
The name ‘Peterborough’
was often used to describe any open Canadian type canoe but
more especially those with a lightly rockered hull which had
a moderate beam and some tumblehome. Our example has relatively
narrow waterlines fore and aft to make her quick to paddle
and a stable shallow veed bottom amidships with tumblehome
to make her stable with a narrow beam. We have given her 5
planks per side in order to produce a well rounded and attractive
hull shape which is not difficult to build using stitch and
tape techniques. She will be excellent for lake and river
paddling. She has a length of 15’7’’ (4.76m),
beam of 32 1/2’’ (.826m) and a midships depth
of 12 1/2’’ (.317m). She uses 4 sheets of 4,5
or 6mm Exterior or Marine plywood and weighs approximately
60 lbs when made with 4mm ply.
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