Hou 17 Canoe
An Insight Into Canoe Set Up Options, Materials & Outfitting
Product overview:
The Hou 17 is the fastest boat in the Hou line up. Its original design was by Colin Broadway and was sold as the Peace River Cruiser. At 17’1” long and just 35 inches wide the boat is fast, very fast. It holds many records including the fastest Bliss Canoe Trail navigation and we believe the fastest ever Devises Westminster time for a PE canoe.
It’s a sublime balance between speed/forward paddling efficiency combined with load carrying capability. These characteristics make it an unbeatable tripping canoe for long distances and expeditions where distance is key.
Product Features:
Hull material: Polyethylene three-layer foam core sandwich.
Standard Spec: Tandem set up with two seats, and carrying yoke.
Hull shape description: The Hou 17 canoe was designed by Colin Broadway and is based on a hull design combining V’ed entry with a central section of shallow V hull style which is all about forward speed and efficiency. This boat simply eats the miles with ease. Its generous carrying capacity makes this the ultimate tripping canoe made from tough PE sandwich construction, giving you the reliability that you need when on a long distance back country adventure. The bow and stern have fine entry detail which also makes the boat fast and efficient.
With this being a Legacy product, we only mould in batches and normally out of the summer season so please contact us directly to discuss your requirements and relative time scales.
We are proud to be a British company, manufacturing in Britain, not just putting together an imported non assembled boat which ensures we have the highest levels of quality control and product longevity. When you are ready to order your Hou 17, please do let us know if you have any custom options or adjustments to the standard set up and we will be glad to help you out.
Usage:
Who: The Hou 17 is great for new paddlers to advanced skilled canoe paddlers who want speed and forward efficiency as #1 priority.
What: A fantastic efficient tripping canoe.
Where: This boat works well in flat water, and open water too.
Specifications
| Quality | Premium or 2nd Quality |
| Colour | Blue or Forest or Firebrick Red or Purple |
| Trim Height | Low line Trim or Low-Line Trim |
| End grabs | No rope end grabs or Yellow with black fleck or Orange with black fleck |
| Seating | 2 x wood/web seats or 3 x wood/web seats or 2 x Wood Web Front Sailing Seat |
| Yoke | Standard Yoke or Deep Dish Yoke or No Yoke |
| Kneeling thwart | No kneeling thwart or Fitted kneeling thwart |
| Lacing | None or End Black or Full Black |
| Packaging | Sleeved or Unwrapped |
| Model | Polyethylene |
| Internal Colour | White (standard) |
| Gunwales | Vinyl Gunwales |
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