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Make this your first canoe and experience the versatility of our Shallow Arch Hull. Short and beamy, the Angler 14 provides reassuring stability that will let you focus on your fishing. Ideal "poke-around" canoe for lakes, ponds and an excellent sporting canoe for fishing or hunting, Gunwales in wood, IQ, IQ2 or lightweight aluminum.

In much the same way that Rabbit felt confident on all manner of terrain, our Versatile Canoes will help you feel confident on both flat and white water adventures. The moderate rocker and durable material offer all around performance with minimal compromise: the best design for most water. If your paddling takes you from rivers to lakes, our Versatile Canoes are your best bet.

Manufactured Triple Tough ^TM for years of rugged, maintenance-free reliability, the Explorer TTs also offer versatility and stability for tandem paddlers or the whole family. 

There are two popular sizes to choose from.  The 14 is a great solo boat with the ability to handle a passenger or lots of gear.  The 16 is a craft that can handle the whole family and becomes a little more seaworthy.
 

The question is inevitable. And the answer is yes. There is, in fact, a Mad River. Its waters run through Waitsfield, Vermont, where Mad River Canoe was first founded. Our River Canoes are good, adaptable boats designed with added emphasis on performance in moving waters, favoring maneuverability over tracking.
 

The shallow arch hull and moderate rocker of these canoes allow for effortless exploration and discovery of your favorite river along with its treasures.
 

There are two popular sizes to choose from.  The 15 is Class II-III capable. Nimble and capable of negotiating rocky rivers and coastal bayousis a great solo boat with the ability to handle a passenger or lots of gear.  The 16 is ideally suited for shallow, boisterous rivers with capacity for extended mixed water trips with or without gear. 
 

The process of designing and building boats is as much art as science. And for many of us, the journey can be more rewarding than the destination. If you are one who appreciates the beauty and discovery of the journey, then our Touring Canoes were crafted with you in mind. Designed for cruising on open waters, these hulls and material offer a light weight and maximum paddling efficiency.

The Reflection series offers reassuring stability, effortless straight-ahead efficiency and surprising maneuverability for use on lakes or rivers. The large capacity and long hull make this an ideal choice for multi-day tripping and family use.

A highly-maneuverable canoe that is a down-sized version of our Spirit II.

The Aurora, puts the wide versatility and superb performance of our best-selling model, the Spirit II, into a more-compact package.

While it's a foot shorter, the Aurora is as deep in the center as the Spirit II, and is also deep in the ends. It has greater total buoyancy than you might expect, and it carries nearly the load that the Spirit II will.

Not meant for heavy expeditions, the Aurora does suit typical trips well. It's an easy-paddling hull that retains sufficient freeboard when loaded.

Perhaps the Aurora's best feature is its good blend of initial and final stabilities. While steady enough for hunting or fishing, and to haul kids or a dog who may jump around, it's very seaworthy for a mid-sized canoe. Its carefully-contoured, shallow-arch hull is the reason.

While the choice of 16' canoes is vast, others have a less-sensible bottom profile. Compared to typical flat-bottomed hulls, the Aurora's shallow-arch design has a bit less steadiness on center but has greater ultimate safety and better handling on waves. It also paddles easier and glides farther.

If your situation dictates a 16' model, and varied types of paddling, no other design serves so well for so many uses.
 

 A square stern canoe with excellent stability.

New for 2010, the Backwater square stern canoe is for sportsmen with motorized intentions. The rigid aluminum and wood mounting bracket makes for quick and easy addition of a small motor.

Sized for two people and a load of gear, it works great for duck hunting shallow backwater marshes or float fishing rocky rivers.

Super stable, the Backwater is a blast when coupled with the right sized motor. We recommend a small outboard in the 2-3hp range, or a trolling motor in 50-55# thrust range to unlock this boats true potential. To off set the weight of the motor, place the battery or gas tank as far forward as possible. 
 

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