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Hiawatha
| This Bear Mountain design has a look that is as
traditional as its name, its sheer-line and bow profile harking back to the native
forebears of modern canoes. Its underbody, however, has been shaped to conform to
the most up-to-date concepts in paddling efficiency. The hull is a shallow arch with
a moderately flat keel-line that flows into a shallow vee to become a fine deep vee at the
bow for directional stability, speed and maneuverability. |
| The vee is carried as far back as
possible so that it acts like a keel for tracking. As a general-purpose or light
tripping canoe, it was designed in the tradition of contemporary American cruisers,
achieving its optimum waterline shape when paddled level, not heeled over. |
| Length |
15' |
| Depth |
12-1/4" |
| Maximum beam |
33" |
| Gunwale beam |
33" |
| Bow height |
21" |
| Weight |
48-50 lbs. |
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