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[longhorn1]

Very interesting post. Enjoyed learning about fabric boats.

[buckland]

Look into the "new trick"made by Hornbeck... 14 lbs. My wife has one...can carry it around like a handbag. It is a double blade meaning one paddles like a kayak... but on the roof its like nothing there. The boats are considered the best of the best out of the Adirondacks.

They also make a complete carbon fiber one... not pretty but 10 lbs is light.

 

http://www.hornbeckb...om/boats_nt.php

Edited by buckland, 21 February 2018 - 09:01 PM.

[takesiteasy]

Those look like nice boats! Hadn't seen the portage pack idea before. Thanks for posting the link.

[Squatch]

Look into the "new trick"made by Hornbeck... 14 lbs. My wife has one...can carry it around like a handbag. It is a double blade meaning one paddles like a kayak... but on the roof its like nothing there. The boats are considered the best of the best out of the Adirondacks.

They also make a complete carbon fiber one... not pretty but 10 lbs is light.

 

http://www.hornbeckb...om/boats_nt.php

You must have missed the 1st post. It's my lust for a Hornbeck that started this thread.

[takesiteasy]

You must have missed the 1st post. It's my lust for a Hornbeck that started this thread.

 

Ha, that's hilarious. I thought they looked familiar! (nothing wrong with my memory...)

[buckland]

Hornbeck owner is a real character in the community. He has done a lot for the Adirondack counsel. I have a number of friends that have his kayaks and boats , all of whom love them. I am a single bad guy mostly as I like to have one arm with the paddle and one using the fly rod. more quiet maneuverability. My wife loves hers.One must be very careful putting it on the roof. They are so light that if there is wind... it will fly off before you get the straps on! 

[Vic Harder]

I looked at those Hornbecks... gorgeous, and LIGHT!  Wow.  Most fun I had in a canoe was in narro 14' cedar strip a friend built.  Two strong paddlers could fly in that thing.  I wish they made a tandem "New Tricks" - my wife likes canoeing, but more so when I do all the work!

 

If they made this boat in a tandem, that would be sweet!

http://www.hornbeckb...boats_ft_16.php

Edited by Vic Harder, 23 February 2018 - 08:38 PM.

[buckland]

Vic you are as right as rain. I was up to see him two years ago and asked the same question... he looked out over the water and said no.... I like to paddle alone and I’ve been asked to make a tandem but I won’t.. and that was the end of the conversation. I have made some cedar canoes. Two I have now both solo, one a double and the other a single blade (paddle). First is 31 lbs. the other 36 lbs. I had an old town canoe that weighed 60 for 30 years and gave it to the nephew and my wife bought ‘us’ a tandem made in Ontario at the Swift canoes ..... a Prospector 16’ tandem weighs 38 lbs. made of Kevlar and flax cloth made by Swift. There is also Placid boats also very nice but pricey.

[Vic Harder]

Buckland, that Prospector is 35" wide.  That would be a whole different animal than a tandem Hornbeck Nomad Fast Trick 18' with at 20" wide.  

 

I see that Hornbeck does have tandems.  Their 16' has a 30" beam... interesting compromise and coming in at only 35lbs. 

[buckland]

Indeed! He had a change of heart... or wallet. I like my new Swift but I am still going to build another tandem in the years to come.... wood strip is as light as Kevlar and despite what one intuitively thinks ... it is just as repairable.and oh his carbon Kevlar is a nice green... seems scary thin but is pretty tough. It scratches real bad but if one is into a shiny boat one can apply a coating but that is just added weight. Scratches are badges.

Edited by buckland, 23 February 2018 - 10:48 PM.