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The owner, Nick Shade, is an expert designer, author and builder of kayaks, canoes and other small watercraft. Although canoes are the most popular order, they build kayaks, standup paddles boards, small skiffs, surfboards and other custom watercraft. We stock an extensive range of recreational kayaks, sit on top kayaks, fishing kayaks, touring kayaks, sea kayaks, whitewater kayaks and open canadian canoes, along with paddlesport equipment, clothing, roof racks and more! For those who love to spot the wild birds and sea life, you will find many organised excursions are available to book. So, if any of you have a classic heirloom cedar canvas canoe in need of repair or total restoration, this is a perfect winter project for Jack and his crew, and you will have your canoe back by next summer as good as new. Our good friend Jack Hurley at Hurley Canoe in Dwight is happy to report that things are still going strong.

Hurley Canoe specializes in canoe restorations. So, it’s not a light canoe. One of the most popular choices for those enjoying Norfolk Broads holidays is the Supreme Light cruiser. Lots of adult children living here transitioned suddenly to having only one at home. Once you see them, you’ll want one for your home or office. This way you can go anywhere you want. It is light in weight and can be easily transported to various locations or placed inside a pickup van based on the model owned. J. Henry Rushton, of Canton, N. Y., made five light canoes for George Washington Sears. The Sairy Gamp was returned to Rushton, who sold many of the Nessmuk models after the Forest and Stream publicity. Rushton exhibited the canoe at the Forest and Stream offices in New York, an 1884 exhibition in New Orleans, and the 1893 Colombian Exhibition in Chicago, after which she was acquired by the Smithsonian Institution. It is a tough canoe but is not too heavy. A new section has been added to the Builder’s Notes dealing with repairs to the hull on your woodstrip canoe.

The most recent additions include a section detailing a very special removeable portage yoke system for the custom built solo canoe, and a section on repairing a damaged hull. Included are such topics as the secrets of the “Hidden Hardware System”, as can be seen in the seat photo above, and the “No Staple” method of strip building. Cast Members were seen training for the possible reopening of Davy Crockett’s Explorer Canoes at Disneyland Park. There is no way to meet that demand with composite canoes. This is a must-have for anyone thinking of designing their own canoe, or anyone who just wants an understanding of why different canoes perform the way they do. If you’re thinking about building one of our wood strip canoes, you might like to read the letter sent to us by Chuck Phelps of Pittsford, NY, telling us about “Rosie,” his Kipawa ‘stripper’! To go along with that masterpiece Osprey you’re thinking of building, have a look at a very special removable Portage Yoke which was made for the most recent Green Valley Osprey.

This is a John Winters design, built with Green Valley Boat Works plans. Full size plans including caning directions for the seats shown above can be ordered directly from Green Valley. We love our paddling and will do all we can to provide you with the very best advice, products and service whether beginner or expert and whatever aspect of paddlesport you are into. If you are confused by all the different types and sizes of canoes available today, and you don’t know which one will work best for you, check out the recently added article by John Winters, “Choosing Your Canoe”. Check out our new Square Stern North Canoe! Check out the latest addition. This same canoe is also featured in Ted Moores’ latest 2016 edition of Canoecraft, a book which is a must for all aspiring canoe builders. We offer plans for the North Canoe in both Recreational and a Racing versions. The North Canoe Looking for a good project for your school, Boy Scout Troop, Summer Camp, or charity racing event? On the other hand, the 28′ Racing version is a very modern, asymmetric hull, and is designed for pure speed!