. Prospector Open Canadian £ 270.00
2. Erne Open Open Canadian £ 290.00
3. Tomahawk Open Canadian £ 320.00
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Post by: RedLeader on February 18, 2010
£270 for a Canadian is an absolute steal if they're quality.
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Post by: DryBag on February 18, 2010
you have to do all the fitting out yourself though (a bit like an apache) so you need to add a bit on.
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Post by: troutdoorsman on February 21, 2010
im heading over to england next week i think and if i do i can beat there prices for bare hulls and finished canoes so ill let you all no then. Thanks
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Post by: robo on April 02, 2010
hi troutdoorsman have you got a price yet as i thinking of buying a mould for a prospector and giving it a go myself