Bought a Nessmuk today.

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This is a We-no-nah 12 & ½ foot canoe based on the Wee Lassie, created in the late 1800s in upper New York State by a canoe builder named J. Henry Rushton for George Washington Sears aka Nessmuk.

It weighs 24 lbs :) Woohoo!!
 
THAT is great! :D

I bet that canoe meant at least as much to Mr. Sears as his little skinning knife.
 
I'd have to agree, I brought my old Sawyer paddle and borrowed a double bladed kayak paddle and took it for a test drive in Blackwater Sound, turned into a 10 knot head wind and it had no effect on this boat, really easy to control and very responsive to both of the paddles.

The everglades are mine :)
 
Great buy. Great brand name. Wen no nah is the top rank up here.

What is carrying capacity?

Be safe.
 
I just noticed your avatar is you.
No wonder no one's contesting you for the Everglades.

:p
 
What is carrying capacity?
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I couldn't find any specs for that but I guess conservatively 250 to 300lbs I'm 178 so I'm guessing easily 50 to 75lbs of gear. Which should be more than enough for a few days to a week depending on how much water I'll need.

Yeah the old scarred up lion is me, an hour or so with photoshop and wala :)
 
That's a nice size.

I have Dagger Tupelo, 10 ft. Weight limit is 180. About 30 pounds, not nearly as nice a boat, in my opinion.
 
I've only spent about 20 minutes in it but man is easy to pull. It's going to save a lot of wear and tear on my shoulder. I thought it would be slower but it isn't bad at all.
 
Great purchase-you will get many hours of good times out of that little canoe! Enjoy!
 
Kismet said:
That's a nice size.

I have Dagger Tupelo, 10 ft. Weight limit is 180. About 30 pounds, not nearly as nice a boat, in my opinion.
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I also have a Tupelo... I dubed it the "Green Submarine"! My first trip in it on easy class I-II whitewater proved that five inches of freeboard leaves little room for error on such a short-narrow canoe.

I like that We-no-nah Wee Lassie! The layup reminds me of a Bell I tried during a windy demo on Pensacola Bay some years ago. :thumbup:
 
Great little canoe and Kevlar is tough stuff for the weight. I've watched them build Wenonah canoe's in the old fiberglass days and to make one at less than the weight of yours from wood 100 years ago must have taken some serious skill.

One of the best things about that canoe will be seeing the look on peoples faces when you toss it on your shoulder and walk away.
 
That's a sweet canoe:thumbup:
Ramm9 said:
One of the best things about that canoe will be seeing the look on peoples faces when you toss it on your shoulder and walk away.
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Or curl it with your pinky finger and walk away. My 11ft. sit-on-top weighs a little over twice as much.
24lb!
 
Yeah 24 lbs, it was a joy to take it of the truck last night. I can hardly wait for this weekend to arrive.

I do have some projects but man does not live by bread alone :) I've got the L.L.Bean Down East rod holder, bought it years ago and made for canoe fishing. It's a great rod holder but needs a little quality time, ya know.
 
OOH, me likey. I've been thinking about a kayak because it's so much lighter than my 17 foot canoe. I might rather have a boat like yours. Enjoy! BD
 
Codger_64 said:
I also have a Tupelo... I dubed it the "Green Submarine"! My first trip in it on easy class I-II whitewater proved that five inches of freeboard leaves little room for error on such a short-narrow canoe.
Had the same problems. Try putting some lexan or tarp over the front 3-4 feet and the same at back as splash covers.

Other, more successful for me, technique was to Shoe-goo some pool noodles just above the water line. The super-boyancy pops it right up.

Really, just adding cheap sponsons.:thumbup:
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Nice purchase!!! :thumbup: We have a Wenonah Spirit II and just love it.

Jeff
 
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