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Solo Feather-weight Canoe
Nessmuk is an historic replica of a canoe commissioned by the author George Washington Sears for his Adirondack cruise in the summer of 1880 and built by the Rushton  Boat Works of Canton N.Y.  Sears wrote about this and subsequent trips in Forest and Stream magazine under the pen name 'Nessmuk'.
"She is ten and a half feet long. twenty six inch beam, with eight inches rise at center; and, propelled by a light double paddle, with a one-fool power in the middle, gets over the water like a scared loon." (nessmuk 1880)
One of the most celebrated canoes in American canoeing annals, Sears' Adirondack letters in Forest and Stream in 1883 boosted her into fame.

Our Nessmuk is faithful to the original "Wee Lassie" which now resides in the Adirondack Museum. This type of craft has come to be generically known as the Adirondack Pack canoe, and is the best way to obtain the smallest, lightest solo recreation paddle craft. Incredibly handy to paddle and transport, Nessmuk will surprise you with her quickness and seaworthiness.
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Rushtons's 1907 Cataologue
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Page 37 from the 1907 Cataologue
Length :                                         10' 6"
Hull Width - at gunwales :                27"
Hull Width - maximum :                   27"
Hull Width - at 4" WL :                      25" 
Hull Depth - bow :                              14"
Hull Depth - center :                           10"
Hull Depth - stern :                             14"
Hull Rocker - bow :                            1.5"
Hull Rocker - stern :                          1.5"
Avg WT -
Kevlar®/Hybrid hull :   17 lbs.
Avg WT - Premium+ hull :            15 lbs.

Avg WT - Lite
Tech hull :                 13 lbs.
Capacity - Maximum :                 225lbs.
Capacity - Efficient :            125 -175 lbs.


        All prices F.O.B. Hemlock, New York
Trim & 
Color Options : 


Kevlar®/Hybrid & 
Premium+ hull   
Gel-coat finish (standard colors)

Oiled White Ash gunwales, 
scuppered Black Walnut decks, Curved 
White Ash thwart, 
Minicel seat pad

LiteTech hull

Skin-coat finish (Clear, Red, Green)
Oiled solid White Ash gunwales, 
scuppered Butternut decks, 

Curved White Ash thwart
Bottom mounted cane or web seat 
Adjustable Footbraces are available as an option.
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Standard 
Gel-coat Colors:       
Pure White, 
Cherry Red, 
Pine Green, 
Sandy Beige, 
Blue Spruce, 
Sage
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Mike with Nessmuk
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Nessmuk at Canoe Country
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Sarah on Nipissing River
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Nessmuk on Canadice Lake
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