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Bear Mountain Boats: Example of Customer Built Boats

  • Paul Shay - Huron Cruiser

    Hi Ted, Hope all is well with you. Thought you might be interested in the results of one of you plans, the Huron Cruiser. A few innovations, no to ...
  • Alan Hamilton - Rice Lake Skiff

    Hello Joan & Ted: Here are a number of photos of our Rice Laker Alan Hamilton  
  • Tony Mandle - Endeavour 17

    Hi Joan, I have both of Ted's books, Canoecraft and Kayakcraft.  I have successfully built the Endeavour 17 and used the Forum during my time build...
  • Steve Mervin - Bob's Special

    Hi Ted/Joan, This is the Bob's Special that I just completed after two summers of working on it in my spare time.  I used the sketches in the Canoe...
  • Randy Pfeifer - Freedom 15

    Joan, Ted,I was looking through your "Customer Built Boats" section of the website and noticed that the Freedom 15 is not represented.I built the F...
  • Tom J - Rob Roy

    Joan and Ted, Here are two pictures of canoe 1. It was launched on August 1 and is currently undergoing sea trials. It is fast !! also a little ten...
  • Wayne Rizor - Redbird

    I built this Redbird back in 1995-96 from the offsets in your book Canoecraft. It continues to look great and gives my wife and I reliable service ...
  • Jack Williams - Freedom 17-9

    Dear Ted and Joan It took much too long. About two years in the making, mostly done, but then waiting two more years on a rack awaiting final varni...
  • Jack Diffily - Redbird

    This is a Redbird canoe built by Jack Diffily while working at the US embassy in Belize. Jack writes: "It is my Redbird 'Up the Cric' that the US e...
  • Steve from Switzerland - Prospector

    My canoe has been done for awhile (other than some small details to finish up...... ;-) a quick picture from today with my boys on the  river Rhein...
  • Mark Klunder - Canoe

    Joan, We will be uploading more pics as we work on the canoe. This can be viewed by the public. thanks, Mark Klunder Technology Studies Teacher Pe...
  • Jack Lu - Canoe

    Hi Bear Mountain: I have been building my canoe for 6 months. Last week I was finished that work and had a launching ceremony. Is very difficultie...