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This canoe is modeled after one built by the Geo. Muller Boatworks in Stillwater, Minnesota, circa 1935. My intention was to fill the niche of a larger stable canoe for family use and fishing. This it does quite well - the flattened bottom affords good initial stability. The Stillwater's rounded bilges also provide for good secondary stability, allowing the waves to roll around them. The minimal rocker and fine lines in the entry and exit help this boat track very well. While I was optomistically expecting this canoe to do all of the above well, I was not prepared for how fast it is. The fine entry gradually splays into the flattened bottom giving it "lift", allowing this canoe to approach hull speed very quickly. The net result is: the Stillwater is an excellent big water lakes canoe which fits the needs of a stable family canoe and of a canoe to be used for a day of fishing. It has very quickly become our family's favorite for canoe-camping in the Boundary Waters.Tumblehome sides, 3/4" of rocker with a flattened bottom.
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Box 297 • Knife River, Minnesota 55609
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