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Bob's Special
a 'Chestnut' Classic
· Length 15'
· Maximum beam 36"
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Beam waterline 33"
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Beam gunnel 34"
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Bow height 19.5"
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Centre Depth 13"
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Draft 4"
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Displacement 345 lbs.
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Wetted surface 25.9 sq.ft.
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Weight to immerse 122 lb/in
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Prismatic coefficient .543
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Weight 45 to 50 lb
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Keel-less or shoe keel
© The Bear Mountain Boat Shop 1994
Lines taken by Ted Moores 7/1993
Modified and Drawn by Steve Killing 1994
"The Chestnut 50-lb. Special has been designed to meet a certain demand for an extremely light weight canoe
of good carrying capacity and has proved very popular. Owing to its width and flat bottom it is very steady and the
ends are low, making it easy to portage through the brush." ...from the 1950 Chestnut Canoe Co. catalogue.
Forty years later it is one of their better known models, favoured by fishermen and solo trippers. The
moderate rocker and soft bilges make this a great canoe for traditional style solo paddling.
In order to adapt to strip planking, some modifications to the original lines have been made. A shoe keel
was recommended on the original canoe because of the light weight ribs and planking. Since they are not
saying it is for directional stability, we can assume that the keel is optional.
All our full size canoe plans include the following:
- Full-size drawings showing the profile, plan and section shape of the hull.
- Full size plans for the mold stations.
- Full size plans for stem molds.
- The booklet 'Building a Bear Mountain Style Canoe'
- Epoxyworks newsletter
- WEST SYSTEM® technical manual
The 15' Bob Special in its element
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