Tag: Chestnut Canoe

Checking a Chestnut – Bob’s Special

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February 9, 2016
Canoeing
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There are days when I really love living on Vancouver Island. Yesterday was one of them, the sun was out, and the temperature warm enough for me to be out on the water with only a T-shirt. Secure in the knowledge that most of my fellow Canadians were busy shoveling snow, I felt I really…

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Finding a FeatherWeight

September 7, 2015
Interesting Canoes
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I was in Victoria yesterday looking at a Greenwood Canoe. Off to one side, sitting on a table, was the smallest canoe I’d ever seen, just 11 feet long, though a full 36″ in the beam. It turned out to be a Chestnut Featherweight. I’d heard about these canoes, and seen a few pictures but…

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Prospecting for Prospectors

15ft Chestnut Prospector Ranger
August 27, 2015
Canoe RestorationChestnut ProspectorRestorations
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If I could only have one canoe, I’d Choose the 15′ Ranger model of the famous Chestnut Prospector. Looking through the ads on Craig’s List one day I found the following: 14′ Cedar Strip Canoe Floats, but needs a bit of minor work, only $200. Comes with 2 paddles. Mike (There were no pictures so…

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