New canoes from Selway Fisher
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Prolific English designer Paul Fisher at Selway Fisher has some new stock canoe designs of interest to Proafile readers:
18’ stitch and tape Waka Ama (Hawaiian outrigger canoe) LOA 18’ (5.49m); Main hull beam 1’7” (0.49m); Overall beam 5’11” (1.8m) Approx. wht 140 lbs (64kg) in 6mm ply.
Tikopian 24 - based on the 18’ Waka Ama and uses the same stitch and tape plywood construction process. She has 4 seats plus stowage compartments in the ends of the canoe but can be fitted out in various ways - ie. with more seats and storage. The Tikopian 24 uses the same float/outrigger as the Waka Ama and comes with the sail rig of the Dragon 40 for those who want to go for a full platform and sail option. The hull can be built in 2 boltable halves and two hulls could be built to form a high volume catamaran. LOA 24’ (7.32m); Main hull beam 2’ (0.61m); Overall beam 6’ (1.83m)